Inventing Anna

Lyn Paolo on costume designing for Inventing Anna and the challenges a show based on real people, and on the deep-dive Lyn's team at Shondaland did to "follow" Anna's real-life associates and friends for clues and information about the clothing on social media

Lyn Paolo on the shoot for Inventing Anna starting right before the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020, on working as a costume designer on various shows during the pandemic including working in full hazmat suits, and on the impact of the pandemic on production

Lyn Paolo on "Anna Delvey's" (played by Julia Garner) costume for the pivotal suicide-attempt scene in Inventing Anna was inspired by "Norma Desmond" from the film Sunset Boulevard

Lyn Paolo on dressing the character "Vivien Kent," played by Anna Chlumsky on Inventing Anna, and on the outfits specific to a working writer and how they contrasted with the other characters on the show