Scandal

Lyn Paolo on her work as the costume designer on Scandal with creator Shonda Rhimes, on her use of white and other light colors in the costumes and working with the director of photography on the show, and on working with Kerry Washington as "Olivia Pope"

Lyn Paolo on how she came to join the live-tweeting of Scandal when it aired on Thursday nights, and on having her team create look books for the cast every week, which listed every costume and designer so they could communicate that back to the fans during the broadcast via Twitter

Lyn Paolo on not getting comps from designers for Scandal, and on "Olivia Pope's" first purse being Paolo's own personal Prada bag

Lyn Paolo on her process of breaking down the script and designing for a show like Scandal, on working with Kerry Washington, and on building wardrobe closets for actors on most of the shows she works on

Lyn Paolo on her use of color in the costumes on Scandal to frame characters and tell the story, and on the story for "Olivia Pope" being the "Gladiator in a suit" and manifesting that character in a lot of whites initially, akin to a "white knight"

Lyn Paolo on the psychology of how different colors affect the viewer, and on her use of color on Scandal

Lyn Paolo on the major designers she used in the costume design for Scandal, and on the budget for the show's wardrobe

Lyn Paolo on the signature white hat worn by "Olivia Pope" on Scandal, and on designing costumes around Kerry Washington's real-life pregnancy with coats and big Prada purses

Lyn Paolo on how Scandal impacted real-fashion world, and on how her work designing and sourcing costumes for the show and particularly the character "Olivia Pope" opened doors for her with fashion designers whose items were featured on the show