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With the Military Department moved into the new space, the sup
ply store has relocated to the back of the building, making it more
convenient for customers and leaving enough room for seven
more prep cages. etting into the new section is just a matter of
going through the old parking area into the new facility. "The ex
pansion is part of us, so it's not traveling very far. It's literally next
door," Marks explains.
CID restrictions have impacted how costume designers and
their teams go about their jobs, and Western Costume is staying on
top of these concerns. "We're temperature checking everyone at
the door and putting a wrist band on them for the day," says Marks.
"We've got Plexiglas up, wash stations and sanitizer everywhere.
verybody's wearing face masks and shields when needed. The
place gets cleaned every day. n the weekends, we fog all the of
fi ces with disinfectant." or ultimate CID safety, Western also has
an extensive website where rentals can be checked out beforehand.
The onsite research department has also been reorganized. More
than , books, periodicals, and photos are an invaluable re
source for the costume department. Now the collection distin
guishes between historical references and fashion images to help
teams reach new levels of authenticity. "If we don't have some
thing, we'll either build it or buy it."
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