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approach creating the look for her character? Niecy Nash and I wanted to keep her look as close to the real Glenda Cleveland, as possible. Unfortunately, and not surprisingly, there were only two known photos of Glenda. In them, her hair appeared to have been chemically relaxed or silk pressed. To match this look, I had a wig made with textured hair that I did a silk press on to recreate her hair style. Additionally, I designed different styles for Niecy to subtly change her looks for Glenda's "everyday" life as a data clerk, and being a grandmother. While the majority of Monster takes place in the 1980s, the series features flashbacks to the '60s and Dahmer's teen years in the '70s, and it follows the Dahmer trial in the early '90s. What was it like covering so many different time periods and staying true to the varying styles of the periods? Covering so many different time periods was my favorite thing about this show! Our goal was to be as accurate as possible and stay true to the timeline, from the beginning of Jeffrey Dahmer's life in 1954 to the end in 1994. This required a painstaking number of hours to properly research everyone involved throughout the decades. Ultimately, we used about 30 wigs through the series to cover all the eras that involved his family, victims and his victim's family members. We also had to take in consideration that being in the Midwest, the looks are always 3-5 years behind the trends. I could not have done it without my spectacular team! They were instrumental in making everyone look authentic. As we watch Dahmer become a serial killer, his hair becomes less and less polished and starts to seem unwashed and unkempt. Describe your approach in telling the story of his descent into evil through hair styling. Evan Peters and I discussed the concept of telling a story through his hair. In 1978, Jeffrey Dahmer was only 18 when he committed his first murder, so we made his hair a little longer for a more "youthful" appearance. He didn't attack again until nine years later in 1987. From the mid- '80s until 1988, we kept Evan very coiffed, since that was the time period when Jeffrey wanted to look presentable when frequenting bars in search of potential victims. During 1988-1991 when attacks started happening again, we gave him a greasier and more unkempt presentation to create unease. What was the most challenging look of the series for you? The most challenging look was teenaged Jeffrey. Ryan wanted Evan to use his own hair for the 1970s, with added extensions to give length. Evan's hair was really short at that time, because he was also working on AHS, so I had Rob Pickens make a piece for length and Havana Prats applied his color. The piece blended well, but blended even better once Evans hair got longer on top. It was important for me that everything look natural, so precise placement of the piece was essential to ensure that his hair had a lot of movement during that period. Monster features a wide variety of characters throughout the series. What was your favorite look? My favorite look was late 1980s Jeffrey. Evan had such great hair, with the perfect shade of blonde that I could just do anything to. But one episode stands out. Episode six, called "Silenced," in which we follow the life story of victim, Tony Hughes, throughout the 1960s until his death in 1991, at the hands of Jeffrey Dahmer. We created a lot of subtle hair changes, to show the passing of time and trends. • HAIR TEAM Shay Sanford-Fong | Department Head Hair Margaret Hayes Jackson | Key Hair Stylist Michael S. Ward | Hair Stylist Havana Prats | Hair Stylist L-R: Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer