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705] for 30 years, not including the years of costuming in Florida." Her experience working in every position in the costume department and her communications degree have helped her as a Costume Supervisor. She says, "I feel as if I am a fair and approachable supervisor. I really support my team. [I'm] very relatable to accounting, producers, AD department, and solving problems for my department. I have had the honor of working with some of the most talented Designers, Custom Made, and Finished Costumers in the business. I have learned from all of them. I think being a Supervisor is really a compilation of everything—listening to all aspects of the filmmaking process." Valerie Keiser was the Head of Workroom on Palm Royale, overseeing the custom-made elements of the show and leading her team in the builds and alterations of the show's costumes. A daughter of a tinkerer, Keiser learned garment construction from taking apart her clothes, studying how they were made and sewing them back together. Keiser was enthralled by the mechanics of making garments and says, "I went on to work in specialty fabric shops, teach sewing classes, and design for private clients; but it wasn't until I moved to LA in 2009 that it became clear that costumes were my destiny." Keiser went onto get her qualifying days at Muto-Lile Costumes and has been a member of Local 705 since 2015. As a self- taught Paern Maker and Fier, Keiser equates her work to puzzle solving. "I'm really good at puzzles, and paern making is nothing but puzzles. Creating odd shapes that fit together just so, and coming up with innovative ways to make fabrics and trims behave... It's just so satisfying when everything clicks into place." When the team for Palm Royale was built, Dessert explained that "[Costume Designer] Alix Friedberg, [Co-costume Designer] Leigh Bell and I weighed what we needed to accomplish and found an amazing Custom Made team, with each person bringing their own specialized talent to the show. As for the set crew, we found a team that was extremely talented in their own right and were all working together to keep the set running smoothly and that continuity was kept. The BG team was also amazing. Fiing mass amounts of people, creating characters that complemented the principals and day players, and the amazing sets the art department created." As the Custom Made team came together through decisions made by the two designers, Keiser said that they "managed to create (Top to bottom) Julia Braun and Gus Delgado draping Jellyfish Dancer costume; Jellyfish Dancer Natasha Kalimada in Norma flashback of Beach Ball gala; Havana Nights Gala Dancers. 18 SPRING 2025