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26 • THE ARTISAN FALL 2025 PHOTOS COURTESY OF DISNEY UNCOVERING SECRETS IN A C O N V E R S A T I O N W I T H Z O Ë H A Y D E P A R T M E N T H E A D M A K E - U P A N D M I C H A E L P E T E R R E I T Z D E P A R T M E N T H E A D H A I R PARADISE I n just a few months. we will celebrate 10 years working with Dan Fogelman, the creator of This Is Us and Paradise. When Dan asks you to head the department on one of his projects, first you look up and thank your lucky stars, and then you ask, "What the heck have I gotten myself into!" When we first learned we'd be shooting Paradise, we knew it would be exciting to create an entirely new world. From the start of pre- production, every department had questions: Where is this enclosed society? Do they have electricity, water, seasons, food, jobs, stores? Did they bring anything from the Old World? As we built the world from the ground up, its rules began to shape every decision. The society was divided into two groups: the billionaires and powerful individuals who helped build and prepare for this place, and the everyday citizens who were given only hours' notice to arrive and make the city run. On the surface, it would feel like "Anywhere, USA"—but a closer look would reveal much more. The billionaires brought their favorite comforts, while planners carefully curated every detail for the citizens to feel safe and at ease. There would be electricity, homes, gardens, food farms, stores, e-bikes—and cars for the wealthy. Everything would be reused and recycled. Yes, there'd be a salon, a braiding spot, and a nail place! Cosmetics and hair products were available—not quite Sephora, but more like shopping a 1984 CVS. And boom just like that, we are off to the races with a trailer crammed full of wigs, extensions, prosthetics, blood, facial hair, an incredible team and lots and lots of notes and breakdowns. ZOË: I always dig in deep with research for my projects. It was especially fun to collaborate with costume designer Sarah Evelyn, who was working with a color palette that reflected the color theory for Paradise City. This created the framework look for our background. We completed this with pops of color nail L-R: Sterling K. Brown (Xavier Collins), Aliyah Mastin (Presley Collins)