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that myself and my set partner, Gentry Peeples, followed, along with our makeup and hair (HMU) counterparts, was that all last looks happen off the set. That means we add jackets, ties, or even a long rosee train to a beautiful red gown (the red gown Esmerelda wears in the season finale was designed by the show's fabulous Costume Designer, Kathleen Felix-Hager, and built by signatory costume shop: Bill Hargate Costumes) before sending actors to set. Gentry and I also set our costume set dressing aer reading the daily sides and before rehearsals start. We take the actors' costume pieces such as purses, sportscoats, and jackets and set them either on the back of their chairs or on the coat racks in their offices before the team of filmmakers and actors make it to set. We communicate with the set dressers about the day's work so we are all on the same page if, or when, a costume piece needs to be removed for a scene. For instance, if one of the actors is out in the field chasing a story with another actor, then their jackets or bags wouldn't be in their offices or at their desks while the others are still there 16 SPRING 2026 PHOTO (TOP AND LOWER RIGHT): JOHN P. FLEENOR/PEACOCK "We do our best to minimize our footprint, so we have less reasons to run in and make adjustments between takes." working. This is all part of how we keep continuity between scenes. We do our best to minimize our footprint, so we have less reasons to run in and make adjustments between takes. However, if there is a glaring issue with the costume or a continuity concern, we will walkie to the 1st AD, present the problem, and then can come in and make the adjustment on a need-to-do-it basis. While we are doing our costume dailies, our Trailer Costumer, Danielle Martinez, is seing the actors' rooms for the day's work and checking in on them for any last- minute minor adjustments. She also will receive costumes from our Costume Designer Kathleen Felix-Hager or our Key Costumer, Colleen Washington, on days when an actor is wearing their costume for the first time. Simultaneously, our Background Costumers, Leslie Brown and Elizabeth Bowen, are dressing our background actors in a nearby area, preparing them for the scenes ahead. Lastly, aer ALL of the preparations are complete, we roll our costume set rack into the stage and set up in the "Last Looks Corner." This is where