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48 • THE ARTISAN FALL 2026 Maintaining that distinction became essential to our storytelling. Whether we were filming inside Mission Control or in the local bar The Outpost, every background performer had to fit the world. Our Make-up and Hair departments created extensive look books for every period represented in the series. Collaboration between every department was critical because even one incorrect hair style or mustache could immediately pull the audience out of the story. The women required just as much attention to detail. Women in 1967 wore make-up that was soft, polished, and understated. Hair, however, was meticulously styled. We paid particular attention to the astronaut wives, who often represented the idealized American family. Karen Baldwin, Ed Baldwin's wife, always had what we referred to as her "launch look"— beautifully groomed brows, polished make-up, and a vibrant lipstick carefully coordinated with her wardrobe. She embodied grace, confidence, and optimism during every launch sequence. To research these looks, I immersed myself in vintage fashion and beauty references. I collected inspiration from Sears and Roebuck catalogs, vintage magazines such as Glamour, McCall's, and Time, and countless photographs from the period. Every reference helped us recreate what everyday women—not fashion models—actually looked like in 1967. We built custom lipstick palettes using soft pastel pinks and multiple shades of red, along with matte pastel eyeshadow palettes, ensuring every principal actor and background performer looked cohesive while remaining authentic to the period. What none of us anticipated was just how ambitious the series would become. When we began, there were discussions that, in a perfect world, the show might run six or seven seasons. We had no idea that every season would jump another decade into the future. That changed everything. Each year, our showrunners, Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert, would ask me the same question: "What can you do to help sell the aging?" That question became the creative challenge I looked forward to every season. Rather than making dramatic changes overnight, I focused on subtle evolution. As our characters aged, youthful, glowing complexions became slightly less luminous. I gradually removed warmth from the skin, introduced softer sallowness, reduced natural rosiness, and made each character look as though life had simply added another 10 years. The audience rarely noticed the individual changes—but collectively, they believed them. Joel Kinnaman, who portrayed Ed Baldwin, presented one of our biggest ongoing challenges. Joel began the series as a strong, athletic naval pilot and astronaut. In addition to maintaining his evolving appearance over LATE 40s Left: Kelly Baldwin (played by Cynthi Wu) MID-50s Danielle Poole MID-50s Margo Madison EARLY 50s Karen Baldwin