Second Life The Who What Wear Podcast: Hacks Costume Designer Kathleen Felix-Hager on Deborah Vance's Maximalist Style and Where to Shop Ava Daniels's Elevated Season 4 Wardrobe
Jun 4, 2025
Kathleen Felix-Hager, an Emmy Award-winning costume designer known for her work on Hacks and Veep, discusses the vibrant wardrobes of Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels. She shares the inspiring personal stories behind Deborah's maximalist fashion, influenced by her grandmother, and the thoughtful evolution of Ava's style over the seasons. Felix-Hager reveals the challenges of costuming for comedy and emphasizes the importance of collaboration with actors and showrunners to create authentic and relatable characters.
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Use Mood Boards for Collaboration
- Use mood boards to present your costume vision to showrunners for alignment.
- Expect to collaborate and adapt your ideas based on creators' feedback.
Contrasting Characters' Styles as Story
- Deborah and Ava represent opposite sides of the same coin, showing different life stages.
- Their relationship is a nuanced love story that drives their distinct styles.
Ava's Signature Cropped Pants Story
- Ava's high-waisted cropped pants were her way to fit in with LA's cool culture.
- Audience reactions reflected nostalgia and varied personal style sentiments.