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When Kerry Washington wore The Limited\u2019s ’Scandal’ collection on set\u2014yes, Olivia Pope will be wearing the line, and you\u2019ll find three pieces in the first five episodes alone, says show costume designer Lyn Paolo\u2014she received the ultimate compliment: association with the fashion greats. \u201cKerry walked out in one of the pieces, and all the crew was like \u2018Oh my God, which designer was that?\u2019\u201d Paolo told ELLE. \u201cAnd she said she was so proud. She was telling them, \u2018Ahh, it\u2019s us!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
”Us” as in Washington, Paolo, and The Limited\u2019s head designer Elliot Staples, who celebrated the launch of their 78-piece, Olivia Pope-inspired collection last night in New York\u2019s Chelsea neighborhood. Its high-end look, which makes the line indistinguishable from Pope\u2019s usual Burberry and Dior attire, was a labor of love. \u201cGosh, I think people wouldn\u2019t know how much work it takes,\u201d Washington told ELLE of designing. \u201cThere\u2019s so many stages to the process because you have the drawing, and then you have the actual sketch for the fabric. People wouldn\u2019t believe that we were shipping buttons back and forth across the country and looking at fabric!\u201d<\/p>\n
Still, designing wasn\u2019t harder than Washington envisioned. \u201cActually for me, it was more rewarding. I loved it more than I even thought I would,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The collection, which includes coats, dresses, blouses, skirts and pants\u2014clothes meant to empower any woman in her 9-5 gig\u2014was created for the fans, Paolo said. \u201cWe had so many Gladiators and so many fans of the show sending us images of themselves, saying \u2018I have an interview today! I want to dress like Olivia,\u2019 that we decided to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n
And this season on Scandal (which returns September 25), Pope is a work in progress\u2014fashion-wise, Paolo admitted. \u201cEach new episode is its own little world, and I don\u2019t approach it the way most costume designers do. I want to see it all together. I could never really tell you exactly where we\u2019re going, because one, I don\u2019t have a script, and two, each script is so different that I always try to tell the story with color.\u201d<\/p>\n
It’s this color concept that’s defined Pope’s coveted aesthetic since season one. ”As Olivia has gone through different traumas, her style has definitely evolved,” Paolo said. ”But I think Abby\u2019s style has evolved dramatically, and this season you\u2019ll see big changes in some of the other characters on the show.”<\/p>\n
Changes that could perhaps inspire more fashion line spinoffs? Time will tell. For now, Paolo and Washington are poised to watch their year-long collaboration fly off shelves. ”I hope that people gravitate toward the collection,” Washington said. ”Because it\u2019s really beautiful. We really poured our hearts into it.” Find your favorite piece at thelimited, available now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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