"The hardest part is translating [a costume] from the page to the character, and making sure it's what Ryan wants, what I want, and that the actor can work within that well. It's finding that great balance, that collaboration, because it's not just going to the mall and buying a specific color dress. It's: 'What's the silhouette? How does it move? Do they have to get shot in it — in the arm?' So then we have to cover the arms. 'Does she have to fall down in it?' Then the stunt double's going to need a coat over it. There are so many factors to think of on American Horror Story because of all the stunts. There are photo doubles, stunt doubles, and [the costume] might have to work for three episodes, so it's: 'How many multiples do we need?' If there's only one of that dress across the country, we can't use that dress because I can't find five of them."
