Why the Funeral Episode of "The Handmaid's Tale" Has the Most Significant Costumes

Kavanagh sketched her ideal Serena look in order to convince the rest of the team of her vision. While the rest of the wives are in teal cloaks behind her with accompanying silk chiffon veils, Serena's look was made to intentionally highlight her burgeoning belly. "Having Serena in the black wool cashmere dress and black cathedral-length veil, then adding the velvet teal cloak, was the perfect melding of wife and widow," she says.