'Hacks' Season 5 Costume Designer on Clown Suits, Period Costumes, and Visual Comedy
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Sarah Shachat
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Summary
Costume designer Kathleen Felix-Hager discusses her work on Season 5 of "Hacks," including designing costumes for an "Amazing Race"-themed episode where characters wear clown suits, and creating period costumes for a 1970s flashback sequence. The article explores how costume design serves visual comedy and character development as the series approaches its finale.
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· 3 pulled'Hacks' may be barreling towards its series finale faster than a wheel of cheese rolling down a hill in an 'Amazing Race' challenge.
Costume designer Kathleen Felix-Hager has been with the show since its first season, during the height of COVID shooting.
Now, in Season 5, she's helping the cast travel across the world and even back in time.
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