Wendy Chuck got her education on the job. Lessons like “don’t take anything too personally” and “collaborating on ideas” helped her find her footing as she learned to share ideas, create wardrobes, costumes, and designs.

Chuck’s early assignments included ‘Varsity Blues,’ ‘Election,’ ‘About Schmidt,’ ‘Bad Santa,’ ‘Sideways,’ ‘The Descendants,’ ‘Nebraska,’ ‘Spotlight,’ ‘Downsizing,’ and now, Matthew Weiner’s ‘The Romanoffs.’

For the hit Amazon mini-series, the ‘Mad Men’ creator wrote an anthology of 8-episodes that revolve around descendants of the Russian Royal Family. The star-studded cast includes Diane Lane, Aaron Eckhart, John Slattery, Corey Stoll, and Christina Hendricks.

For this interview, Chuck discusses questions to ask actors about wardrobe preferences, the design opportunity of a lifetime, the importance of preparation, her most difficult character, and the importance of taking time off.

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