Today's episode features NYC Costume Shopper, Costume Designer, and author Sara Hinkley! We get deep into the details of what it's like working as an Costume Shopper in New York City, her previous work as a Costume Department Coordinator and her upcoming novel The Red Sacrament which you should all pre-order at the link below!

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Assistant Costume Designer/NYC Shopper, Costume Designer, Author Sara Hinkley

Credits include: The Off-Weeks, Law and Order: SVU, Law and Order: Organized Crime, The Blacklist, Monsterland, Crashing, Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens.

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Sara Hinkley is an author and costume designer living in Brooklyn, NY. Her debut novel, historical vampire horror The Red Sacrament is out July 2026 from Titan Books. Her costume design work has included film, television, theatre, dance, and opera, and she currently working as Assistant Costume Designer/Shopper on The Off Weeks, a forthcoming project for Apple TV. She is a proud union member of USA 829 IATSE. Her literary representation is Isabel Kaufman at Fox Literary.

Sara Hinkley Links:

Website: sarahinkley.com

Instagram: @sarahinkley.jpg

Twitter: @boneysoups

Bluesky: @boneysoups

IMDb: Sara Hinkley

Preorder The Red Sacrament!

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TFACD Links:

Patreon: Tales From A Costume Designer

Instagram: @talesfromacostumedesigner

Twitter: @talesfromaCD

TikTok: @talesfromaCD

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Whitney Anne Adams Links:

Website: whitneyadams.com

IMDb: Whitney Anne Adams

Instagram: @WAACostumeDesign

Twitter: @WhitneyAAdams

TikTok: @waacostumedesign

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Union Links:

Costume Designers Guild IG: @cdglocal892

United Scenic Artists Local 829 IG: @unitedscenicartists

IATSE IG: @iatse

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