'Supergirl': Costume designer Kiersten Hargroder says Mellissa Benoist 'looks good in everything'

Kiersten Hargroder, the costume designer for The CW’s ‘Supergirl’ spoke with MEA WorldWide about the process that goes into designing costumes for the show

Comic book fans are not people you want to mess around with. Driven by unparalleled passion and armed with infinite research, there are no lengths they would not go to in order to defend the “authenticity” of their favorite heroes. This is exactly why working on a superhero show or movie can be as stressful as it is amazing.

Kiersten Hargroder, the costume designer for The CW’s ‘Supergirl’ spoke with MEA WorldWide (MEAWW) about the process that goes into designing costumes that work for the actor, the camera, and also the fans.

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