BAFTA-winning British actress @wunmimosaku gave WWD an inside look at HBO's "Lovecraft Country" and Sundance hit "His House."⁣ ⁣ Mosaku has a supporting role in the much-anticipated ensemble series "Lovecraft Country," which premiered on HBO on Sunday. The series, executive produced by Jordan Peele and led by showrunner Misha Green, is based on a novel by Matt Ruff and incorporates the sci-fi horror of H.P. Lovecraft's fiction with realistic horror of the Jim Crow-era south. ⁣ ⁣ Mosaku notes that she didn't know much about Lovecraft — the early 1900s genre writer, now recognized as deeply racist — but connected with the tangled family drama of the show living within the larger premise of inequality and white supremacy. The sci-fi elements are easy to forget as the family and socio-political drama and racial tension amps up, and act almost as a barometer: which of these monsters is scarier?⁣ ⁣ Like "Lovecraft Country," "His House" juxtaposes humanity and horror, with empathy — or lack thereof — playing an important role in the story.⁣ ⁣ Preparing for the film involved researching life in Sudan before the civil war, and mapping what a refugee's journey to the U.K. might look like. Mosaku considers that process of understanding the past as imperative to understanding the present.⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: @ktauer ⁣ Photo: @ashleyrandallphoto

August Getty's couture is going virtual with the help of a new digital fashion shop, the Institute of Digital Fashion in London.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Created by Leanne Elliott Young, founder of creative hub CommuneEast, and Cattytay, founder of the Digi-Gxl network of women, trans and nonbinary 3-D artists, the company aims to animate the tactile vision and creativity of designers with AR and VR, while thinking about ways to push inclusivity, diversity and sustainability in fashion.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Their first high-profile client is the Los Angeles-based designer, whose eveningwear has been worn by sister-in-law Gigi Gorgeous, as well as by Kim Kardashian West, Paris Hilton, Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ "It’s a home for everybody, where you can repaint your past in vibrant color and be brave…and in the future maybe would make your own avatar, and be able to express yourself in a different way even if you are not there in real life yet," designer August Getty said of the VR potential.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Report: @boothmoore

From body replicas to disinfectant teams, Hollywood costume designers spoke to WWD about how they are getting back to work in the time of COVID-19. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 3-D scanned replicas of Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, outdoor wardrobe fittings and on-set social-distancing cops are just a few of the new norms for Hollywood costume designers, as TV productions begin to return in California and other states.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ With new union-mandated health and safety guidelines, the entertainment industry's behind-the-scenes style architects — much like fashion's — are figuring out ways to adapt their up-close and personal craft to the new pandemic normal.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ It all takes some getting used to, said Emmy-winning costume designer Janie Bryant. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Bottom line, everything takes a little longer, said Bryant: "How many years has it been in Hollywood where people have been demanding — and I can be that way, too! This is a repositioning of priorities and understanding of a situation. We have to work together and we can’t act like spoiled children. How about that! I think that’s better for humanity."⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Tap the link in bio to hear from more of Hollywood's top costume designers. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Report: @boothmoore ⁣⁣ 📸: Andrew Yee