In search of adoration, she’d completely lost sight of who she was, prompting an overarching sense that Cassie was never really dressed as herself. “So, that’s a lot of fun.”Īnd as the show progressed, it became increasingly clear to viewers that Cassie’s entire identity was built upon her desperate need for approval, particularly from Nate.
“I think as the costume designer, there are these opportunities to work with story and to come up with ideas and pitch ideas to the director/showrunner that influence the tone in a way that isn’t necessarily on the page,” Heidi recalled of her role in helping orchestrate Cassie and Maddy’s showdown.
Of course, Sam was on board and wound up writing it into the script while Heidi got to work on some matching outfits to convey the awkwardness. Heidi explained that she’d had the idea for this scene herself and decided to pitch it to Sam Levinson, the show’s notoriously independent writer.