Lucy Shapiro & Taylor Smith Giresi, Co-Founders of Covvier

Annie and Katherine talk with Taylor Smith Giresi and Lucy Taylor, co-founders of Covvier, some of the best modesty garment makers in the entertainment industry. Covvier products are some of the staples of Katherine and Annie's IC kit, and are trusted by productions at FX, Showtime, Netflix, and Hulu. We talk about the creative process for making and designing modesty garments, what brought Lucy and Taylor to found Covvier, and of course, the evolving role of wardrobe in modern filmmaking. Taylor Smith Giresi is the co-founder of Covvier. She’s worked as a PA, set costumer and wardrobe supervisor since moving to NYC in 2010. She’s worked on an array of shows and was recently nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for Mare of Easttown. Taylor grew up in a costume family, both of her parents worked as costumers on Broadway, and then later in film. The lightbulb moment came after having worked on numerous intimacy scenes throughout her career, and realizing there was no training or modesty garments that were specific for these scenes. She appreciates having been in the industry long enough to know what it was like before intimacy coordinators, and is energized to dedicating more time to helping create new industry standards surrounding intimate scenes. In addition to running a business, Taylor now has 2 small kids.  Lucy Shapiro is the co-founder of Covvier, a protective modesty garment company making exciting advances in the industry’s ability to keep actors safe and their dignity protected. She is also a set costumer on Emmy winning tv shows (including Pose, which won for best contemporary costumes in 2021), is an Emmy voting member of the Television Academy for over 10 years , and is a skilled crafter who enjoys working on many of her own personal projects. She grew up in LA with a father who worked as a studio executive, a mother who is a painter, and an older sister - who now works in the world of birth, trying every day to improve the conditions and experiences for birthing people and their families. Lucy has lived in NYC for almost 20 yrs, working in the costume and wardrobe department in film and tv for 15 of them. Starting Covvier, with partner Taylor Smith Giresi, has been the most fulfilling part of her career. After noticing holes in the industry, regarding intimate scenes -they knew they had to help make a change. You can find more of Lucy and Taylor, and Covvier on Instagram at @covvier_garments, and their website www.Covvier.com. You can find us on Instagram at @RomancingTheScreenPod, and you can email us questions at RomancingTheScreen@gmail.com. Thank you for listening! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.