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Cynthia Bergstrom

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Buffy's costume designer has been creating killer outfits for the Slayer and the Scooby Gang since the show's second season.

Learn the art of Slayer chic, making Giles tweed-free and more.

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Starting out
  Could you tell us how you became costume designer for Buffy?

Setting the style
  Do you consider yourself to be a trend-setter because of the high profile of Buffy and the fashions in the show?

Dressing up
  Who do you find is the most fun to dress, and why?

Ripping times
  Do you have to make a lot of extra copies of costumes for stunts and the like?

Fashion capital
  Do you consider LA to be a fashionable place? Where do you think are the most fashionable places in the world?

Buffy on a budget
  What would you say to a teenage female Buffy fan who wants to look like her heroine?

De-tweeding the Watcher
  Were you responsible for getting Giles out of tweed?

Shorter cut
  Has Sarah's new, shorter, hairstyle influenced the way you dressed her for the second half of season six?

Kiss and make-up
  How much liaison is there between you and them make-up and special effects people for outfits that have to work in an effects context, or things that would go with prosthetics?

Halloween chic
  Which outfit are you most proud of?

Looking dated
  Do you ever look back at some of the fashions on the earlier series and think, "Oh my god what was I thinking? That's so out of fashion now"?

Quick change
  How much notice do you actually get from the time you get a script to the time you have to deliver the finished costumes?

Fashion guru
  Do the casting and crew ever come to you for fashion advice?

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