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Exclusive! Behind the scenes with the costume designer of "The Starter Wife"

Posted Oct 9th 2008 at 1:04PM by Cat Lincoln

Filed under: Clothing, Celebrities with Style



Last season saw the return of funny lady Debra Messing to the small screen in USA's mini-series, The Starter Wife. It was such a hit that USA is bringing it back as a full series, with the two hour premiere on Monday, October 10th.

The mini-series, based on Gigi Levangie Grazer's New York Times bestselling novel, focused on Molly, Debra Messing's character, dealing with the shock of a surprise divorce. The series will follow her as she recovers and starts to build her life. As the tagline says, "Wife Goes On"!

Today we have a special exclusive: a behind the scenes visit with Agata Maaszkiewicz, the costume designer for The Starter Wife. She talks about working with Debra Messing and the style they created her for character Molly. Watch and enjoy!
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