A second skin
only a costume once the actor wears it,” says Dihantus Engelbrecht, speaking to from Cape Town, South Africa. “The most important thing is to get the actors to shed their personal life so that they can step into character. If she or he sends the message beautifully, then my job’s done.” Clothing for Engelbrecht is an extension of identity, and it’s in his hands to clean the slate of previous characters to make room for a new one. This approach has landed him on the sets of films starring Jennifer Lopez () and Troye Sivan (), and, now, designing the costumes for the 2020 television drama .
