Series co-creatorDan Levy(David) considers it “the crowning sartorial achievement of the series.”
The actress ofBest in Show,Home Alone, andBeetlejuicealso picked which wig to wear most times.
But it’s Sorys who facilitated the vision.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:After all of this, are you adding wig technician to you resume?
ANA SORYS:Yeah.
I mean, that was one thing that I really appreciate about working with Catherine.
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She really had me thinking outside the box in terms of all of the wig work.
It was always a very creative challenge that I looked forward to.
Most of the time she left everything up to me, so it was awesome.
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Do you have any specific examples of how you had to think outside of the box?
For instance, the wedding hair.
Basically, that was 40 inches and then I added another 20 inches of hair to the bottom.
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I did that last minute.
I said to Dan, “I think it should be longer.”
Things that people havent really seen before, but it makes total sense for the character.
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When I started making it, I thought it was gonna be easy, just wrap it around.
It was like, “No way.”
I tried to sew it.
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I tried to glue it.
I tried everything to wrap that hair around that halo.
It wasnt until the night before where Dan saw me working on it.
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I was like, I am not taking that.
I have to have this done.
I want this to work.
It was just beautiful and crazy at the same time.
It sounds like the process evolves as youre preparing for the episodes.
That had to be pre-planned and talked about.
They trust me with the process.
I shop for them all year round.
I set them all up and Catherine just chooses one when shes in the mood.
Its more of a feeling when she puts on a wig than is ever planned.
I remember I was working on the Junos in Ontario.
Its Canada’s Grammys.
It was shot out in this middle of nowhere.
I walk in and its like a time machine took me back to the ’70s.
It had been a place that wasnt renovated since then and it had the most original amazing pieces.
I tend to go into places like that or shop online.
I bought some wigs from Japan.
I spend all year researching.
Ill go into crazy wig shops in New York when Im doing press, and in California, too.
Its so much fun.
Whats a snapshot like of the general process of choosing a wig for Catherine to wear?
Like I said, this season I started off with about 25 wigs.
So, I had 25 mannequin wigs and I set them all up.
There was always something that Catherine could pick from.
How does it compare to the experience of when you first started working on the show?
What were those first conversations like?
I came in on season 3, so I did 3, 4, 5, and 6.
Shes always been in wigs.
Wed keep our communication open, and I would say, “What do you think?
You have this outfit on, what do you imagine?”
A lot of stuff was done last minute.
Would you say the wig dictates the outfit or the outfit dictates the wig?
When you look at it, none of [the wigs] go [with the outfits].
Then it would be a wardrobe thing and we would work around that.
Usually she would know what she was wearing first.
Whats been the specific challenges with maintaining the wigs?
I would imagine that they need to be stored and treated in a certain way.
Moiras wigs will never be put on anyone else.
I just could never do that.
I have a hundred wigs that I store.
Did you get a bigger budget for the final season to just go really crazy?
Were always given a budget every season, but I never really go by that.
Some wigs were $10 and some were hundreds.
Its just all over the place, whatever works.
Is there anything specific that defines what a Moira Rose wig is?
Its this thing, I dont know what it is.
Maybe its because shes got red lips and creamy skin, it just works.
He didnt want to get in the car with her.
I think thats what it is about Moira.
You just never know.
I never had a very natural wig on her.
I think the most natural wig I had on her was herSunrise Baycharacter, the red hair.
But I think everything else had a real edge to it.
Was there a specific moment when you realized that all of these wigs were becoming a pop culture phenomenon?
I guess it wouldve been the third season when I made her this mullet.
When they were buying their car, her and Johnny [Eugene Levy].
I saw that you were also working onThe Great Canadian Baking Showwith Dan.
Is that how you got involved withSchitts Creek?
I worked with Dan at MTV when he was a host.
So, I did his hair back then.
So, it was just very tricky for me.
Its unlike anything Ive ever worked on or experienced, to tell you the truth.
Its a creative dream.
I looked forward to going to work every single day.
Everything was unexpected and I loved the challenges that I had.
They made me better at what I do and how I think.
Catherine, Eugene, and Annie were the people I looked after, doing their hair.
They taught me so much about my job.
Eugene was basically the best men’s grooming teacher I ever had.
When you think you know everything, you work with these legends.
I loved learning their process of how to get into character.
They wouldnt leave the trailer unless they looked and felt like their character.
What are some of your other favorites?
I love the mint green one that she wore and I love the mullet.
I love the pink one she wore.
Also, the one where she performed with Dan and she used her hair as a scarf.
What is gonna happen with all of these wigs now that the show is over?
I asked Catherine which ones she wanted.
So, she took the pink one, cause she really loves that one.
Annie loved the mint green one, the cotton candy one.
So she got to have one.
That would be amazing.
Its really crazy how these wigs have become superstars in their own right because of the show.
Its not that I find it surprising, but our fans are so nice.
They sent me the nicest messages and they make the nicest GIFs.
Somebody made a wallpaper out of Moira’s wigs, every single one of her wigs.
Theres another woman who made all these dolls out of yarn, scenes out of the show.
People writing letters about how much the show has changed their lives.
That aspect of it makes me happy.
I feel like my job is making people happy.
