By the time the movies and TV shows we love appear on screens, they’ve passed through an enormous ecosystem of influences. Nothing in Hollywood just happens. Costume designers researched and constructed outfits to set the scene and help the actors get into character. Artists studied the culture portrayed in that hot new animated series to get it right, and publicists spent hundreds of hours building buzz, which is why you might know about it—and maybe even buy lipstick with the show’s branding. This issue of Hue is about the FIT alums who make and support the entertainment you can’t turn away from. So check out our issue, and then look once again at Hollywood. As our cover suggests, we’ve been there all along.