How Costume Designer Daniel Lawson Gave Carrie Preston’s “Elsbeth” a New York Glow-Up

“She uses her dress to disarm people… It’s her Trojan horse,” says costume designer Daniel Lawson. On “Elsbeth,” Carrie Preston’s brilliantly offbeat sleuth isn’t just solving murders—she’s doing it in bold colors, daring patterns, and a wardrobe designed to distract, delight, and ultimately deceive.