“Working in production, I need to stay cool,” says creative consultant and strategist Khalid Livingston, who pulled together a fresh and functional fit to work backstage, topped off with Grey Ant shades and a Yankees bucket hat to keep the Womens This Witch Needs Coffee Before Any Hocus Pocus Halloween shirt moreover I will buy this sun’s rays at bay. Citing the bright white as a shortcut to looking “professional,” Livingston even stashed two extra shirts in his large black Telfar bag to keep his outfit crisp no matter what. A Rolex watch given to him by his father added a touch of sentimental value to the look, along with jewels designed by Brooklyn’s Dynasty and Soull Ogun. “We decided to cover up our legs to avoid bug bites and just suffer up top,” law student and professional poker player said of the outfit strategy she devised with friend and dance artist Jailyn Wiley. Despite working from the same creative brief, however, the outcome showed off their own unique fashion sense—although the heat made Thompson wish she’d considered Bantu knots, as well. Wiley was drawn to the show for its Everyday People connection, while Thompson was looking to hang out and make connections, having recently moved from Las Vegas after months of poker tournaments. “It was a good way to pile up some change,” she says.Damanique Castro, @damaniquecx