If you know anything about the entertainment industry, you know it takes a village to bring a television show or film to life. That village includes a wide range of roles—among them, key set costumers like Valerie Campbell. Campbell’s credits include  Mad Men ,  Party of Five , the 2018 version of  A Star Is Born  starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta), and, most notably,  Gilmore Girls , which she worked on for all seven seasons of the original series and the Netflix revival,  Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life . I had the privilege of chatting with Campbell one Friday afternoon via Zoom. Where It All Began Campbell got her start in high school drama. “My drama teacher’s husband worked in the film business—he was a stage manager. We would always visit the sets,” she recalled. While she didn’t want to act, she loved being creative—painting sets, working backstage, doing anything hands-on. At the time, there weren’t many on-screen por...