PAINTING WITH ALIA SHAWKAT|| HIGHSNOBIETY MAY COVER STORY

Each of actress Alia Shawkat’s characters has a distinctive look. There’s Maeby in Arrested Development, decked out in black chokers and graphic tees. Then there’s Mae in You Got Older, who Shawkat has been playing in her stage debut at Cherry Lane Theater, schlepping around the stage in windbreaker sweatpants and red ankle socks. Even with her distinctive catalog, Shawkat is still trying to find her own sense of self within the waves of her characters. While most of Shawkat’s job is to dress herself into her characters and immerse herself into their personas completely. When asked if Shawkat thinks she’s cracked the code and stopped changing herself for others, she replies, “I’m myself with [my son]. And that’s the most important priority: keeping that core,” she says. Read about Shawkat’s story on how she went from playing many characters and wearing their clothes to becoming comfortable in her own at the link in bio. FOLLOW US Facebook: https://facebook.com/highsnobiety Twitter: https://twitter.com/highsnobiety Instagram: https://instagram.com/highsnobiety/ View more Highsnobiety videos here: http://hsnob.co/qh67