Chase Infiniti is too humble to use this vernacular, but prepare to be sick of her (in the best way possible). After scoring Actor and Golden Globe nominations for her first lead role in a feature film for One Battle After Another this past Oscar season, Infiniti has now received an Emmy nomination for her first lead role in a TV series (and only her second TV role ever after appearing in David E. Kelley’s Presumed Innocent), which, at the very least, means more eye-catching red carpet fashion from her along the campaign trail.
“I love that I get to wear pieces of art, literally, to all of these events, so I’m excited to have it keep going,” says Infiniti on the morning that her nomination for her portrayal of Agnes MacKenzie in Hulu’s The Testaments was announced. “[My stylists, Wayman + Micah, are] the ones who create these incredible, catered looks for everything that we want to do, and they get me so well. I credit all of my fashion press to them because that is not me.”
Wardrobe is a defining status symbol in Gilead, the setting of the dystopian sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale based on Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel The Testaments. When we first meet Agnes (named Hannah Bankole in the original series), she’s layered in purple garments, establishing her as a plum, a girl who has not yet reached menstruation. When she gets her period in episode two, she’s elevated to a green, the color she later wears to signify her eligibility for marriage during a debutante-style ball where she and her peers are paraded before much older commanders seeking young, fertile brides.
