How the costume designer of ‘I Love Boosters’ brought color back to Hollywood

In the world of I Love Boosters, color reigns supreme. The new film from writer-director Boots Riley follows a group of boosters—shoplifters who resell their stolen clothes—led by aspiring fashion designer Corvette (Keke Palmer). They run amok in a surrealist, color-blocked version of San Francisco, wreaking havoc on a chain of department stores where each location is entirely monochrome.  “Color is so key, because it helps create worlds,” Shirley Kurata, I Love Boosters‘ costum...