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Olivia Carolyn Pope is a fictional character portrayed by Kerry Washington (and as a child by Yara Shahidi), created by Shonda Rhimes and partially based on Judy Smith for the political drama television series ''Scandal''. Pope is a Washington, D.C.-based crisis manager who runs her own firm, Pope & Associates, that specializes in political situations. The character has become a widely watched fashion and style trendsetter. ==Characterization== Pope is loosely based on Judy Smith, who served as George H. W. Bush's Deputy Press Secretary and represented Monica Lewinsky during the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal.〔 On ''Scandal'', she is a revered fixer who helped United States President Fitzgerald Grant (played by Tony Goldwyn) win office. Pope is a former lawyer and White House aide. Pope "thinks fast and effectively".〔 Her delivery is through what ''The New York Times'' Alessandra Stanley describes as admonitory, staccato sentences.〔 Among her secrets is her affair with President Grant.〔 Some of her employees have law degrees, but do not serve as lawyers. Instead, they are "gladiators in suits" who mollify or avert a wide array of crises.〔 The role is regarded as groundbreaking. According to Felicia Lee of ''The New York Times'', Pope is the only dramatic protagonist role played by a black woman on American network television since 1974, when Teresa Graves starred as Christie Love in ''Get Christie Love!'' for one series.〔 Among her prominent comedic predecessors, Diahann Carroll played the title role in ''Julia'' from 1968 to 1971.〔 Pope is regarded as a post-racial character, yet possibly the most complex black female lead in television history.〔 Although the show does not touch upon race that often, regarding her much publicized affair with Grant, Pope once said "I'm feeling a little, I don't know, Sally Hemings-Thomas Jefferson about all this."〔 Pope has given Washington a role as a standard bearer for middle-class and upper middle-class, educated black women.〔 Among women of all races, Washington's Pope is in the stark minority as a female protagonist of a television series who are "emotionally strong, professionally powerful, and personally complicated". Her leadership of a hodge podge crew is compared to that of Brenda Leigh Johnson of ''The Closer''. Pope's "intensity" infuses her team with a "sense of urgency" that gives the show its pace. Her strong, professional but feminine leadership style is accentuated by her fashion. Pope's wardrobe is designed by ''Scandal'' costume designer Lyn Paolo (who does or has done costume design for ''The West Wing'', ''ER'' and ''Shameless''),〔 and it has caught the attention of the ''Vogue'' staff. In 2014, Washington's portrayal of Pope and her promotion of Pope's style earned her acclaim as a style influencer from the Accessories Council. Paolo attempted to make Pope stand apart from the black, gray and dark blue colors of DC by outfitting her in "chic pastels" going so far as to put her in pink pants or Louboutin shoes at times. Some of her most respected wardrobe pieces are from notable fashion houses such as Ferragamo, Burberry, Gucci, Armani, Prada, Valentino, Tory Burch, and Michael Kors.〔〔 The Valentino was saved for the season 1 finale. In addition to the luxurious elements of her wardrobe that are on loan from designers, Pope wears modest elements that Paolo picks up from Nordstrom Rack, Bloomingdale's and Loehmann's.〔 The Pope character has become somewhat of a style icon. ''Harper's Bazaar'' and ''Glamour'' analyze her wardrobe every week in a dedicated fashion watch columns. ''Time'' describes her as "a real-world lifestyle tastemaker", pointing out that the Crate & Barrel wine glasses that she drinks from on the show sold out at the store.〔 Washington and Paolo curated a Saks Fifth Avenue installation of Pope fashions in October 2013. That season, Pope's attire was part of a special collection at Saks Fifth Avenue. In September 2014, an Olivia Pope Scandal collection was set to debut at The Limited, in what was publicized as "the first design collaboration between a national retailer and a top-rated network TV show, its costume designer and star". The collaboration included "tops, pants, jackets and outerwear" and incorporated items priced as low as $49. The collaboration includes 42 pieces. ''Vulture'' dedicated a feature to presenting every outfit Pope wore during season 2. When her wardrobe changed to more colorful and asymmetric looks in season 3, ''The Huffington Post'' dedicated a feature to this issue. During season 3, ''Entertainment Weekly'' ranked Pope's ten best outfits. Because Pope's wardrobe is pricey, there are features and websites dedicated to cheap alternatives to the exact wardrobe elements. Paolo suggests that the Pope style be purchased at Zara and Ann Taylor.〔 In terms of jewelry, Pope wears long necklaces and exclusively wears Movado watches. She also generally uses one of her modest collection of Prada purses.〔 When the Obama administration needed a spokesman for its Affordable Care Act, it had Jennifer Hudson spoof Pope. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Olivia Pope」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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