Why Skye P. Marshall’s ‘Matlock’ Reboot Character Carries a Telfar Bag (Unique)

• Skye P. Marshall revealed in an unique interview with PEOPLE why her Matlock character carries a Telfar bag in each episode
• The actress says she needed to “connect one thing to Olympia’s wardrobe that might wink at my tradition,” and so they rapidly landed on Telfar, which was based by a Black designer, Telfar Clemens
• Marshall recollects when Beyoncé as soon as wore a Telfar bag, and “it shook my neighborhood”

Matlock reboot star Skye P. Marshall is dishing the small print about her character’s trusty accent — a Telfar bag.

In an unique interview with PEOPLE, the 43-year-old actress, who portrays Olympia Lawrence within the sequence, says she knew her character’s “monochromatic” wardrobe wanted somewhat one thing additional, which turned out to be a Telfar bag. Olympia is seen carrying one in each episode of the CBS sequence.

Whereas her character is a profitable, high-powered lawyer, Marshall explains that she needed Olympia’s wardrobe to have relatability by mixing in additional inexpensive items.

“I needed to have a bag that represented my tradition, but in addition was inexpensive, in order that despite the fact that within the pilot after I mentioned that I cost a thousand {dollars} an hour, I did not wish to disconnect myself from not simply my purchasers on the present who I do know can not afford me, but in addition I needed to maintain a connection to the viewers who may be like, ‘Oh my God, I’ve a Telfar bag like my nieces do,’ ” she explains.

“And so they have a $100 bag and so they stroll round prefer it’s a $5,000 bag. So, that was one thing that was intentional for me, not only for the character, however for the tradition,” she provides.

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The inclusion of the Telfar luggage occurred after “a really brief dialog with the costume head,” Marshall recollects. “I needed to connect one thing to Olympia’s wardrobe that might wink at my tradition,” she says.

They rapidly landed on Telfar, which was based by a Black designer, Telfar Clemens. Marshall additionally notes that the bag model has been repped by megastar.

“I bear in mind years in the past when Beyoncé wore a Telfar bag, it simply shook my neighborhood, and so they have been bought out continuously for years,” she recollects.

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Eagle-eyed followers can spot the baggage — in a rainbow of shades — all through the sequence.

“They have been capable of rating over 12 totally different colours of Telfar luggage,” Marshall tells PEOPLE of the costume division. “And so you may catch them in each episode, however I needed to have a bag that represented my tradition, but in addition was inexpensive.”

As for the remainder of Olympia’s wardrobe — and the fashionable décor items featured in a few of the present’s units, together with pink desk lamps within the courtroom — Marshall jokes that she needs all of it for her actual life.

“I am at all times procuring at Matlock. There must be a Matlock web site the place you get to simply lease the Matlock look,” she says.

Matlock airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.