Noelle Quanci is a union costumer who styles people and puts wardrobes together for projects in theater, television and film. Quanci worked on the set of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," before work dried up as actors and writers went on strike.

But while both strikes have since ended — the Writers Guild of America went back to work in September and SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors, reached a deal in November — she says the timing of the agreements lined up with the holiday season, traditionally a time when productions shut down.

Though she has some work, she says jobs haven't returned to the way they were before.

"It's still pretty slow right now," she said. “I am really lucky that I have had quite a few styling jobs that have sort of gotten me through."

NY1 spoke to Quanci in May, when the writers strike began and her work was impacted. Both the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, which began striking in July, were fighting for protections around better pay and residuals, as well as regulated use of artificial intelligence.

Now, in this time of flux, she says she and her husband, who works as a camera operator, have had to take on side jobs.

“For me, that means taking on a part-time job as a sales associate at a local boutique, which has been a great structure builder for me,” she said.

She doesn't know how long the side jobs will be needed before she can get back to her profession in earnest, but says she continues to do what she has to to make ends meet. She hopes her industry picks up again in the new year.

"The people in this industry are so incredibly resilient, and have made it through. We're so close. We're so so close,” she said.