Fashionista: Understated costumes let Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton shine in “The Sun is also a Star”

Costume designer Deirdra Govan shares behind-the-scenes details on Natasha's karmic jacket and Daniel's preppy suit.

In "The Sun Is Also a Star," a series of fateful occurrences brings high school seniors Natasha Kingsley (Yara Shahidi) and Daniel Bae (Charles Melton, also of "Riverdale," who is having a major year) together over the course of 24 hours. But the big-screen adaptation of Nicola Yoon's bestseller and National Book Award finalist of the same name isn't your usual teen romance.

Natasha, who's been in the U.S. since the age of nine, is trying to stop her family from being deported to Jamaica the next day. Meanwhile, Daniel, a first-generation Korean American, is on his way to a college interview that could determine his future. Though "The Sun Is Also a Star" is a heart-tugging love story between two star-crossed teens, it's also a poignant — if not heartbreaking — look at the pursuit of the American dream and the immigrant experience in the age of Trump.

"This movie is very special and has something to say," says the film's costume designer Deirdra Govan, who last dressed Tessa Thompson in literal socio-political commentary in Boots Riley's "Sorry to Bother You."