Gabrielle says: "I was even on the cover of Vogue". In real-life, Eva Longoria (Gabrielle) was on the cover of 'Vogue Mexico' magazine, in 2008, 2015, and 2023.
The character Irina Kosokov is Russian. In real-life, the actress who plays her (Helena Mattsson), is Swedish. She was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden.
The title of this episode "Chromolume No. 7", comes from a song of the same name in the Stephen Sondheim musical, 'Sunday in the Park with George' (1984).