Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Marnie's Plastic Dress in Girls

By Daphne and Dorothy,
Everyone seems to be slating the unusual fashion choice made in Girls this week, sure it isn't Marnie's usual attire and maybe they are slating it because it just isn't a choice she would usually make and she is changing herself for Booth. But am I the only person that thought it was actually kind of fucking awesome? 
I quite like it, though it isn't very flattering, and I imagine it chafes too.

Girls "Boys"

I am really into the whole transparent thing at the moment, admittedly usually on shoes but I think it totally works here with the gold, two-piece, snake-skin under-layer.  I think it is quite fun. I mean yes it probably isn't practical or comfortable but there is something totally excellent about it.

I found some info on the dress where it isn't described as appalling and actually has quite an interesting background to it - http://www.buzzfeed.com/hillaryreinsberg/marnie-plastic-dress-girls

In the episode, Marnie, played by Allison Williams, is helping her celebrity artist "boyfriend" throw a party for his art world friends — and while Lena Dunham's character Hannah shows up in a dingy raincoat, Marnie opts for a see-through plastic item that is certainly the edgiest, most high-fashion thing we've seen yet on the show. (Excluding that yellow mesh tank top Hannah wore a few episodes ago.)
But sorry to inform: you cannot buy it.
"I made Marnie's plastic dress especially for the episode," the show's costume designer, Jenn Rogien, explains. "It's two layers of vinyl — a metallic gold croc textured vinyl bandeau high waisted mini skirt under a charcoal transparent vinyl fit and flare silhouette."

Dunham actually wrote the dress into the script, Rogien explains. "It was inspired by a moment from Lena's life in which she got in a fight with her friend who was wearing a plastic dress."

I want to wear a plastic dress at some point

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