Lena Dunham Describes Her Fashion Sense as a 'Bratty 5-Year-Old'
Lena Dunham Describes Her Fashion Sense as a 'Bratty 5-Year-Old'
Catherine SantinoWed, May 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM UTC
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Lena Dunham.
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Lena Dunham joked that she describes her style as "bratty 5-year-old" on a new episode of Amy Poehler's Good Hang podcast
Earlier this month, the Girls creator stepped out in a bold look at the Met Gala in New York City
Dunham recently released her bombshell memoir, Famesick
Lena Dunham is reflecting on her distinct style.
On the Tuesday, May 26, episode of the Good Hang podcast, the Girls creator, 40, told host Amy Poehler how she would describe her fashion sense.
"I've always said that my style is, like, bratty 5-year-old with a credit card," said Dunham. "It's like a girl who's like, 'My dad gave me this, and he said I can get whatever I want.'"
The Famesick author added, "Because my parents have good taste, when I was a kid, it was] a lot of, 'You don't want that, that's not, you don't want that sparkly leopard velour tunic and matching leg warmers.' Yes, I do. And now I'm an adult who makes my own money, and I can have it."
Dunham recently flaunted her over-the-stop style at the 2026 Met Gala in New York City, gracing the carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a bold red gown covered in sequins and feathers.
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Lena Dunham at the 2026 Met Gala.
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The monochromatic, blood-red look was inspired by Judith Slaying Holofernes, the violent oil painting by Artemisia Gentileschi during the Baroque period, she told Vogue, in an homage to the event's theme, "Costume Art." Her gown, adorned with sequins and lined with red feathers from the neckline to the lengthy train, is a custom design by Valentino's Alessandro Michele. She completed the ensemble with a pair of strappy Rockstud heels, also in the same red hue.
Dunham told Vogueshe made a direct appeal to Michele to create her look for the gala. “I wrote him a long, elaborate fan letter about what his work means to me,” she told the outlet. “I was lucky enough that he responded and said that he was up for the task.”
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In April, the star released her bombshell memoir, Famesick. In the introspective account, Dunham candidly shared insight into her experience with a chronic illness, her addiction to Klonopin and the making of Girls.
"I hope that the book makes people feel that whatever unique trip they're taking, no matter what sort of peaks and valleys it has, that there's value in it and that out the other side, [they] could feel good and even safe," Dunham told PEOPLE ahead of the book's release.
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