Shopping the Girls Wardrobe: Costume Designer Jenn Rogien Talks Brooklyn Vintage, Design, and Where She Managed to Find Those Bloomers
At left, dress by Dusen Dusen. At right, dress by Electric Feathers. Images via HBO/Mark Schafer
Brooklyn-based designers like Dusen Dusen and Electric Feathers have appeared on the show, and Erica Weiner and Catbird are staples as well. “We generally start out in sort of the vintage and thrift world, because you can find really great one of a kind pieces that aren’t available in retail,” says Rogien, who also did the wardrobe for Bored to Death. “Obviously it’s gotten harder as that’s gotten more popular.” She laughs and says “I’m not telling you! It’ll get overrun” when asked about her go-to Salvation Army location.
She does, however, regularly hit just about every major thrift store in Williamsburg, including Atlantis Attic, Monk (“We stop by whenever we’re in the neighborhood”), Beacon’s Closet before its recent closure (they’re re-opening soon in Greenpoint), and Amarcord Vintage on Bedford, where she found a golf sweater Hannah wore early on in the season. “I also roam up and down the stores on Franklin just to see what’s there,” Rogien says.
