Lena Dunham Praises Her "Dream" Onesie After Critics Shame Her for Wearing Body-Hugging "Eyesore"

"Girls" actress steps out in patterned ensemble, attacked by media outlets for fashion choice

By Samantha Schnurr Oct 26, 2015 8:08 PMTags
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Some may be less than enthusiastic, but Lena Dunham is loving every inch of her latest fashion choice.

The 29-year-old Girls director, writer, and actress stepped out on the town in Hollywood Saturday wearing a spaghetti-strapped green and black patterned jumpsuit, which hugged every last curve of her body. She layered a grey hoodie on top and pulled her hair into a small pony as she took a relaxed stroll on the street makeup-free. 

Her weekend peace was interrupted when photographs of the ensemble later made the rounds on the Internet, fostering a band of critics unhappy with her most recent fashion selection. 

Dunham disagreed with the flack frankly and wholeheartedly, responding to the criticism with a paparazzi shot of her own posted to her Instagram account

"What the Daily Mail calls an eyesore I call a damn dream, @marahoffman This onesie takes me from @tracyandersonmethod to brunch to fetal position and I couldn't feel more heroic. Was literally psyched about the paparazzi photo so I would have evidence of it #thanksforthehelpcreepyguyintruckerhat #OnesieNation," the Golden Globe winner wrote on her Instagram account, garnering over 61,000 likes. 

Dunham has been a long-time champion of body acceptance since her breakout nude scenes in the first season of her award-winning show. She's posted unedited photos of herself wearing lingerie, posed topless for a major fashion magazine, and has stayed true to her signature red carpet style despite endless scrutiny. 

While she continues to fight the shame, Dunham has admitted that the endless criticism can be tiresome. 

"I've been put to bed for weeks from reading things about myself on sites that used to be considered feminist gospel," she said in the November issue of Harper's Bazaar. "I love the Internet because it helped me discover everything that matters to me. But, I also hate the internet because every piece of true pain I've experienced as an adult—with the exception of death in the family and breakups—has come from it."