Lena Dunham Dons a Tutu as the Ultimate Brooklyn Ballerina

Girls's star and creator manages puts a hipster twist on the classic tutu

By Jessie Rosen Apr 24, 2013 6:44 PMTags
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If Lena Dunham told us that she jetéd her way across Brooklyn, pirouetted off the subway and twirled her way onto the Time 100 red carpet, well, we'd believe her.

This take on a classic tutu from Saint Laurent is as inventive and unexpected as the Girls creator-writer-director-leading lady herself. But it also looks like it belongs onstage at a hipster production of Swan Lake and not at a fancy gala.

The black T-strap pumps are too heavy for the otherwise light look and the gold tulle fabric looks—dare we say—cheap?

We can't believe we're about to say this, but we actually prefer the HBO star's no pants phase.