“I think it’s pretty obvious where Jessa is emotionally,” says GIRLS costume designer Jenn Rogien of Jessa’s strut down the street in a fuzzy bikini top. The bikini itself was difficult to come by. It was scripted as angora, but as it turns out [actor] Jemima Kirke is allergic to angora. Rogien sourced the top that made it on screen from a “rave shop” online: “When it came in the mail, I was like, ‘Oh god, this thing is not at all like the photo.’ It was ugly. And of course it ended up being the perfect thing, because it describes where Jessa is in that moment.”
