"Fashion is fun": Lena Dunham hits back at her style critics

Lena Dunham can always be counted on for a fun red carpet look. Yet the criticism surrounding her sartorial choices are never-ending.

Infamous blogger Perez Hilton took it upon himself to comment on a (rather simple) outfit that Lena wore to a charity event at the weekend.

Sharing an image of the Girls star on Instagram, he wrote: “Nice to see her trying!”

Instead of ignoring this fashion-shaming remark, the actress posted a slamming reply. “I try at a lot of things. Mostly I try at being a writer, director, actor, activist, friend, sibling, partner, godmother…,” she began.

“Fashion is fun but sometimes I’d rather not spend three hours and lots of cash I could give to charity or spend on books and food to get ready to go out. There’s a lotta different ways to be a public figure and I think there’s room for us to occasionally show up in public like normal people do.”

“When I look at that picture you subjected to “caption this” criticism, I see a day well-spent writing, reading, having tea with a friend. It’s unfortunate that the days you approve of most are the ones where I’m spending the least time on what really matters. With love, Lena.”

This isn’t the first time Lena has slammed individuals and publications for using her style as a “punchline”.

Earlier this year, she penned an open letter for InStyle detailing how she really felt about those who somehow feel annoyed by her clothes: “In my public life, my outfits – at least on fashion blogs – have become something of a punchline. Internet critics constantly seem to be sighing at some shoe mismatch or moment of (perceived) delusion about my body type or just at the entire idea that I want to – gasp! – have fun.”

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