The Who What Wear Podcast: Too Much Costume Designer Arielle Cooper-Lethem on Maximalism, the Power of a Pioneer Nightgown, and London vs. NYC Style

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🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Arielle Cooper-Lethem is the costume designer for Lena Dunham’s hit new show, Too Much. The hilarious and heartfelt rom-com, led by Hacks star Megan Stalter as Jess and The White Lotus star Will Sharpe as Felix, debuted on Netflix in July. This week, Cooper-Lethem joins Who What Wear Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen to tell us what it was like curating Jess’s maximalist wardrobe of vintage nightgowns and lacy bloomers, as well as how Kurt Cobain inspired Felix’s grungy, androgynous Londoner style. Plus, Arielle tells us about If Only If, the independent British brand behind Jess’s iconic red, frilled nightie that fans bought en masse.

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0:00.0	Thank you to eBay for sponsoring this episode. This is what you do when you have high standards and fancy all the fancy things, like an iconic Dior saddlebag or that diamond tennis bracelet. You go to eBay. There you'll find new loves that will never disappoint, expertly authenticated and everything.
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1:11.5	eBay, things people love. Welcome to the Who What Wear Podcast, your direct line to the designers, stylists, beauty experts, editors, and tastemakers who are shaping the ever-evolving world of fashion.
1:36.6	I'm Who What Weir's co-founder and chief content officer Hillary Kerr, and today on the podcast, our editorial director, Lauren Egerton, is joined by costume designer Ariel Cooper Lethem.
1:48.4	Ariel has worked in film and TV for nearly a decade, with credits on projects like It Comes at Night and Oceans 8.
1:55.1	Her most recent work can be seen in Lena Dunham's hit new show Too Much, which debuted earlier this summer on Netflix.
2:03.0	The show is led by HACC star and comedian Megan Stalter, who plays Jess,
2:08.7	an ad producer who moves from New York to London to flee a horrible breakup.
2:14.0	Ariel tells us what it was like working with Dunham to curate Jess's maximalist wardrobe of
2:18.9	vintage nightgowns and lacy bloomers, as well as how Kurt Cobain inspired Jess's love interest
2:25.6	felix's grungy, androgy, retop-pop style. Plus, Ariel finds out in real time that fans loved
2:33.7	Jess's iconic, frilled night, so much that they drove sales through the roof at, if only if, the independent British brand behind the gown.
2:44.1	It's all coming up on Who What Wear.
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