Autostraddle: Generation Q Costume Designer Deirdra Govan on Finley’s Cut-Offs, Going Braless, The Joy of Jumpsuits and So Much More

Under the guidance of costume designer Cynthia Summers, the original L Word was beloved and teased in equal measure for its early explorations of L.A. lesbian chic — Bette’s giant collar shirts, Shane’s gauzy t-shirts and skinny ties, Helena’s pencil skirts, Jenny’s poofy dresses. For The L Word: Generation Q, the mantle was passed to Deirdra E. Govan, whose twenty years in the industry include designing for Sorry to Bother You, The Sun is Also a Star, The Big C and The First Wives Club. Gowan was a huge fan of the original series and was eager to step up to reimagine the queer style of the much-anticipated reboot. This time around, we found our beloved characters expressing themselves in Wildfang suiting, designer jumpsuits, boxer-briefs, cheeky button-ups and pants with rises as high as their wearer’s ambitions.

I caught up with Deirdra on the phone two weeks ago when she had a brief moment of time off from her current project, an Amazon comedy from Girls Trip writer Tracey Oliver, to talk about FASHION.