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Even Lena Dunham is dressing her baby in hand-me-downs: ‘The clothes are cuter’

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Matera, A. (2026, September 29). Even Lena Dunham is dressing her baby in hand-me-downs: ‘The clothes are cuter’. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/29/style/even-lena-dunham-is-dressing-her-baby-in-hand-me-downs-the-clothes-are-cuter/

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Lena Dunham discusses her enthusiasm for dressing her newborn daughter in secondhand and vintage clothing on her Substack newsletter "Good Thing Going." She highlights several benefits, including cost savings, better quality, and environmental sustainability. Dunham also mentions the sentimental value of hand-me-downs from family members and friends, noting that she has found joy in fulfilling her own fashion fantasies through her daughter's secondhand outfits.

Written by AI on 2026-09-29, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Lena Dunham, creator of the HBO series "Girls," has been discussing her decision to dress her newborn baby in vintage and pre-owned designer clothing. In her Substack newsletter, she highlights several benefits of this approach, such as better quality and lower costs compared to new items. Dunham previously wrote for Vogue about her enthusiasm for finding secondhand clothes from brands like Dior, Sonia Rykiel, and John Paul Gaultier. She notes the sentimental value of hand-me-downs she received during her childhood, emphasizing the joy and practicality of this practice in raising children.

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Lena Dunham is leaning into her new life as a mom, one vintage purchase at a time. asserted

Dunham → lean → time

After recently welcoming her first baby with husband Luis Felber via surrogate, the “Famesick” author expounded on the joys of filling her daughter’s closet with pre-loved fashion on her Substack newsletter, “Good Thing Going.” asserted

author → welcome → newsletter

“There are a lot of selfish reasons to shop second (or third or fourth) hand for babies and kids – the clothes are cuter, less expensive, usually better quality. asserted

clothes → be → babies

And if we can think back that far, we will remember that hand me downs are the entire ethos of childhood!” asserted

downs → think → childhood

Dunham, 40, wrote. asserted

Dunham → write → ?

“I have such enormously fond memories of sacks of cool ‘big kid clothes’ appearing from older cousins and family friends, and how nice it was to slide into someone’s pre-softened jeans.” asserted

it → have → jeans

The “Girls” creator previously wrote about her “descent into vintage bb clothes madness” for Vogue, revealing that she’d been scouring resale sites for designer baby styles from the likes of Sonia Rykiel, Dior and John Paul Gaultier while eagerly awaiting her daughter’s birth. asserted

she → write → birth

Now, Dunham’s even found herself living vicariously through her little one while adding secondhand items to her shopping cart. asserted

herself → find → cart

“As a kurve-kween (sorry, so sorry) who can rarely locate the bygone items I dream of in a size that will shimmy up over my hips, I am realizing so many dreams through shopping small,” she shared on Substack. asserted

she → locate → Substack

Dunham noted that buying vintage baby clothes is also “great for Mother Earth,” saving pieces that might’ve been discarded from winding up in landfills. uncertain

that → note → landfills

“Babies go through 6 to 7 clothing sizes in their first two years. asserted

Babies → go → years

Most of those pieces get retired while they still look new,” she wrote. asserted

she → retire → pieces

Dunham even created a “little trading club” with fellow parents in her circle so they could swap baby clothes — and made a spreadsheet to track everything, “like an absolute nut.” uncertain

they → create → nut

“My label maker has seen more action in the last few months than in its whole sad life,” she quipped. asserted

she → see → life

Even Lena Dunham is dressing her baby in hand-me-downs: ‘The clothes are cuter’

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