January 10, 2013

Girls Premiere: Lena Dunham Adopts Dog, Talks Mesh Tank Tops

By Jennifer Vineyard

Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images

At last night’s season two premiere of Girls, Lena Dunham announced that she’d just adopted a dog. “He’s just twelve pounds of bliss. His name is Lambie,” she said. Wearing a strapless black jumpsuit, she denied having any personal experiences with a mesh shirt, but she could still relate to Hannah’s night out in episode three. “I was imagining that a mesh tank top would be the worst thing to be stuck out in the world wearing for an extended period of time,” she explained. “I’ve definitely had Halloweens where I was stuck in a bathing suit and rainboots and had to wear that for eight hours.”

Nearby, her Girls co-star Alex Karpovsky reminisced about all the times he’s lost his clothes during a bender, as Dunham’s character does this season. “I lose shit a lot when I drink,” he said. “My favorite lavender button-up — I lost that when my friend Todd Rohal made this film, Catechism Cataclysm, and I went to the premiere and I got wasted. I fell asleep on some cardboard outside, and I got really hot and cold, and so I took it off and I left it on the sidewalk. I went the next day to find it, and it was gone.” He’s now started taking precautions, though. “I take iPhone pictures of my clothes, so if I want to reorder them, I know how to do it. It’s very basic. I’m learning. I’m slowly growing up.”

Click through our slideshow to see more photos and quotes from the premiere, including Allison Williams on drunk karaoke, and Andrew Rannells on martinis, and producer Jenni Konner on sex in your thirties.