When I spotted Emma underneath the El tracks at the Damen stop, my mind couldn’t help but immediately spark to the HBO show Girls. Forget about the fact that Wicker Park is more Lincoln Park than Brooklyn these days. And yes, I’m aware that referencing a show whose season finale aired months ago is a mega social media faux pas. But seriously, how could I not?  Emma’s so spot on with the 3.1 Phillip Lim fuzzy sweater, the quirky socks-with-sandals look, and most importantly, those perfect brown pants.

 

Girls on HBO®

 

If you’re asking me ‘what brown?’ you clearly haven’t seen the show. It entirely dominates the visual storytelling of Girls, setting the entire mood of the series. Girls is a show that resolutely takes place in the browns of Brooklyn, worlds away from the glamorous veneer of Manhattan with its steely chromes, high-gloss blacks and elitist whites (only rich people can afford to constantly clean whites, a first world problem Vogue thoughtfully explored a few years back).

 

The earthy, relatable browns drench everything well beyond Hannah’s wardrobe, that quintessential space to which TV character-defining hues are usually restricted. Although I’m not the biggest fan of Girls storylines (I find the plots boring) I do applaud how producers used browns in set designs, wardrobes, props, etc. to truly create a highly stylized version of Brooklyn.

 

And on that note, bravo to Emma for so perfectly channeling the Girls zeitgeist – whether or not it was intentional!