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SP: It's been a discovery process with her-there are things I try to encourage her to wear, and she will try them on and say, 'Oh, you were right!' I know how to fit clothes because of my background in construction. She's definitely not as close-minded as she used to be. I opened her up and showed her some new possibilities. In my career, this is the most collaboration I've ever had with an actress. Now she says, 'I would never wear this, but Dr. Lahiri would.“I will be up at 1 in the morning and I’ll get an e-mail from Mindy that says, ‘Did you see this great outfit at ShopBop?’ She loves, loves, loves clothes,” says Salvador Perez ( Pitch Perfect, Veronica Mars, Castle),who notes that costume fittings with Kaling - who is also the series creator - can last up to four hours. “In the real world, you don’t need to have ten new outfits a week, but the character does. Gets to live out her fashion editor fantasies through the show.” As season two unfolds, Mindy’s wardrobe keeps pace with real-world fashion trends. “The character has a signature style, but as fashion has evolved, so has Mindy ’s look, because she’s constantly shopping. We’re working with what’s new on the market,” explains Perez, who was recently elected President of the Costume Designers Guild. The designer has also tweaked the character’s costumes to complement her short hair, which will soon grow back thanks to the magic of television. “Sadly…you won’t really be seeing that short hair anymore. I personally was a big fan of the short hair, it gave us a whole new way to dress her. The wig showed that off, so I really played it up.” We took away the layers and the collars, we did boat necklines, and we used pieces that showed off her beautiful neck. “Mindy Lahiri spends more time putting together an outfit than Mindy Kaling does. Mindy in real life is a little edgier, a little more street. Mindy on the show is a little hipster, fashionista,” says Perez.

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“You remember the movie Clueless, where Cher had that program for her closet? That’s the kind of girl Mindy Lahiri would be.” How has the character’s style evolved since season one? “When we came back for season two, she was in Haiti, so we thought a casual, Island version of Mindy. Of course, even in Haiti, she wore Equipment blouses and J Brand jeans,” says the designer, who uses clothes from brands like Tory Burch, Alice+Olivia, Theory, Kate Spade, Lela Rose, and other labels that have “refined, classic lines and texture.” Perez’s biggest struggle? Recycling the character’s brightly colored wardrobe.

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