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That was Flaherty's thought process for dressing that epic event in the finale, noting that the most important task was finding the perfect look for Belly. While Flaherty initially envisioned designing Belly's look, once she learned Han's vision for it, she admitted, "It was just so beautiful and perfect in telling the story of what Jenny wanted to tell, where Belly picks this dress of all of them, despite the other one being purchased and chosen for her."īut Flaherty definitely felt the pressure to make that vision a reality, especially after the initial dress they had their hearts set on fell through. "It's just one dress, but it's the dress!" "And it was so nice to do that in a gentle, organic way that we got her to the coming out at the debutante ball." "It's Belly opening up a little bit more and taking chances," she added. Not wanting to "rush that evolution," Flaherty said she used relatable and subtle shifts in Belly's style, like choosing a two-piece bathing suit over a one-piece, "because those beats are really important in a girl's life when you are also trying to find yourself." "So it wasn't like, 'Oh, Taylor got me that pink dress, I'm going to go there.' She's like, "That's not quite it, but I could try a dress,' and then we land on a gingham one." "It was her finding her way within all these new pieces and influences in her life," Flaherty said. Belly was trying to figure out what she liked sartorially while her mother figure Susannah ( Rachel Blanchard) and her best friend Taylor ( Rain Spencer) were also picking items out for her. "So, the first few episodes, we kept her in her shorts and her big t-shirts she might have slept in."Īs the season progressed and the character's world starting opening up, she would have "pops of her fish-of-water moments," as Flaherty described them. "I always picture what did Belly pack to bring to Cousins from her wardrobe," Flaherty continued. Unlike other movies that feature a major evolution for a young female character-think The Princess Diaries or She's All That-costume designer Jessica Flaherty stressed how "important" it was to her and author Jenny Han to "not allow the clothes to get ahead of her transformation." Centering on the love triangle between 16-year-old Belly ( Lola Tung) and two brothers, Conrad ( Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah ( Gavin Castelegno), it perfectly captures the magic of firsts and the wistful ache that only a teenage summer can inspire.Īn essential element that makes up that nostalgic and dreamy effect is the style of its characters, which straddle the line between TV-cool and refreshingly normal especially in the age of Gossip Girl and Outer Banks. "It's so rare that we get to have this really pure remembrance, where it hits you in a spot where you can smell and taste that time," Flaherty exclusiely told E! News of the series, which is based on Jenny Han's beloved young adult trilogy. It was a feeling costume designer Jessica Flaherty could relate to. The Summer I Turned Pretty premiered on Amazon PrimeVideo June 17 and viewers immediately fell in love with the idyllic, coming-of-age show, which transported them back to their own special summer memories. Want to fit in in Cousins Beach? Invest in oversized T-shirt.