“The Mindy Project” costume designer Salvador Perez would totally create a fashion line inspired by the show
The Mindy Project is recognized for, among many things, its hilarious creator and leading lady Mindy Kaling, who plays OB/GYN and eternal romantic Mindy Lahiri. Not to mention, the colorful, vibrant, eccentric clothes that Mindy Lahiri wears onscreen.
Speaking at an opening reception for The Paley Center for Media’s new exhibit “The Mindy Project: Six Seasons of Style Curated by Costume Designer Salvador Perez,” Perez himself said that he’d be interested in continuing on with Mindy Lahiri’s style after the Hulu comedy wraps its sixth and final season.
Which is to say, Perez is “absolutely” open to creating a retail line inspired by The Mindy Project.
Um, YES PLEASE.
"The reason I started building [these costumes] for Mindy was because [they weren't] out there," he told reporters. "The fan interaction has been that we want that too, and it makes sense. I can't find the colorful coats for Mindy, nobody else can either."
He added that if he does move forward with a line, he’d like to bring something like Mindy Lahiri’s Madeline-esque yellow dress to stores.
Perez has pursued a fashion line in the past, but his schedule proved to be a bit too hectic.
“We’ve tried to do it in conjunction with seasons, but design-to-retail is nine months,” he continued. “Of course we did [have nine months] this last time, but I went off to do Pitch Perfect 3. So I couldn’t design the line [while I was working on] a movie.”
That totally makes sense, though we’re sorry to hear it. But, hope isn’t lost!
Though it sounds like Perez will be no less busy once The Mindy Project comes to an end, he’s still interested in the possibility of a line — and thinks there’s a market for it. (We’d totally buy all the splashy coats and floral numbers, so can this please happen, like now?!)
"It's in the works," he said, though it appears nothing is set in stone. "I think that even though the character [won't be] on TV anymore, her style will always be alive. And I think that it'd be great to continue that Mindy Lahiri style [through] a line."
“The Mindy Project: Six Seasons of Style” will be on display at The Paley Center in Beverly Hills through October 1st.