Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) with Jack (Leo Woodall)
(Picture: HBO)“I really, really enjoy doing this job,” says Alex Bovaird, the Emmy-nominated costume designer for The White Lotus. She is all anyone is talking about right now — just perhaps not necessarily by name.
The outfits of messy Gen Zer Portia have spawned countless think pieces and thousands of opinionated tweets. Jennifer Coolidge has become even more of an icon, if such is possible, since her kaftan-clad appearance in the first season. Aubrey Plaza has gone from beloved alt-witch weirdo to the best-dressed woman on television. And it is Bovaird behind the scenes, pulling all the strings.
