I
would agree and had that in the back of my head when typing it. But despite that fact, all of Holly's previous dorky outfits still feel appealing in a way this doesn't. It all feels a bit tone-breaking. We want the "guise" of unappealing nerd a la 80's movie sexy wallflower, which is why her character has worked so far. We don't want the actual reality of it. It's like a well-designed background of a bathroom. You don't want Eva to design actual turds in the toilet.
This also just feels off in general and not in a "oh, she's just being more slutty" way. I just feel like an intelligent nerd with great artistic prowess would feel a little less Walmart, even in her awkward bimbofication process.