Ayo Edebiri is not afraid of taking a risk on the red carpet. In the two years she’s been regularly walking them, she’s worn a Loewe dress decorated with 3D balloons, a Rosie Assoulin blue crop top and pannier skirt with tan gloves, and a 1920s-esque mint-and-lavender Giambattista Valli couture ensemble. No matter the occasion, she brings a playful attitude and an artistic sensibility.
” “They used to have this section that would lay out 30 days of outfits just based on a few clothes,” she remembers. “I loved stuff like that. It really helped me to see people who have a strong sense of style and how you could mix and match and still have an identity through the clothes.” Gossip Girl, of course, was another inspiration for the 28-year-old. Asked whether she’s a Serena or a Blair with her style, she says, “I was neither.