Brenda Song takes fashion tips from 'style icon' Mindy Kaling
Brenda Song joked she wants to be just like Mindy Kaling when she grows up.
Brenda Song has hailed Mindy Kaling as a "style icon".
The 38-year-old actress has revealed how Mindy, 47, and their Running Point castmate Kate Hudson, also 47, have impacted her own approach to fashion.
She told PEOPLE magazine: "Mindy comes into set in the most insane fits every day. Every day this woman comes in these fits where I’m like, 'I want to be like you when I grow up.'
"I’m an accessories girl... and her bag collection… her accessories collection is ridiculous. Every time I see her, it takes me a minute.
"I have to look at her. I was like, 'I’m looking you up and down. Not because I’m judging, but because I need to take everything in,' because I love everything she wears. She is a style icon."
When it comes to Kate, Brenda was blown away by the number of closets the Song Sung Blue star actually has to choose from.
She said: "Every single day when Kate comes to work, Kate has a full ‘fit. Kate has nine closets.
"I was like, 'Kate, let’s be real. How many closets do you really have?' She’s like, 'A lot.' I was like, 'Can I just raid one? Can I just raid one?'
"Because she comes into rehearsal looking incredible. I draw so much inspiration from her because she’s extremely confident in her sense of style."
Brenda noted how Kate has "found what she loves", and finds a way to make it work no matter the occasion.
She added: "She’s like, 'This is my look, and I just have interchangeable pieces. It’s like a uniform.' I’m like, 'That’s brilliant.' "
Brenda, who has two sons with Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin, admitted she has learned to be "more confident" in her body since becoming a mother.
She said: "It’s been really inspiring for myself to be able to be like, 'Oh, I think I’m more willing to try new things now than I was five years ago.'
"But that’s the thing with fashion. It’s always evolving, and my own fashion sense is always evolving, and that’s okay.
"And so, I love taking pieces of my closet that I’ve had a long time and finding ways to update it and make it fresh and new. It’s my favourite thing to do. I love shopping my own closet."
