Joey King Shares the Secret Behind Her Playful Style: 'Brat Summer Brought Out Something in Me' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Joey King.Photo:David Benthal/BFA.com/Shutterstock

David Benthal/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Even if she weren’t wearing Longchamp shades of green and orange,Joey Kingwould stand out in a crowd.

“It’s kind of different every time,” King tells PEOPLE of choosing her looks with her stylist,Jared Eng. “Sometimes we get a call and it’s like, ‘You’ve been invited to this,’ and it’s the night before. And we’re like, ‘What the f— am I going to wear?’ "

Regardless of the function (or if there’s a time crunch), playfulness is always top of mind for the star.

“If I’m not having fun with the outfit, then I’m not going to wear it well. I’m not going to be confident,” she explains. “There’s looks that I’ve done in the past that I feel like, ‘Oh, those were mistakes,’ because you can tell I’m not necessarily vibing or feeling myself in it.”

Joey King.David Benthal/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Her confident, risk-taking fashion choices are precisely why Longchamp wanted her to be the evening’s special guest.

“I think that we are happy to surround us with energetic women that are very authentic,” Juliette Poupard, newly minted head of events for the brand and a fourth-generation member of the family-run business, tells PEOPLE. “When I look at her, you can see how authentic she is, but also how stylish, elegant. She’s exactly what we love.”

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Joey King (left) and Juliette Poupard.Rupert Ramsay/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Rupert Ramsay/BFA.com/Shutterstock

At just 5 feet 4 inches, King still stands tall — metaphorically speaking — in the bustling event space, which featured interactive elements like an aura room and onsite makeup artist.

“I almost wore the orange [Le Roseau bag] tonight, but I thought it was a little too much with my orange top,” she says of her colorful look.

“Too much” doesn’t seem to be in King’s fashion vocabulary, though. At the June premiere of her movieA Family Affair, the actress wore a sheer black tulle top with 3D roses and a matching sheer skirt.

“My grandma asked me in the car, she’s like, ‘Are you nervous?’ " she told PEOPLE on the red carpet. “I was like, ‘No,’ And she was like, ‘Well, your whole ass is hanging out.’ And I was like, ‘All right, Grandma, let’s just take a beat.’ "

Joey King at Cannes Film Festival, May 2024.Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty

Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty

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