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August 8, 2017

See Mindy Kaling’s Best Offscreen Fashion

By Kelsi Trinidad

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Mindy Kaling has refined the art of finding humor in the ordinary. Whether it’s her witty workplace dialogue in The Office or overaccessorized counterpart in The Mindy Project, her tell-it-like-it-is style of romantic comedy has kept us swooning and chuckling throughout the better part of the 2000s. While her character on The Mindy Project centers on baubles and bright colors, her personal style is a bit more pared down. She still embraces colors and prints, but tones them down with smart lines and great tailoring. From a romantic orange Sachin & Babi floral frock to an off-the-shoulder fringe Prabal Gurung gown, she infuses personality into each look. Get to know Mindy’s best red-carpet looks, from her days on The Office to now, in the slideshow ahead.

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June 21, 2017 Where: At 'The Mindy Project' costume conversation event in Los Angeles. Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic
July 27, 2017 Where: At Hulu Summer TCA in Beverly Hills. Photo: Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for Hulu
March 9, 2018 Where: At A WRINKLE IN TIME live action presentation. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney
May 15, 2017 Where: At NBCUniversal Upfront in New York City. Photo: ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images
May 3, 2017 Where: At the Hulu Upfront Brunch in New York City. Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Hulu
May 1, 2017 Where: At the 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New Yor... May 1, 2017 Where: At the 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images For Entertainment W
February 26, 2017 Where: At the Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter in Beverly Hills. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
September 15, 2016 Where: At the PaleyFest Fall TV Previews Special Event 'The Mindy Project: Inside the Writers Room,' in Beverly Hills. Photo:... September 15, 2016 Where: At the PaleyFest Fall TV Previews Special Event 'The Mindy Project: Inside the Writers Room,' in Beverly Hills. Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
September 9, 2016 Where: At The Mindy Project 100th Episode Party in West Hollywood. Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Hulu
May 24, 2016 Where: At the Gracie Awards in Beverly Hills. Photo: Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Alliance for Wo
May 4, 2016 Where: At the Hulu Upftont in New York. Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Hulu
May 2, 2016 Where: At the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Cit... May 2, 2016 Where: At the 'Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology' Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images
April 21, 2016 Where: At the opening of REFUGEE Exhibit. Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Annenberg Found
February 28, 2016 Where: At the Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter in Beverly Hills. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
February 28, 2016 Where: At the Oscars in Hollywood. Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images
December 4, 2015 Where: At the March Of Dimes Celebration Of Babies Luncheon honoring Jessica Alba in Beverly Hills. Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty I... December 4, 2015 Where: At the March Of Dimes Celebration Of Babies Luncheon honoring Jessica Alba in Beverly Hills. Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for March Of Dimes
November 24, 201 Where: At Hulu holiday party in Beverly Hills. Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for hulu
October 17, 2015 Where: At 'The Mindy Project' during PaleyFest in New York City. Photo: Grant Lamos IV/Getty Images
September 12, 2015 Where: At 'The Mindy Project' Season Four premiere in West Hollywood. Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images for Hulu
September 12, 2015 Where: At the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images
August 9, 2015 Where: At the Hulu Summer TCA Presentation in Beverly Hills. Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images
June 8, 2015 Where: At the Los Angeles Premiere and Party for Disney•Pixar’s INSIDE OUT in Hollywood. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images f... June 8, 2015 Where: At the Los Angeles Premiere and Party for Disney•Pixar’s INSIDE OUT in Hollywood. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney
May 18, 2015 Where: At the Premiere of 'Inside Out' during the Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
February 22, 2015 Where: At the Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter in Beverly Hills. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
February 21, 2015 Where: At the Grey Goose hosted Michael Sugar, Doug Wald and Warren Zavala pre-Oscar party in West Hollywood. Photo: Jamie McC... February 21, 2015 Where: At the Grey Goose hosted Michael Sugar, Doug Wald and Warren Zavala pre-Oscar party in West Hollywood. Photo: Jamie McCarthy/2015 Getty Images
February 17, 2015 Where: At the Costume Designers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
February 7, 2015 Where: At 'The Mindy Project' press junket during aTVfest in Atlanta. Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SCAD
December 18, 2014 Where: At the PEOPLE Magazine Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images
November 10, 2014 Where: At the Glamour Women Of The Year Awards in New York City. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Glamour
September 7, 2014 Where: At the Opening Ceremony fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2015 in New York City. Photo: Noam Galai/... September 7, 2014 Where: At the Opening Ceremony fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2015 in New York City. Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images
August 25, 2014 Where: At Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images
July 20, 2014 Where: At the Fox Summer TCA All-Star party in West Hollywood. Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images
June 9, 2014 Where: At Fox's 'Girls Night Out.' Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images
June 5, 2014 Where: At the Awardsline/Deadline screening of 'The Mindy Project' in Los Angeles. Photo: Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Awardsline/De... June 5, 2014 Where: At the Awardsline/Deadline screening of 'The Mindy Project' in Los Angeles. Photo: Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Awardsline/Dead
May 12, 2014 Where: At the FOX 2014 Programming Presentation in New York City. Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images
May 2, 2014 Where: At the White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend Pre-Party in Washington, DC. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Th... May 2, 2014 Where: At the White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend Pre-Party in Washington, DC. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The New Yorker
April 18, 2014 Where: At the 'Alex of Venice' Premiere during the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images for the 20... April 18, 2014 Where: At the 'Alex of Venice' Premiere during the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images for the 2014 Tribec
March 25, 2014 Where: At The Paley Center for Media's PaleyFest 2014 Honoring 'The Mindy Project' in Hollywood. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty ... March 25, 2014 Where: At The Paley Center for Media's PaleyFest 2014 Honoring 'The Mindy Project' in Hollywood. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
March 2, 2014 Where: At the Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter in West Hollywood. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
February 22, 2014 Where: At the Costume Designers Guild Awards in Beverly Hills. Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for CDG
January 18, 2014 Where: At the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
January 13, 2014 Where: At the Fox All-Star Party. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
November 20, 2013 Where: At the Girls Inc. Los Angeles Celebration Luncheon in Beverly Hills. Photo: Mike Windle/Getty Images
September 22, 2013 Where: At the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images
June 3, 2013 Where: At the premiere of Columbia Pictures' 'This Is The End.' Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images
May 13, 2013 Where: At FOX 2103 Programming Presentation Post-Party in New York City. Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images
May 6, 2013 Where: At the Costume Institute Gala for the 'PUNK: Chaos to Couture' exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. ... May 6, 2013 Where: At the Costume Institute Gala for the 'PUNK: Chaos to Couture' exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
April 11, 2013 Where: At the Verte Grades of Green's Annual Fundraising Event. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
November 3, 2012 Where: At the Baby2Baby Gala. Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images
September 23, 2012 Where: At the Fox Broadcasting Company, Twentieth Century Fox Television And FX Celebrates Their Emmy Nominees in Los Angeles.... September 23, 2012 Where: At the Fox Broadcasting Company, Twentieth Century Fox Television And FX Celebrates Their Emmy Nominees in Los Angeles. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
September 10, 2011 Where: At the Pink Party in Hollywood. Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images
March 21, 2011 Where: At the premiere of IFC Midnight's 'Super' in Hollywood. Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images
August 24, 2010 Where: At the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Writers Peer Group Emmy Celebration. Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Image... August 24, 2010 Where: At the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Writers Peer Group Emmy Celebration. Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images
July 30, 2010 Where: At NBC Universal's TCA Summer Party in Beverly Hills. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
June 27, 2010 Where: At the premiere of 'Despicable Me' during the Los Angeles Film Festival. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
January 23, 2010 Where: At the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
January 17, 2010 Where: At NBC, Universal Pictures And Focus Features Golden Globes After Party in Beverly Hills. Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images
September 20, 2009 Where: At the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
January 30, 2011 Where: At the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
August 29, 2010 Where: At the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
February 7, 2009 Where: At the Writers Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
January 11, 2009 Where: At the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
September 20, 2008 Where: At the Entertainment Weekly's Pre-Emmy Celebration in Beverly Hills. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
January 25, 2009 Where: At the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images
January 27, 2008 Where: At the Screen Actors Guild awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
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