If you caught Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs on the Critics Choice Awards red carpet and thought you’d wandered into a Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner flashback, congratulations, you were paying attention. Because baby, those outfits weren’t just inspired … they were duplicate‑level obvious. Like “did someone forget to change costumes?” obvious.
Let’s set the scene: Weeks earlier, Chalamet and Jenner lit up the “Marty Supreme” premiere in LA in custom orange Chrome Hearts looks so bright they practically came with sunscreen recommendations.
Chalamet was slick in a candy‑apple orange leather suit, silk shirt and matching boots and yes, that black leather paddle‑looking bag he carried? Exactly that: chef’s kiss absurd and brilliant.
Jenner, of course, slayed in a floor‑length orange gown with chic cutouts and cross embellishments, accessorised to the heavens. Nothing new on her end. Sis looks the same to me on every red carpet.
Fashion déjà vu! ✨ Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs pay homage to Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at the 31st #CriticsChoiceAwards. See more looks: https://t.co/L9ndxuqOXF (📸: Monica Schipper/Frazer Harrison/Getty(2) pic.twitter.com/UkPINEXG1i
— Us Weekly (@usweekly) January 4, 2026
And recently at the Critics Choice Awards, where Stalter and Downs arrived not just channeling the vibe, they booked the same villa.
Downs, in his very own bright orange leather suit with silk shirt and orange boots? Hello, déjà vu. And that black paddle bag? He wore it like it was luggage for a weekend getaway called “Please Notice Me.”
Then there’s Stalter, who turned up in a fire engine‑orange gown with those iconic triangular cutouts and cross detail, and yes, orange pumps that screamed consistency with intention (or the outfit budget). It was like Jenner’s look underwent a highly charming, slightly more comedic transformation which, strangely, worked.
The “Hacks” stars joked that they’ve just been so busy, they had to be creative when it came to their outfits.
“We’ve been shooting season five of ‘Hacks’ and haven’t had a lot of time to shop or pull, so we just borrowed from friends,” Downs told “The Hollywood Reporter”.
“My really close friend – I’m not going to name any names – but she let me borrow this dress. Fits like a glove,” Stalter said, joking that Jenner gave her the look herself.
Downs said, “It did fit really well. That was the nice thing, when you have friends who are the same size, it makes life easier.”
It’s pure “Hacks” energy. Their “Hacks” characters thrive on timing, irony, and exaggerated situations – which makes their choice to replicate Chalamet and Jenner’s outfits so on-brand.
By showing up in these nearly identical outfits, they extended their Hacks personas onto the red carpet, turning a fashion moment into a live-action gag.
The humour here isn’t just that they showed up in near‑identical flames of citrus couture, it’s that they did it with confidence, like “Yes, we see you, Timothée and Kylie. And we raise you sass plus one.”
Paul W. Downs and Meg Stalter cosplay as Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner #CriticsChoiceAwards
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