The comedian and actress takes L'OFFICIEL behind the scenes at Celine's Spring/Summer 2027 show, where she reflects on style, comedy, and the role she's manifesting next.

Taylor Ortega arrived in Paris in the middle of the city's record-breaking heatwave for Celine's Spring/Summer 2027 show. Fresh off her role in Netflix's Big Mistakes alongside Dan Levy, Jack Innanen, and an ensemble cast, the comedian brought L'OFFICIEL along as she got ready for the show, reflecting on her relationship with fashion, the style risks that have shaped her, and the genre she hopes to tackle next.
Ortega may spend her days making audiences laugh, but fashion has always had a starring role in her life—even if it hasn't always gone according to plan. "I am a pretty theatrical person so fashion and style, for better and many, many times for worse, have always been on my radar."&nbsp;Growing up in suburban New Jersey, she wasn't afraid to experiment with her wardrobe—a rite of passage for just about every teenager. Those early-style swings made sitting front row in head-to-toe Celine feel all the more surreal. "So finding myself dressed in head-to-toe Celine, sitting at the show and seeing it all walk right past me was well worth the wait."
Of course, we couldn't talk about Big Mistakes without asking whether Morgan—the reckless schoolteacher whose life spirals into New Jersey's criminal underworld—would make the trip to Fashion Week. "Morgan would never turn down Fashion Week. I doubt she’d turn down a lie-flat business seat even if it wasn’t taking her to a Celine show. I respect her for that."
While audiences know Ortega for comedy, she's eager to explore what's next. Horror sits at the top of her wishlist—more specifically, she'd love to play "an amazing sort of glam evil entity." Even as she looks toward new genres, she's grateful for the foundation comedy has given her. "What’s nice about coming from a comedy background, though, is that you learn to make your own work and you get to draw from a crazy well of talent with your fellow comedians." Keep scrolling for our full conversation with Ortega.&nbsp;

L'OFFICIEL: Who are some of your biggest style inspirations, whether they're designers, celebrities, or people in your own life?
TAYLOR ORTEGA: Rosalia, Rama Duwaji, old Italian women when they wear a lot of jewelry, a woman I saw on the street in Paris who had her skirt rolled up into the straps of her thong instead of hemming it.&nbsp;
L'O: If you could sit next to anyone at a fashion show, dead or alive, who would you choose and why?
TO: I really loved sitting next to Dan for my first show. He has a real knowledge and love for style and wants to share it. Also, it’s amazing to be able to turn to one person in a room of new connections and check in for a second. It’s also an experience I know would be so fun to share with my stylist, Kat Typaldos — another fashion genius who’s so expressive when a look or a piece grabs her.

L'O: Talk us through your look today. How did you decide what to wear? Was there a specific inspiration or mood behind it?TO: When we talk about this look it’s important to mention that it’s currently, like, 100 degrees in Paris. So while I’m usually drawn to black,&nbsp; this long, billowing white jacket borderline screamed my name when I got to the fitting. It feels very cool and clean to be in a light monochromatic look for the show that I might be too scared to venture in my slightly messier day to day life. Kat always envisions what hair and makeup should accompany a look almost instinctively. Often it’s just us spitting adjectives at each other (pale, shimmery, spooky, edgy, nasty, natural) and then sharing it with hair and makeup. In this case, Maria Pelo and Florrie White executed the look so perfectly I wore it around town all day and pretended that’s just how I always look.L'O: Which look from the show was your favorite? What is it about Celine that resonates with your personal style?&nbsp;TO: I’d struggle to choose a favorite look from this show. It was one banger after another. As someone whose style vices are the final touches - shoes, bags, accessories - there was so much to appreciate here. Do I need a soft blue cummerbund? A headband with beaded fringe? A bag the size of my torso? Yes. Need and want.

L'O: Your series,&nbsp;Big Mistakes, with Dan Levy is fantastic. Comedy seems to come so naturally to you—are there any other genres you're excited to explore next? Do you have a dream project?
TO: I’d explore any genre. I love horror. I love slow, intentional character driven films. I’ve also watched Laurie Metcalf masterfully perform two back-to-back Broadway shows this past year (Little Bear Ridge Road and Death of a Salesman) and it’s been next-level inspiring, to say the least. Also, I don’t know if anyone is still into making dark fantasy from the 80s like Labyrinth or Legend, but I do think I would be an amazing sort of glam evil entity. What’s nice about coming from a comedy background, though, is that you learn to make your own work and you get to draw from a crazy well of talent with your fellow comedians.
L'O: You play Morgan, who's navigating a pretty major life reset in&nbsp;Big Mistakes. Do you think Morgan would ever find herself at Fashion Week, or would that be completely outside her comfort zone?
TO: Morgan would never turn down Fashion Week. I doubt she’d turn down a lie-flat business seat even if it wasn’t taking her to a Celine show. I respect her for that.&nbsp;
L'O: Was fashion always on your radar, or has being part of the entertainment industry and attending events like this made you appreciate it in a new way?
TO: I am a pretty theatrical person so fashion and style, for better and many, many times for worse, have always been on my radar. I used to sit on my parents desktop computer growing up and click through all the looks from various runway shows, saving the ones I may want to wear to prom one day (ok delusional). In high school I would look at street style pictures of girls in Berlin or wherever and show up to class in, uh, adventurous combinations that my friends roasted me for because we were in suburban New Jersey and it was peak Ugg era (although I gotta say, I just got my first pair of Uggs and those things go crazy). So finding myself dressed in head-to-toe Celine, sitting at the show and seeing it all walk right past me was well worth the wait

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