Aside from Zoey, her one-time (and maybe future?) paramour and fellow fashion student has quickly become one of TV's best dressed characters, rocking skirts, house-robes with ease and swagger to spare. The inspiration for Luca's eclectic style? The actor himself, as series creator Kenya Barris based the character on Sabbat.
"One of the things Kenya said was he loved his style," Cole said. "[Sabbat] does know the stores, he does know the people, so…he did bring some things into it. He's very good about giving his input, but I think at the end we started to get this rhythm with him and he's really easy. Honestly, he looks great in everything. I mean, the man wears a house-robe!
"He's pretty much playing himself. His wardrobe is pretty much his," Cole continues, noting he wears his own shoes and custom-made jewelry on the show. "It's him. It's who he really is. It doesn't fall far from what his own personal style is."