Ava Phillippe and Dakota Brubaker are red carpet official.
The daughter of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe stepped out on the red carpet ahead of the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project 2025 Block Party June 28 alongside her boyfriend—who goes by the musician name Vindigo—for the first time as a couple.
For her part, the 25-year-old donned a layered cream-colored gown with intricate beaded detailing as well as a pair of chic sunglasses and silver hoop earrings. Meanwhile, Dakota sported a light beige linen suit and, of course, a pair of black sunnies to match.
The duo’s red carpet debut comes nearly seven months after the influencer seemed to hard-launch their romance in a holiday Instagram photo dump, in which Dakota was touching her chin and leaning in to kiss her on the cheek while she made a pouty face toward the camera.
That same day, the musician also shared the romantic pic of the pair, as well as other photos of the duo. In one photo, he and Ava posed in front of a Christmas tree as she draped her hand on his leg and lovingly gazed at him. In another, the two attended the Next Gen 2024 event hosted by The Hollywood Reporter last November.
Since then, the two have not been shy about sharing glimpses into their romance on social media. In fact, they recently announced that they are taking a big step in their relationship.
“POV you and ur gf finally move in together,” Dakota wrote over a June 7 TikTok video of himself lip-syncing to an Ethan Fields cover of Mike Posner’s “Cooler Than Me” before Ava runs up to hug him from behind.
And a few days later, another video garnered attention from fans who pointed out their relationship bears a shocking resemblance to Reese and Ryan’s.
“Close enough,” one fan commented under a June 9 TikTok video of the two. “Welcome back Reese & Ryan!”
In response, Ava expressed her objection to this comparison.
“You guys,” she captioned a June 11 TikTok of her and Dakota shaking their heads with disapproval, “whaaaaattt.”
After all, this isn’t the first time Ava has been accused of being the Legally Blonde star’s mini-me. For more photographic evidence that Reese and her daughter are actually twins, keep reading…
Summer Vibes
While enjoying a family summer vacation, Reese Witherspoon and Ava Phillippe posed for a selfie and proved just how beautiful their bond is.
Sleigh Bells Ring
The Big Little Lies star joked she “had to beg” Ava to rock matching Draper James holiday sweaters.
Bundled Up
Reese and her mini-me daughter served some fresh winter fashion in January of this year in puffer coats.
High Altitude
The two ski bunnies snapped this cute selfie together before hitting the slopes.
Back in Black
The two looked like mirror images of one another in black dresses and a red lip in a post on Reese’s Instagram in December of last year.
Lunch Date
“Lunch with my girl,” Reese captioned this cute candid of the two enjoying delicious-looking salads.
Big Little Cuties
Talk about seeing double! The duo hits the red carpet for season two of Reese’s show, Big Little Lies, in May 2019.
Birthday Wishes
The duo celebrates Reese’s 43rd birthday! Ava takes to Instagram to send a sweet message to her momma, saying, “You are such a generous, conscientious, and passionately kind person, and I am so blessed to bear witness to your light and love each and every day!”
Twinning
In October 2018, Reese and her daughter stepped out at a gala in sexy little black dresses and they were totally twinning.
Premiere Partners
Clearly, Phillippe inherited her mom’s killer, blonde locks and power stance.
Smiling Style
Witherspoon enlisted her daughter for Draper James’ spring collection in 2018 and if her goal was to make us do a double take it definitely worked.
Christmas Cuties
As the duo celebrated Christmas in 2017 they looked cheerful in red.
Blondes in Black
We know it’s hard, but if you look closely these two look related. Oh wait, that’s not right…they look like identical twins!
Little Black Heels
In October 2017, the pair posed for photos in similar, but different ensembles. Notice the wavy locks, peep-toed heels and signature natural makeup looks both ladies rocked.
Red Carpet Ready
If it weren’t for the Oscar winner’s red lipstick, it would be quite the challenge telling these two apart.
Smirking Sisters
It’s clear Phillippe inherited her mama’s signature grin.
Flower Power
Another day, another sweet mother-daughter snap of the actress and her lookalike daughter.
Doing a Double Take
Yup, some genetic wizardy was definitely involved here.
All in the Family
There’s no question these two are related, but Phillippe also looks a lot like her dad, Ryan Phillippe, here.
Posing on Point
This mother-daughter duo resemble each other down to their shoe choice.
Mirror Images
Even their side profiles match!
Bronzed Beauties
Makeup free and fabulous is something both of these ladies are on a regular basis.
Girls’ Night
In October 2015, Witherspoon and Phillippe had a fun girls’ night and proved once again that they are birds of a feather.
Pastel Pals
Everything about this Mother’s Day post makes us happy.
Ride or Die
If you’ve ever wanted to see Witherspoon with blue locks then look no further!
Mamma & Me
Is it just us, or are we looking at two baby Reeses here?
Mommy’s Girl
From their piercing blue eyes to their platinum blonde locks, it was clear from day one that Phillippe was her mom’s mini me.
