Malese Jow keeps it casual as she steps out at a Pre-Emmy Gifting Suite held at Gonpachi restaurant on Tuesday afternoon (September 13) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 20-year-old actress picked up some cute accessories at the event hosted by Joya, including a new pair of kicks!

Malese recently chatted with Ology.com about her return on the Vampire Diaries. She shared about Ripper Stefan in the upcoming season, “It’s crazy! But I think if anyone can pull it off, it’s Paul Wesley​. He’s an amazing actor… at first he started out loving and we thought he was the sweetest guy ever and now he’s totally diabolical and scary. So, we’ll see what happens!”

But if you asked her on which brother she would choose…”Oh my gosh! I love them both… but the first season I spent more time with Ian [Somerhalder] so by default, I kind of know him a little better. He’s my homeboy, I guess you could say! I learned a lot from him and he’s such a sweetheart.”

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