Trend-conscious, optimistic, colourful: “Emily in Paris” inspires fashion fans. What is Emily Cooper’s styling secret?
The Netflix series “Emily in Paris” has been making fashion hearts beat faster for three seasons. As Emily Cooper, Lily Collins (33) combines the flair of the French capital with the American spirit of discovery in her extravagant outfits. A mixture that creates a very unique look consisting of a colorful mix of patterns, fine fabrics, glamorous hairstyles and unusual shoes. It’s no wonder that comparisons are often drawn between the style from “Emily in Paris” and that of the 90s cult series “Sex and the City”…
“Sex and the City” vibes in Paris
Among other things, costume designer Patricia Field (81) is responsible as a consultant for the styling of the characters from “Emily in Paris”. She brings her years of experience as a stylist on the set of “Sex and the City” to the style of the series. Her work has won awards: she received an Emmy in 2002 for the costumes from “Sex and the City”, and her costume design for the film “The Devil Wears Prada” earned her an Oscar nomination in 2006.
Together with costume designer Marylin Fitoussi, Patricia Field has developed a colorful, optimistic, trend-conscious look. From season to season, Emily’s fashion development increases towards a confident, grown-up look. “We try to mix high quality brands with affordable brands, vintage pieces and pieces by young French designers”, .
In the current season three, the main goal was to tone down Emily’s style from previous seasons. At this point, the opinion of leading actress Lily Collins was also extremely important to them. “For me, it’s all about making her feel comfortable in her clothes. Helping her build the character of her character,” says the stylist.
American dream meets French chic
According to Field, an important contrast that makes Emily’s outfits look better are the protagonist’s colleagues in the marketing agency: “They are French, mostly older than Emily. That gave me the opportunity to contrast the American style with the French chic “, . Emily’s boss Sylvie, for example, embodies classic French chic in the series. To emphasize her self-confident, authoritarian nature, Sylvie often wears classic, luxurious accessories such as leather gloves, sunglasses and large, eye-catching statement jewelry as a trademark.
Will Emily become Sylvie in season four?
Observing fashion fans could observe in the third season that Emily’s time in Paris had an impact on her style. This is also confirmed by Marylin Fitoussi: “Emily spent two seasons observing Sylvie’s style.” She is increasingly integrating elements of classic French chic into her own appearance.
Incidentally, “Emily in Paris” fans can look forward to further supplies. Netflix has already confirmed a fourth season.
Source: Stern
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