C'est vrais, Emily in Paris is back! And Emily herself, Lily Collins, is our December cover star. For our next installment of Would You Wear It Now, we asked the actress to take a trip down fashion memory lane and revisit some of her most memorable looks, from her first red carpet moment to the Met Gala ensemble she'd definitely wear again.
Director: Stephanie Romero
Cinematography: Amusement Productions
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Associate Video Producer: Kellie Scott
Executive Director, Creative: Alexa Wiley
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Director: Stephanie Romero
Cinematography: Amusement Productions
Video Editor: Collin Hughart
Sound Mixer: Jason Flaster
Associate Video Producer: Kellie Scott
Executive Director, Creative: Alexa Wiley
Executive Director, Entertainment: Jessica Baker
VP, Social: MacKenzie Green
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00:00Hi, I'm Lily Collins and this is Would You Wear It Now?
00:14Oh boy.
00:17Little Lil.
00:19This picture is from the Oscars
00:25when my dad was nominated for You'll Be In My Heart for Tarzan.
00:29So I was, I think, about 10 years old.
00:31Wow.
00:32The crimped hair was something I was very, very into.
00:35And the frosted blue on my lips as well and my eye shadow.
00:41I can't help but laugh when I look at this photo.
00:43Honestly, I don't even think that these are designers
00:48that I would be able to name.
00:51What I do remember, though, is that shawl came from my mom's closet.
00:57I needed a little something extra to add to my silk outfit
01:00and I ended up finding that in there.
01:02So that was a nice little touch.
01:05Would I wear it today?
01:08No.
01:09I'd wear the clip, though.
01:11I'd wear the clip and I would definitely have my hair look like this,
01:13which is a little bit maybe similar-ish.
01:21This right here is Oscar de la Renta.
01:25And this was my first Met Ball.
01:28I think I was about 18 years old, sat at the Teen Vogue table.
01:32I went alone.
01:33I was not given the opportunity to have a plus one,
01:36so I walked into this massive room, not knowing a single person.
01:41I was terrified.
01:43And I ended up having the best night ever.
01:46I loved every second of it.
01:48I kind of feel like this is exactly how I looked every day at the age of 18
01:54with my hair behind my head, my hair was so long.
01:57But yeah, this was a terrifying and exhilarating evening that I will never forget.
02:02I know that the feathers ended up all over the Met, I will say that.
02:06I would totally wear this again.
02:12Oh, I remember this night so well.
02:16The premiere of Mirror, Mirror with Julia.
02:19This is a vintage Dolce & Gabbana dress.
02:22I remember the second that I saw it on the racks.
02:25There was no question that this was going to be the dress for the premiere.
02:27It felt special and it felt very appropriate for Snow White and me at the time.
02:35Any story, I now have real bangs, but this was a piece, so these were fakies.
02:42This was back when I was testing the waters.
02:44Didn't fully commit yet, but I'm glad that I have now.
02:48I would wear this again.
02:50I would wear probably different shoes and style it a bit more rock and roll,
02:53but I wouldn't say no.
02:56Okay, this next one is Paul Ka.
03:01And I remember also seeing this one on the rack and only from the front though and I hadn't
03:06experienced the magic of the back.
03:08And then they swung it around and I went, oh, well that's a no-brainer.
03:11I loved that this I wore right after, a little after Mirror, Mirror and it felt like a nod to
03:19the Snow White of it all.
03:20But at the same time, I graduated past that a few years ago.
03:24I had just cut my hair kind of to the length I am now and I just thought that the elegance of
03:31the black and white was very chic, but then the back had a little bit of pizzazz and sass to it,
03:38which I loved.
03:39It's obviously at the 15th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards and I was presenting an award.
03:45And yeah, I would definitely wear this today.
03:48Again, I would maybe funk it up a little bit, but I loved it.
03:55This next one is Zuhair Murad and it's probably one of my all-time favorites,
03:59not only because of the dress, but the night.
04:02It was at the Golden Globe Awards.
04:04It was nominated for my role in Rules Don't Apply and it was a dream to be included,
04:11a dream to be there, an amazing dress that I never thought that I'd be able to wear to
04:17something like this.
04:18It was magical and the way that the mesh on the material fit my skin tone so perfectly that
04:25it just looked like it was laid on me was magic.
04:29I tried it on and again, it was like a no-brainer.
04:32I don't know if I'd wear it again because of the memories attached to it the first time.
04:37I wouldn't want to repeat something that already was so magical, but I definitely don't regret it.
04:42I love it.
04:44Sassy.
04:46This one's Elisab.
04:48I'm just going to start off by saying I would 10,000 times wear this again.
04:52I don't care if I've worn it once, I'd wear this thing like a hundred times.
04:55I love it so much.
04:56I loved belting it.
04:57I thought that was a really cool touch.
04:59It added like a hardness to the soft feathers and the sheerness of the dress.
05:04Strategically placed beads, I might add.
05:08I loved the hair and makeup.
05:09It was at the Vanity Fair Oscar party so it felt like an ode to old Hollywood glamour was appropriate.
05:16And I, yeah, I just loved every part of this dress.
05:21Again, I have a running theme of leaving feathers all over the place.
05:24I'm pretty sure people stepped on me all night and there were little bits of me floating around the party.
05:29I mean, Jean-Baptiste de Vallée.
05:31This goes down in the books as one of my favorite outfits of all time for me, for memories, for aesthetic.
05:40I got to wear the most incredible Cartier jewelry with this as well.
05:44It was the most magical costume fashion moment.
05:50It was for the Met Ball, the Met Gala, and it was the camp theme.
05:55And we paid tribute to Priscilla Presley's wedding dress.
05:59And my incredible glam team extraordinaire, Gregory and Fiona, helped create this amazing aesthetic.
06:08I loved every second of it.
06:11Yeah, I mean, let's talk about being stepped on though.
06:14I definitely was stepped on many a times wearing this train, but it was, it was worth it and beyond.
06:21It helped me channel my character for the evening and I loved it so much.
06:26So I would, I would wear this again, but you know, I'd switch it up and wear a different shoe
06:31and we could come up with a whole different glam look.
06:33I've been to a fair few Met Balls throughout the years.
06:40I want to say upwards of six.
06:43I've actually, I mean, I say that, but I've like, I, to me, every single time I get invited,
06:48I pinch myself.
06:50It's a huge honor to get to go and to be able to wear different designers.
06:54And I've been able to attend with Cartier now for a long time.
06:57And I'm so grateful because I love being surrounded by the photographers, the models,
07:04the designers, I geek out getting to be in the same room as those artists.
07:08And there are people that I don't get to ask questions of very much.
07:12So to be able to see the exhibits and to soak in all that creativity and wear something magical
07:17is such a dream.
07:19And each time you get to play a different character.
07:21And like I said, my amazing team collaborates each time on creating a new look and a new character.
07:28We do rehearsal runs.
07:30We have fun with it.
07:31And it's one of my favorite nights.
07:33Okay, another Jean-Baptiste Vallée.
07:37This was from the Tolkien premiere in London.
07:39Fun fact, our flight was delayed.
07:42We got in very rushed to the hotel and had about an hour to get ready for this.
07:48So we really, I think, pulled it together quite quickly.
07:52I remember this belt being kind of the little cherry on top because I didn't realize it had
07:57a belt at first.
07:58So when I tried on the dress, I thought it was utterly magical.
08:01It felt like a painting.
08:02It felt very appropriate for the premiere.
08:04And then bam, we put on this belt and it was like an ode to the elven queen,
08:09which is what my character kind of represented to Tolkien.
08:13So it was a nice little nod there.
08:15Also, sneak peek of some crimping in the back, which little Lily also loved.
08:22So this dress I loved.
08:23I remember having to have some help splaying out the bottom of it to look kind of perfect.
08:30But yeah, I love this dress so much.
08:32So I would definitely rock this again.
08:36Okay, Elie Saab from the Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile London premiere,
08:43which was the same week as the Jean-Baptiste Vallée from the Tolkien premiere in London.
08:49So wow, that was that was quite a week, quite a fashion week.
08:53It was also very cold this night.
08:55This is very sheer.
08:56So fun fact, I was freezing.
08:59I love this as well.
09:01This the the beads yet again are strategically placed beautifully put on the body.
09:06I loved the top the pop of blue in the earrings and the eye shadow.
09:11I always like to try and play a little bit with color and have it pop somewhere else on the outfit.
09:17I did not know that evening that the carpet would also be blue.
09:21That was just a real fun turn of events when I showed up.
09:26But yeah, I love this one.
09:28Again, though, I feel like this is one this is like a showstopper you wear once.
09:33And and you don't need to repeat it.
09:35I love it.
09:37But I feel like once you've done this, you've kind of got the memory.
09:46All right.
09:46This one's Valentino from the premiere of season two of Emily in Paris.
09:51I thought it was a top when I saw it on the hanger.
09:55Then I was told it was a dress.
09:57I didn't believe my stylists.
09:59And then I put it on and then I slowly realized that, yes, it's just a very short dress.
10:03But it has pockets.
10:05A dress with pockets is a girl's best friend.
10:07I love this look so much.
10:10We actually and I never know what each other is going to wear.
10:14And somehow we oddly always coordinate.
10:16I just think that's because we're connected.
10:19And I loved adding the tights.
10:22I feel like that was a little bit of like a French chic quality to the outfit.
10:26I loved the hair and makeup.
10:28Gregory and Fiona killed it with that.
10:30Fun fact with Gregory and Fiona, my amazing hair and makeup team,
10:34I never look in the mirror.
10:36I let them do their magic.
10:38And then I look in the mirror at the end and I just trust them implicitly.
10:43So it's always fun to see what I end up looking like at the end of the day.
10:47And this was an amazing memory.
10:51We didn't get to really celebrate season one's launch because it was during COVID.
10:55So this was kind of the first premiere moment that we got for the show.
10:58And yeah, I would totally wear this again.
11:01I love it.
11:01This fun orange moment is Gabriella Hurst, who kills a suit.
11:07I love Gabriella Hurst's suits and her colors.
11:10This vibrant orange was such a fresh air pop of color for me mixed with the Cartier jewelry.
11:18For me, it felt very sophisticated and chic.
11:21And I was really going for a pantsuit kind of vibe for the press tour for Windfall.
11:25And again, this was kind of the first press tour, I think, in person that I'd done in a very long time.
11:31So to even put together looks to me walking around the city felt so odd.
11:36But it felt like me and who I wanted to be and who I am.
11:40And I just loved the boldness of color and yet the sophisticated chicness of the suit.
11:44And I would totally wear this again.
11:46All of her suits I live in and love so much.
11:50It was a very hard choice.
11:52But my favorite is the Ely Saab.
11:56I just feel like now that I have bangs, I need to try it again.
11:59You know, bangs change everything.
12:01And I feel like this dress needs to come out of the closet.
12:05Thanks so much for tuning in.
12:07Let me know your favorite look in the comments below.
12:12Great.
12:13That's a wrap on video.
12:15Whoop whoop.
12:16All right, now we're going to shoot this look.
12:18Yes.
12:19Sorry, don't do it again.