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