Emily Cooper Goes to Greece- Here is a Round-trip to Lily Collins’ Style Evolution in ‘Emily in Paris’

Emily in Paris launched its series in 2020, starring Lily Collins, Lucas Bravo, Ashley Park, Camille Razat, Kate Walsh, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Bruno Gouery, and Samuel Arnold. The film centers around an American marketing executive, Emily Cooper, played by Lily Collins from Chicago, moving to Paris for a dream job in bringing an American perspective to a French luxury marketing firm. Cooper faces challenges while balancing cultural differences, workplace drama, friendships, and romantic relationships.

Known to be filmed in Paris, the series took a shift in location at the end of season 4 to Italy, which continues to be the primary location in season 5. From Paris, Rome, Solitano to Venice, the series hinted at a new adventure for Emily Cooper in Greece to reunite with her ex-boyfriend, Gabriel for season 6.

Audiences were drawn to the fashion with statement pieces worn by the characters, in particular Lily Collins ’ character, Emily Cooper, styled by Patricia Field and Marylin Fitoussi. The wardrobe from the series acts as a way for storytelling, which is evident through the change in geographical locations, which fully transforms Cooper’s wardrobe.

Throughout the seasons, Cooper’s wardrobe has evolved and has not only has become a cultural influence for fans, but the changes reflect her character’s growth, confidence, and identity. Here is a breakdown of how her style has evolved throughout the seasons.

Season 1

In season 1, Emily’s outfits consisted of jackets, berets and bucket hats, to prints, and statement purses. From making a big leap in her life, she leaves her home and life behind in Chicago, and moves to Paris, where she struggles to try to fit in. Feeling like an outsider, her consistent piece, a hat, represents her need to conceal herself to not stand out from the crowd, but to adapt to French culture through style. Though she lacks confidence, concealing her outfits with jackets, still unsure of who is as a person. Though the outfits show a shift of her trying to express French style, while still holding onto her roots to Chicago.

Season 2

In season 2, Emily’s outfits play with patterns and colors through fitted and bold looks. From bright colors from red, white, green, and bright pink, Emily uses color to convey her personality and bold sense of style by having fun. Here, viewers start to see Cooper finding her style and feeling confident. Unlike looks from season 1, her wardrobe seems to be more intentional and starts to embrace her life in Paris and comes to terms with the fact that her life is not the same as it was in Chicago. Viewers start to see Cooper coming into her own and develop a distinct sense of style that feels both expressive and controlled.

Season 3

In season 3, Emily truly immerses herself in Paris, expressing herself through texture, prints, and colors. From a bold oversized coat with feathers to a poolside and wedding guest ensemble, Cooper expresses herself, bringing out her own personal style without compromising her sense of self while living in Paris. She starts to dress in pieces that bring out her confidence and dresses for herself.

Season 4

In season 4, we see Emily feel comfortable in her style, and viewers can see a clear change in her looks as she moves from Paris to Italy. In Paris, she layers, moves towards contrasting prints, and statement pieces. Though her looks show her expressing her personal style with her pink and green outfit, later in the season she seems to be adapting to Parisian style with cleaner lines and a minimalistic silhouette. She combines Parisian simplicity with a look that gives her confidence. Though when she makes her trip to Italy, her outfit gives a feeling of romanticism with a softer, fitted silhouette. She moves away from the use of loud colors to a quieter silhouette that still makes a statement, but feels timeless at the same time.

Season 5

In season 5, Emily plays with patterns from strips, florals, and polka dots. As Cooper makes another leap and moves to Italy, her style changes from maximalist looks to a sophisticated aesthetic that is refined and elegant. It shows how she is fully immersing herself in Italian culture and seeing what this era in her journey has to offer by fully embracing it. She finds herself trying to live like an Italian by changing her style and the way she lives. Emily learns that making mistakes doesn’t always involve fixing them. Her style shows this new mindset by leaning towards looks that favor ease, confidence, and embody a sense of self.