The longer Lily Collins plays Emily Cooper, the wider the gap between their style identities becomes.
Unlike the effervescent Emily in Paris protagonist, Collins tends to gravitate towards rock-inspired accents or classic staples in cozy textures. Her latest look—which she wore to travel between filming locations in Europe—includes both. While Emily would never pair a massive Balenciaga city bag with brown suede sneakers, Collins had no such qualms.
As noted by Vogue, Collins made her way to Venice in a utilitarian layered look, pairing black sweatpants with a structured beige button-up layered under a gray Uniqlo drawstring jacket, keeping both collars popped nonchalantly. She finished off the look with the tan Adidas Handball Spezials she’s favored well before the brown suede sneaker trend took off this summer.
Lily Collins on October 29, 2024.
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Lily Collins on November 21, 2024.
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However, Collins is right on time with the bag she carried in lieu of a traditional duffle, toughening up her otherwise preppy ensemble with a ludicrously capacious Balenciaga city bag. You can see the entire look for yourself here.
Balenciaga Medium Le City Handbag
Adidas Handball Spezial Sneakers
Introduced in 2001, the Balenciaga city bag made a massive comeback this summer, as seen on the arms of influential celebs like Bella Hadid, Kaia Gerber, and Tate McRae, as well as a host of street style stars. For her part, Collins lugged around the most capacious version of the Y2K it-bag, similar to the ones carried by Kate Moss, Cameron Diaz, Lindsay Lohan, and Nicole Richie in the early aughts.
Kate Moss in 2003.
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Lindsay Lohan in 2006.
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Of course, once she was back on set, any semblance of Lily Collins’ personal style were left behind. Unless you think she’d wear this all-red mesh ensemble from August 16.
Lily Collins is seen filming on the set of “Emily In Paris” on August 16, 2025 in Venice, Italy.
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Well, maybe those Birkenstock slides…though I have a feeling they won’t make it into the final shot.
