Lily Collins has lots of reasons to celebrate right now. Not only has the English-American actor become engaged to boyfriend Charlie McDowell (the writer-director proposed while the pair were holidaying in New Mexico), but her hotly-anticipated new TV series has launched on Netflix.
The 31-year-old plays the titular role in Emily in Paris, a comedy-drama that follows the story of a young American woman who relocates to the French capital for a job opportunity at a marketing firm.
Created by Darren Star, the man behind Sex And The City, and filmed before the pandemic, it looks like perfect autumn viewing, bringing us glorious Parisian cityscapes, fish-out-of-water laughs, and some truly fabulous outfits.
Given Collins always impresses with her fashion choices – especially when it comes to high profile events – we can’t wait to see how Emily’s on-screen wardrobe compares.
Ahead of the series launch, we look back at some of Collins’ most stylish red carpet appearances…
British Fashion Awards, 2012
With her porcelain skin and dark hair, Collins always looks amazing in a sleek black gown, but knows how to make a plain dress edgy with the right make-up and accessories. At the British Fashion Awards in 2012, she teamed a black Mulberry column dress with a cool dangly ear cuff and berry-toned lip for a goth-glam look.
Love, Rosie premiere, 2014
On the other hand, Collins can totally pull off a pillar box red frock, as she did with this Solace London gown with a cut-out back at the premiere of Love, Rosie in 2014.
Vanity Fair Oscar Party, 2017
Bringing old Hollywood glamour to the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted with retro curls, a vampy red lip, and a daring gown from Elie Saab Couture.
Golden Globes, 2017
In 2017, while attending the 18th Annual Post-Golden Globes Party, Collins wore a dress worthy of a fairytale princess from Zuhair Murad's Fall 2016 couture line.
Met Gala 2017
While some starlets play it safe at the Met Gala, Collins never fails to go all-out at the biggest night in the fashion calendar. In 2017, when many celebs struggled with the Comme des Garcons/Rei Kawakubo theme, the actor nailed it with a voluminous pink goth-princess gown by Giambattista Valli, which she topped with a blunt black bob wig and black cherry lips.
Met Gala, 2018
The following year, Collins walked the Met Gala red carpet carrying rosary beads so as to be on-trend with the year's theme: Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. The actor's monochrome dress came from Givenchy.
Baftas 2019
In the last couple of years, Collins has really found her feet in terms of red carpet dressing, and isn’t afraid to take risks with what she wears. At the 2019 Baftas the actor donned a royal blue lace-skirted Givenchy gown which came with a cool cropped jacket – a fashion-forward look that totally paid off.
Met Gala 2019
Donning Giambattista Valli for the Met Gala 2019, Collins brought bridal chic to the pink carpet for the Camp: Notes on Fashion exhibition opening. She teamed the puff-sleeved mini dress and ruffle-edged train with a big bouffant hair ‘do and Sixties-style make-up, in homage to Priscilla Presley on her wedding day.
