Before the new season Emily in Paris, Lily Collins opened up about how playing Emily Cooper on the hit Netflix series allowed her to be fashionably playful again after her turbulent relationship with her ex-boyfriend. In an interview with In style On Aug. 6, Collins, 35, recalled wearing muted colors and staying away from anything that would be considered big, bold or revealing. She called that time her “boring period”. She said that when she was with the ex-boyfriend — whom she has never publicly named — he would tell her that “you can’t wear that, you can’t do that, you can’t say that.” “I thought for a while that if you physically, with volume, make yourself look bigger, then you’re taking up too much space,” she explained.
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The Emily in Paris The actress previously opened up about her ex-boyfriend in her 2017 book Unfiltered: no shame, no regrets, just me, where she wrote how she tried to be “perfect for him” but “the more I kept my voice down with this guy, the more isolated I became.”
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“I became an island of one woman, but not the strong and independent kind,” she wrote at the time. “I was the definition of codependent. And the worst thing: I was so afraid that if I left him, I would have nothing. Be nothing.” Never miss a story — subscribe to PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up to date with the best PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. After ending that relationship, Collins said In style that work with costume designer Patricia Field — who previously worked on Sex and the city was also a consulting costume designer at Emily in Paris season one and two — was an empowering moment for her. Collins explained that she sent her feedback on several fashion options for the show and thought she was just providing guidance rather than “making specific requests” and was “thrilled” when she arrived in Paris a few months later to see her selections ready for her during the first installation. When Collins expressed her surprise, the customer replied, “But you said you liked them?” Collins later explained that one thing she loved about Emily was that she “occupies space in a beautiful way.” “Mixing patterns and textures of prints, styles in a way that was foreign to me,” she said. “I started to realize that I don’t have to be afraid of colors anymore.”
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Despite some criticism Emily in Paris received for costuming the first few seasons, Mirror Mirror the actress said she didn’t mind, especially since she “had enough distance” from her character and that “Emily was meant to look out of place, leaning completely into French-style clichés” and serve as a contrast to Emily’s boss, Sylvie — who chose ” more polished and sexier” atmosphere.
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“I knew that, a little bit, we were playing on everything,” she added. Collins stated that while her fashion sense may not always match Emily’s on the show, the costuming process for Emily in Paris he taught her how to “mix and match in a way that feels natural to her.” Season 4, part one Emily in Paris will be available on Netflix on August 15th. Seasons 1 through 3 are now available to stream.
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