Style File № 44

How to dress like Emily Cooper from Emily in Paris

Clashing prints, a bucket hat, opera gloves in the daytime, a beret and more colour than any single outfit should contain.

BeretClashing PrintsBucket HatBright BlazerStatement Mini Bag

Present day, Paris 9 pieces 2 looks

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№ 44 Emily in Paris Deliberately, aggressively not monotonous. EmilyCooper Colour, as a policy. Present day, Paris 9 pieces Beret · Clashing Prints · Bucket Hat

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The Wardrobe, Decoded

Deliberately, aggressively not monotonous.

Marylin Fitoussi designs the show with Patricia Field as consulting costume designer. Field on the brief: "As fashion these days has become rather monotonous and boring (jeans, sneakers, etc.), it was the perfect opportunity to develop Emily's style as more colorful and optimistic." On the character's arc, the aim was "to slowly develop her in a bit of a more sophisticated and professional way without destroying her signature style."

Why we can't let it go

Emily Cooper's wardrobe is the most argued-about on television, and the arguments are the point. It's designed to be too much. Field said so.

The method is Patricia Field's, thirty years on from Carrie Bradshaw: collision styling, prints against prints, a hat that has no business being there, gloves in the afternoon. It's not aiming for chic. It's aiming for cheerful.

And the reason it works commercially — even when it doesn't work critically — is that every outfit contains one thing you could actually buy and wear. A beret. A checked blazer. A bucket hat. It's a wardrobe designed to be broken up.

01

Work

An office in the 1st arrondissement

Two prints, one bright solid, and something at the head.

01 Bright Checked Blazer Saturated, boxy, worn over a clashing print. Budget Splurge
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02 Printed Blouse A second print, deliberately not coordinating with the first. Budget Splurge
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03 Beret The single most liftable piece in the wardrobe. Budget Splurge
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04 Statement Mini Bag Tiny, bright, hardware-heavy. Worn on a chain. Budget Splurge
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05 Knee-High Boot Coloured or patent, block heel. Budget Splurge
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02

Evening

A rooftop, a gallery, an argument in French

The volume goes up rather than down — this wardrobe has no quiet setting.

01 Sequin Mini Dress Bright, short, unapologetic. Budget Splurge
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02 Opera Gloves Coloured, above the elbow, worn casually. Nothing about this is evening-appropriate and that's correct. Budget Splurge
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03 Bucket Hat Printed or bright. The most divisive piece on the show. Budget Splurge
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04 Chunky Chain Necklace Gold, oversized, worn over the neckline. Budget Splurge
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How to actually wear the Emily look

Take one element, not the whole outfit. That's genuinely how this wardrobe is built — a beret, a printed blazer, a bright bag. Copying a full look is the failure mode. If you do want the full effect: two prints, one bright solid, and an accessory that doesn't belong. Field's rule is that nothing should agree. Colour is the actual signature. Fuchsia, chartreuse, cobalt, tangerine — saturated and combined without regard for whether they should be. And finish at the head. A beret, a bucket hat or a headband. Every Emily outfit closes at the top, which is what stops it looking merely busy.

Written and edited by · Updated 16 August 2026

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