Emily In Paris Star Reveals Character's Shoes Impacted Her Health
Emily in Paris star, Lily Collins, says wearing several pairs of heels while filming the series impacted her health. The Netflix series follows the eponymous Emily who moves from the United States to France in order to further her career in the marketing industry. Emily joins the French marketing firm, Savoir, and must juggle her career aspirations with her love life and effort to settle into her newfound home city of Paris.
Collins' character is often shown in striking and unique outfits from head to toe throughout the series. Her wardrobe in season 2 is assembled by costume designer Patricia Field. Emily shows off these outfits around Paris both during her work day and in her free time. Since she is a marketing executive, her style is part of how she puts her best foot forward not only for herself, but for Savoir as well, a long-running theme for series creator Darren Star. Star also created Sex and the City with main character Carrie Bradshaw dressing in several iconic outfits throughout the series. Similar to SATC being filmed in the title city, Emily in Paris is largely filmed in Île-de-France, which is the largest region in France with Paris at its center.
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Collins recently spoke with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon about how the choices of shoes on set for Emily impacted her podiatric health. Collins notes that the large amount of cobblestone streets, which add to Paris' charm and history, also made it extremely difficult to film while wearing the heels. She relays that the pain of walking in heels every day led her to a weekly visit with a podiatrist in order to "fix her feet." Collins also
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