Lily Collins braved the cold in New York on Wednesday, combining a vintage Roberto Cavalli coat with a woven stiletto sandal for a pattern-and-texture mix as she continues her Season Five “Emily in Paris” press run.
Her sandal came together through three straps: a woven band at the toe, another woven strap crossing the mid-foot and a smooth ankle strap that buckled at the side. The lower two carried a tight, braid-like texture, while the ankle strap stayed plain. With an open back and a slim stiletto heel, the shape kept a light profile. The shape tracks with classic evening sandals from labels like Manolo Blahnik and Roberto Cavalli, both known for working woven or braided straps into past collections.
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Collins’ coat — a vintage Roberto Cavalli piece in a saturated giraffe print — added most of the visual weight. It included a pointed collar and a tie belt, details that pushed the pattern forward. She finished the look with a purple sequin Fendi Baguette and dark rectangular sunglasses. The coat’s bold print created the dominant visual, while the sandals’ woven straps introduced a quieter — but still tactile — detail at the base of the look.
A closer look at Lily Collins’ stiletto sandals with woven strap details.
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Texture has been a steady theme in Collins’ recent footwear, and this stiletto falls right into that run. The night before, she arrived at “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in a fall 1997 Fendi dress paired with smooth, over-the-knee Fendi boots. Over the summer, she was spotted filming the Netflix series in Venice, wearing Max Mara’s floral-print knee-high boots and Birkenstock’s Madrid Vegan sandals — a rotation that shifts between high-fashion pairs and practical production footwear.
Season Five of Emily in Paris arrives Dec. 18 and follows Emily’s relocation to Rome as she works to establish a new agency. Filming took place across Rome, Venice and Paris, and Collins described the season’s wardrobe as one of the most extensive yet, noting, “Every season starts with two days of eight-hour fittings…a record-breaking 81 looks in those two days this year.”
