Emily in Paris followers ’embarrassed’ after making an attempt to recreate outfits

Emily in Paris fans have been left ’embarrassed’ after flitting around the French capital in colourful ensembles and berets inspired by Lily Collins‘ wardrobe in the hit show. 

Season four of the popular Netflix series lands tomorrow, following Chicago-born marketing guru, Emily Cooper, who’s juggling her demanding job with a  complicated romantic life in the ‘City of Love’.

Over the past three seasons, Emily’s outfits have well and truly taken centre stage, as she strolls around in preppy contrasting prints and neon colours with a baguette under her arm. 

But her most offensive accessory is a beret.

Hoards of tourists arrive in Paris thinking they’re dressed to impress like Emily, but end up regretting their decision to don the hat when they realise that no actual Parisians wear them.

Fashion enthusiast Verenita, from Indonesia, made a TikTok showing the cringe moment she arrived in the city and realised she was the only one dressed in this way. 

She wrote: ‘When I thought all Parisians dressed like Emily in Paris, so I wore this,’ followed by the clown emoji. 

It then showed her in an all-white ensemble, with a dress, jacket and bag topped with a cream beret. 

She then said: ‘Turns out only tourists and older men wear berets. Definitely embarrassed myself.’

The clip racked up more than one million views, with one commenter stating: ‘This is exactly what Emily In Paris is trying to show us. That her style is an American style and she gets bullied for it.’

Another wrote: ‘I wore exactly the same outfit in Paris and I know the feeling,’ while a third said: ‘We are all guilty of this.’

Another clip shows Lechi, from Vietnam, modelling her take on Emily’s ensembles, which features a hot pink bodysuit and a monochrome houndstooth oversized blazer and shorts, followed by a rose fur coat and a black beret. 

She then posed on a street in Paris during sunset hour, strutting around in her kitten heels to make content for her social media accounts.

TikTok account iluvurfit, which has more than 70,000 followers, had an American interview locals about common Parisian fashion misconceptions. 

One said: ‘The berets, the hats, with the baguette,’ to which her friend said: ‘Nobody wears that. Tourists wear that and maybe Marinière (usually a navy and white striped shirt). 

They then said that Emily in Paris was ‘not realistic’ and other said that her ‘clean’ and ‘aesthetic’ style did not represent true French fashion. 

Fashion vlogger Wendy Drago, from London, shared the real-life Emily in Paris locations, along with her outfits inspired by the series.

Wendy was seen outside Gabriel’s restaurant in black=heeled loafers, a neon green coat, a matching handbag, a monochrome bucket hat and black tights.

She then mimicked leaving Emily’s apartment dressed in a bright pink beret, green and white houndstooth jacket, black denim skirt and a rose-coloured turtleneck jumper. 

Wendy was then filmed by the fountain, where she made a statement in a pair of canary block heels, black tights and bright yellow socks on top, complete with a lemon-coloured jacket and a paisley scarf wrapped around her head.

She also visited the bakery in a pink beret, matching pussycat bow blouse and a long fuchsia coat and pretended to take a photo with her croissant, reminiscent of Emily in the show.

For her last clip, Wendy pretended to leave the Savoir, the marketing firm that Emily works at, dressed in a vibrant colour-block jumper, tights, and a neon green skirt.  

This video warranted comments from angry Parisians who asked Wendy to stop thinking that the show was relatable to how the city is in real life.

They penned: ‘PARIS IS NOT LIKE THIS! Stop thinking that Paris is just as in Emily in Paris. I live the real Parisian life and there’s nothing to do with the series.’

Another wrote: ‘I can imagine people laughing in the bakery and restaurant like “oh my god another Emily”.’

A third said: ‘These outfits are cute but so not Parisian.’

However, it seems tourists are cottoning onto the frustration and are seemingly unbothered about whether it is realistic or not. 

Brooke Barry, from Nashville, Tennessee, visited Paris last year wearing a cherry-red beret along with a tweed dress. 

She was filmed enjoying a frothy coffee at a Parisian cafe, along with a baguette on the table. 

In the clip, she wrote: ‘Everyone: “Emily in Paris is so unrealistic” Meanwhile… me in Paris.’

This clip, which racked up more than 20,000 likes, also received backlash, as one viewer wrote: ‘Only realistic for people from the US.’

Another said: ‘Not the beret,’ while a third penned: ‘Yeah and we can all tell you’re an American tourist.’  

Parisians themselves have even taken to TikTok to share their annoyance with Emily in Paris for releasing new seasons.

One clip by content creator Laurène said: ‘Tell me there is a new season of Emily in Paris without telling me,’ before showing tourists in different coloured berets on public transport.

She then said: ‘WE DO NOT WEAR BERETS!’

An American tourist named Jackie then decided to make a joke out of the beret frustrations.

She made a video and said: ‘Do you know how to stick out like a sore thumb in Paris? Wear a freaking beret. Do you know who wears berets? Tourists.

‘Because locals just wear their cigarettes not berets. I can promise you that. These beret wearers took a selfie with a crepe this morning and all the ladies with the berets, they watched Emily in Paris.

‘So many red berets, this is not a Prince music video.’

Jackie then showed herself wearing a red beret while eating an orange macaroon in her lighthearted content.