Emma Chamberlain Gets Ready for the Balenciaga Show | Last Looks | Vogue

As the Autumn leaves are Autumn leave-ing in Paris, Emma Chamberlain gets ready for designer Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Balenciaga debut during Paris fashion week. Alongside stylist Jared Ellner, Emma embraces the week as a chance to play dress-up. Sporting a low-waisted pant with a crop top, she steps out of her comfort zone in what may be a first, an Emma Chamberlain belly button reveal. She also shares how she’s recently discovered her personal style, and why black and white feels like the palette she’s most drawn to. After glam, a midriff-baring Emma struts to the elevator and hitches a ride to the the show to join the likes of Meghan Markle, Isabelle Huppert, and Anne Hathaway in the front row.

Director: Nikki Petersen
Director Of Photography: Nicolas Demousseau
Editor: Jordan Calig
Producers: Amaury Delcambre, Rashida Josiah
Creative Production Coordinator: Anisa Kennar
Associate Producer, On Set: Megan Sinanis
Assistant Camera / Gaffer: Adam Pellé
Audio: Hubert Rey-Grange
Production Assistant: Alban Giraudon
Stylist: Jared Ellner
Makeup Artist: Lilly Keys
Hairstylist: Sami Knight
Production Coordinator: Tanía Jones
Production Manager: Kristen Helmick
Line Producer: Natasha Soto-Albors
Post Production Coordinator: Holly Frew
Supervising Editor: Kameron Key
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Talent Manager: Phoebe Dishner
Executive Producer: Rahel Gebreyes
Senior Director, Digital Video: Romy van den Broeke
Senior Director, Programming: Linda Gittleson
VP, Video Programming: Thespena Guatieri
Filmed on Location: Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris

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– I’m having a little matcha
latte with almond milk. I feel like matcha is a bit
more of a calm caffeine, which is good for like
a high anxiety show. I don’t need espresso straight to the dome before a show that’s happening at 8:00 PM. You know what I mean? Like that’s a lot. [gentle upbeat music] We are going to the Balenciaga show. And this is not only my
first Balenciaga show, but this is also Pier Paolo’s
debut Balenciaga show. So it’s like new world of Balenciaga. I’ve never been to Balenciaga. It’s like, it’s very
exciting. It’s very exciting. We’re in Paris. It’s so
beautiful right now, too. It’s like starting to
become crisp outside, the autumn leaves, our autumn,
leaving the autumnness. It’s really beautiful. – I’ve never recalled any silent moment at any glam sessions.
– I was thinking that. I haven’t seen
– We talk from the moment- – a silent moment.
– we walk in the door.
– Sami, you’re lying. Why are you lying on the phone? – [laughing] We talk nonstop. – No, but I feel like sometimes
I’ll like be on my phone for one second, like sending an email, so awkward, so quiet,
everyone’s like, “What?” Actually I’m not sending
an email. Wait, I’m lying. – [Sami] She’s on reels. – No, maybe I’m responding to a text or I’m on Reels.
– Sure. – Or I’m on Reels. – Sure. – Anyway, this is Jared, my stylist. My wonderful, beautiful, amazing stylist. [Lilly chuckles] We have Lilly Keys doing my makeup. – Hi. – [Emma] And we have Sami
Knight doing my hair. – Hi, bonjour. – And this is the squad, like seriously. I feel like fashion week
for me is a fun opportunity to play dress up, experiment, wear things I wouldn’t normally wear. Tonight’s look, I don’t know, I feel like it reflects my
personal style the most, a pair of like black capris. Although the only thing
about them that’s not me is although the only thing
about them that’s not me is that they’re so low-waisted. I couldn’t be more against
a low-waisted pant, but I tried them on, and I was
like, “This is a cool look.” Like it’s actually a cool look. It’s just a very simple,
classic, timeless silhouette. But I think the cut, like
you know, being low-waisted and being really cropped
makes it sort of edgier,. For the glam, I think when
it came to the makeup, I was thinking “The pants are black, we gotta do a black liner.” And then hair, I love
making my hair spiky. For this particular look,
how would you describe it? It’s like an edgier take- – I’d say edgy-
– or like a classic. – It’s not even edgy. It’s like- – Well, it’s edgy –
– Do you mean the hair? – because you’re like naked, but-
– Well, I’m naked, yeah. – A spiky hair is not the norm. And that’s a little daring as well. Also, you just love spiky hair. – Well, it’s a daring, the
look is like a daring take, because you see a little bit of my shin. Ooh. And then you see
ultimately a lot of midriff. Midriff or mid drift? – [Lilly] Midriff. – It’s no T? – No.
– Mm-mm. – Great.
[Lilly laughing] – [Team Member] Now we know we. You learn something every day.
– Perfect. – [Team Member] I honestly didn’t know. – So much mid drift with T. Midriff. Midriff.
– Me drift away. – Me, and literally, it
feels kind of daring, so then I wanna do
something daring with hair. So we’re really spiking
it up more than usual. When Pier Paolo was at
Valentino, it was spectacular. Very ethereal, very feminine and soft. – Pier Paolo is incredible at drama and creating a spectacle. So I feel like we’re
honestly not quite sure what it will be, but that
is the exciting part. For this fitting, we went in blind, there were no images beforehand, which is- – Full blind date vibes. – Mm-hmm. It doesn’t always work
out when you go in blind, but I feel like the pieces
that they picked really spoke to who Emma is, which is lovely. It was anxiety-inducing. – For sure. I mean, I think Jared and
I are both control freaks. – Yeah.
– High five. [hand smacks] And so, you know, we
like to see beforehand and start thinking, and like, it’s not easy to find an
outfit that feels right. It’s almost like it’s very
much say yes to the dress. It’s like you put it
on and it feels right. That’s the experience. We
tried a handful of looks. Ultimately, this felt the most kindred. – It definitely feels like
an extension of yourself, less of a character. I feel like that’s a
lovely way to start off, especially for your first Balenciaga show. It really is kind of
neutral in that sense, but this is an exciting neutral. – And I will not be covered up tonight. Like belly button is out. – Yeah.
– Belly button reveal, if you will.
– Belly button doesn’t come out often. – Belly button? Wait, I was about to say, this might be belly button reveal. When has anyone seen my belly
button? Can we highlight it? We should contour my belly button. – Contour the belly button. [Kelly laughing] [gentle upbeat music] – I think this is really nice that we’ve landed here for this week. This feels like your final form. – [Emma] I know. I know it really does. – And I think it’s nice
to have a stretch of time like fashion week where you can kind of show the versatility of a cut like this. Shorter hair is maybe even more versatile than having longer hair. You know, you don’t
have to hide any length. You can just kind of
go for it and have fun. I mean, the evolution goes up and down. I would say that Emma’s own
hair, she has always said, “I wanna go shorter, I wanna go shorter, I wanna go shorter.” So I think to get to this
point was an inevitability that we knew we would
get to at some point. So to have that flexibility of a shortcut is perfect for you. And Emma does have a
perfect head for wigs. Not everyone has a perfect head for wigs.
– Yay! [Sami laughing] [gentle upbeat music]
[camera clicking] – I feel like we always
play a lot, which I love. And Emma and Jared come
with a lot of the amazing, like art direct, beauty
direction ideas, [chuckles] and then we all collaborate together. – It’s like, I can bring anything to you, and you’re like done. And then you also, but you make it your own thing though too. We like to push it. – Yeah.
– We like to have fun. This shit’s supposed to be fun. I’m not doing a brown
smokey eye for every event. [gentle upbeat music] Wait, Jared, let’s actually discuss a real thing for a second to
figure out our hair shape. I kind of need this part
covered, I feel like, or else my forehead looks huge.
– Too much forehead. – I mean, this is a very
different cut than what I have. Also, there’s more root here. Listen, reference images are like, “Okay, so this is what we should do except completely different
and nothing like it.” But that’s, you just have to
find something somewhat close. But like, I like these little pieces. Beep, beep, beep. And how like it looks kind of stiff. This is a little bit
softer and not quite it, but the bleach is more similar. A lot of like trial and
error during the glam. You know, it’s like we’re
just kind of playing and molding things until it feels right. [gentle upbeat music] We’re friends and we love each other, so it’s like we always are catching up. Glam is a catch up time.
– It’s great. – We have stories. It’s endless. [upbeat music] Owen! [Sami chuckling] Hey guys, this is my best friend-
– Does my makeup- – in the world, you guys.
– look too intense? – Other than Jared and Lilly and Sami.
– But you just locked yourself out of the room. – I just locked myself out of the room. Woo! I’m going naked to Balens! – [Jerry And Emma] Woo! – This is Jared’s boyfriend and the love of my life
– Your knight in shower robe. – and best friend. Jerry, come in. – Oh yeah, let’s do that.
– And the steamer. [camera clicks] – I love it.
– Love it. – Okay, have such a good day. I’ll just be standing here like this. [Emma and Jerry laughing] I’ll be standing like this.
– Just prying at the door. – Yeah, don’t worry about me.
– We can close it like this. – Oh, this is good. Yeah,
I’ll just be standing. – Wait, that’s perfect. Bye to Owen. He’ll just be right there.
– Bye-bye. – He’s totally fine. It’s just a little bit painful
for him, but he’s fine. What a dream. What a dream to have your friends in Paris and we’re going to Balenciaga. I actually, nothing has ever been, it feels like my birthday this moment, like getting ready and going
to the Balenciaga show. – I’m just a little bit-
– She’s chiming in to say that’s super sad. [all laughing] She’s chiming in to say that’s super sad. – It’s actually an act of
like courage and vulnerability to invite people to your party. Think about it. – [Team Member] A girl on
our team just had a party and nobody showed up to it. [Emma gasps] – [Team Member] That sucks. – Actually canceled-
– No, no, no. – Last minute.
– No, no, no! I can’t! See, I can’t handle that.
– That sucks. – That’s so upsetting.
– I know. – See, I can’t with that. – I always thought you were worried that people were gonna trash your house. – And that’s why-
– That too. – That too.
– Everyone in this room can come to my birthday. I know none of you would
knock over any of my lamps, throw up on my couch. – Eh? – Are you sure about that?
– Sami, I’m worried about you. [Sami laughing] – [Lilly] I thought you were gonna bring something up about me. He’s gonna say something. – No, I’m looking, that’s all. – No, but now I’m worried about you too. Over the last year or so, I really feel like I’ve figured out what I think my personal style is, and it’s definitely like abstract. I think it’s such an individual thing. The colors that look best on me, I would say black and
white looks wonderful. Grayish blues look really nice. This is in my opinion, okay? I mean, I really like classic silhouettes and classic pieces, and I like layering them
in interesting ways. And prior to having a wardrobe like that, I was constantly like buying
sort of more intense items and then getting sick of them and then ultimately donating them. And it just felt like I
was constantly cycling through trendy stuff. And I don’t like that vibe anymore. But then that’s why I love fashion week and red carpets and things like that. We get to borrow clothes,
we get to experiment. That’s such a wonderful
way to play dress up, and I’m so lucky I get to do that. – Okay.
– Time to get dressed. [gentle upbeat music] Spin. I almost ate shit. – [Team member] How are
you feeling in the look? – I’m feeling very good with the midriff. So tempted to add a T at the end of that.
– A T to that. – I love wearing black and white. I love a little grungy moment in the glam. I am feeling very good. And I am ultimately feeling like me in just a different
way than I normally do. I am out of here. Thank
you all for hanging out. I’m not very good at walking in heels, so you probably shouldn’t look too close. Lemme try. – [Team Member] I think she’s got it. – Oh shit, maybe I do have
it. What do you think, Jared? – [Jared] Honestly better. Eh, eh, eh! – Too fast. Bye. Thank you so much for hanging
out. It was so much fun. And I’ll see you at the
Balenciaga show, and bye. [gentle upbeat music] [gentle upbeat music continues]