By Phebe Wahl By Phebe Wahl | December 1, 2021 | Style & Beauty, Feature,
Louis Vuitton ambassador Emma Chamberlain hits the pavement and levels up her singular style with the functional elegance of the house’s latest shoe collection by Nicolas Ghesquière.
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“Clothing, photography, paintings and music have always been exciting to me,” says social media sensation and Louis Vuitton brand ambassador Emma Chamberlain. “Even when I was very young, I definitely had a strong appreciation for these things but was too afraid to show it.”
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Fast-forward to today, over 35 million followers later, and the Chamberlain Coffee founder and CEO was the one to watch at both Paris Fashion Week and the Met Gala. “It takes a lot of courage to do your own thing, be creative and be different,” she shares.
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“Now that I’m older, I’m much more carefree and I do whatever I want however I want. When I was invited to my first Louis Vuitton show in Paris in 2019, I didn’t know much about the world of high fashion. I remember feeling like a deer in the headlights at my first show, but feeling incredibly humbled and inspired afterward. It completely changed my perspective. Over the years, I have been lucky enough to spend more time with Nicolas [Ghesquière] and the team at Louis Vuitton, and every day my understanding [of] and appreciation for fashion houses and designers grow.”
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Deemed “the funniest person on YouTube,” Chamberlain is equally candid even amid the fashion flock—and we love her for it. (Her slipper moment at the Met Gala incited envy from supermodels and starlets alike.) “To be honest, I don’t always love a heel, although I really embraced them at the Met this year (for about 40 minutes, and then I changed into slippers),” she says.
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“But the fact that Nicolas makes the most incredible boots and derbies is perfect for me. I love bold and chunky shoe silhouettes, and Nicolas does that beautifully with the incredible zippers on the boots and the thick platform soles on the derbies.”
Photography by: Photographed by Julia Mayorova; Styled by Marie-Amélie Sauvé