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Camille Razat. Photographs by PIERRE MOUTON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No matter how clich\u00e9 it is to covet French-girl style and their \u201ceffortless chic\u201d \u2014 or imagine yourself sipping coffee and people-watching en terrace \u2014 the fantasy of living the Parisian dream is irresistible. It\u2019s a fantasy that Netflix\u2019s Emily in Paris<\/em><\/a>, now in its third immensely bingeable season, conjures perfectly.<\/p>\n

Written by Sex and the City<\/em><\/a> creator Darren Star, we follow American marketing exec Emily (Lily Collins<\/a>) as she navigates life and love in the French capital. The show is unashamedly frothy, far-fetched \u2014 and with costumes by SATC<\/em>\u2019s Patricia Field<\/a>, full of fabulous fashion, too.<\/p>\n

Arguably the most stylish character is Emily\u2019s friend-slash-frenemy Camille \u2014 the very epitome of the impossibly cool Parisian woman \u2014 played by 28-year-old French actor Camille Razat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the vision of the French girl is often just reduced to Jane Birkin\u2019s style,\u201d Razat muses. \u201cWhich I love, of course. It\u2019s classic. But I think we are more rock\u2019n\u2019roll. For example, I love leather, latex, anything oversized. Which is why I love the fashion in Emily in Paris<\/em><\/a> \u2014 it\u2019s a little bit too much, a little OTT. And this season the fashion is even better, even more edgy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Camille Razat. Photographs by PIERRE MOUTON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the past decade, Razat has steadily built her profile as a model, appearing in campaigns for Celine<\/a> and Balmain, and as an actor with roles in French films and TV series \u2014 but Emily in Paris<\/em><\/a> has taken her career to another level, launching her on an international stage. While global audiences have lapped up the show (it\u2019s clocked up hundreds of millions of viewing hours worldwide), the reaction from French audiences has been a little more divided.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, the French, we love to hate; that\u2019s our way to do things,\u201d she says wryly. \u201cI think it\u2019s 50\/50: half love it because it\u2019s light and joyful, the other half are like, \u2018Oh, but that\u2019s not the real Paris.\u2019 But that\u2019s the whole point! It\u2019s a heightened reality. We want people to dream.\u201d Although, if you do find yourself in Paris IRL, Razat\u2019s top three must-visits are \u201cLoulou restaurant for the most delicious food, the Celine flagship for the best jeans, and the vintage market at Saint-Ouen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Camille Razat. Photographs by PIERRE MOUTON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Emily in Paris<\/em><\/a> is as fun to make as it is to watch, says Razat. \u201cWe\u2019re always being told to be quiet on set and stop laughing so they can film,\u201d she says of her co-stars Collins and Ashley Park, who plays Emily\u2019s roommate and aspiring singer Mindy. Giving Razat\u2019s character a run in the style stakes is Emily\u2019s terrifyingly imperious boss, Sylvie (59-year-old French actor Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu), who has become something of an icon, for both her hard-as-nails attitude and impeccable wardrobe. \u201cPhilippine is so classy,\u201d says Razat. \u201cShe\u2019s that kind of woman when she walks into a room, you just look at her. She has charisma.\u201d<\/p>\n

The male stars of the show, meanwhile, are now bona fide heart-throbs. Repping the Brits, there\u2019s Lucien Laviscount\u2019s cheeky chappy Alfie, who Razat readily confirms is every bit as charming in real life as he is on screen. Then there\u2019s Gabriel, aka the Hot Chef (French actor Lucas Bravo)<\/a>, with whom Camille and Emily have been tangled in a tricksy love triangle \u2014 a tension that rippled through all three seasons. While the chance to kiss the Hot Chef would delight many fans of the show, it threw Razat at first.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore Emily in Paris<\/em>, Lucas and I did a short movie together where we were playing sister and brother, so it was a bit strange to play lovers. I remember when we read the season one script, I was like, \u2018Ewww, I\u2019m kissing you! That\u2019s weird!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

While many of us will have spent the festive break mainlining the new season of Emily in Paris, Camille has spent Christmas at her grandparents\u2019 house in the South of France, as she does every year. Then she and her fianc\u00e9, photographer Etienne Barat, planned to ring in the new year with friends. Her go-to formula for party dressing? \u201cSomething oversized on top and something very clingy on the bottom. I like the masculine and feminine clash.\u201d<\/p>\n

Camille admits she\u2019s hoping for a more productive 2023, after several work opportunities outside of Emily in Paris<\/em> didn\u2019t come to fruition. \u201cMy wish for [2023] is that it will be full of good projects. It\u2019s been slightly difficult \u2014 each movie I was supposed to do was canceled or postponed,\u201d she says. \u201cSo I hope 2023 brings some luck \u2014 and will be better.\u201d We can raise a glass to that.<\/p>\n

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