At the Stella McCartney Autumn 2016 Presentation, held at Amoeba Music in Los Angeles on January 12, 2016, Lily Collins embraced the designer’s signature blend of tailoring and sporty style.
Lily Collins shows off her signature eyebrows with her hair down at the Stella McCartney Autumn 2016 Presentation at Amoeba Music on January 12, 2016, in Los Angeles, California (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / FayesVision / WENN / Avalon)
Rather than opting for a conventional dress, Collins wore an oversized blush pink silk-satin bomber jacket from Stella McCartney’s Pre-Fall 2016 collection as a mini dress.
Detailed with intricate floral and bird embroidery inspired by Eastern motifs, the sporty silhouette balanced feminine craftsmanship with athletic proportions, and was grounded by the designer’s woven “Elyse” platform oxfords.
Lily Collins styled a blush embroidered Stella McCartney bomber jacket as a mini dress, letting woven Elyse platform oxfords add height and structure to the oversized silhouette
Her bold eyebrows naturally drew attention, but the standout fashion detail was how the chunky platform shoes grounded the feminine satin look.
According to Lily Collins, fans regularly ask if they can touch her famous eyebrows.
“It’s weird. I’ve done book signings and press tours where people asked to touch them,” she said during an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden in August 2017. “I’ve said yes. I don’t know what’s weirder—being asked or saying yes.”
Floral embroidery, soft satin, and Stella McCartney’s signature Elyse platforms balanced feminine detailing with the label’s modern, architectural approach to dressing
Keeping accessories to a minimum, Collins let her Stella McCartney platform oxfords become the defining element of the outfit.
From every angle, the voluminous bomber dress contrasted beautifully with the sculptural proportions of the woven Elyse platform oxfords
She wore her hair in loose center-parted waves and kept her makeup in soft peach tones, allowing both her signature brows and the statement footwear to stand out.
Lily Collins completed the look with woven leather Stella McCartney Elyse platform oxfords, featuring almond cap toes, natural wood wedge heels, and the collection’s signature saw-tooth rubber soles
Collins chose one of the more distinctive versions of Stella McCartney’s signature “Elyse” platform. Instead of the familiar smooth faux-leather upper, her pair featured intricately woven vegan material that echoed the jacket’s embroidered texture, while the sculptural FSC-certified wooden wedge and instantly recognizable serrated rubber sole showcased the architectural design that has defined the Elyse line since its debut.
As of July 2026, Farfetch carries dozens of Elyse variations—including classic derby shoes, platform oxfords, sneakers, sandals, mules, and studded styles—with prices ranging from about $285 for sale styles to over $1,600 for new-season designs.
The woven leather Stella McCartney Elyse platform oxfords combine handcrafted texture with the designer’s instantly recognizable wooden wedge and chunky serrated sole
Lily Collins Makes Stella McCartney’s Elyse Platforms the Focus
By pairing a pale pink satin bomber jacket with woven Elyse oxfords, Collins showed how the shoe’s chunky platform and ridged sole can bring structure to a softer, more feminine look.
👠 Explore More Stella McCartney “Elyse” Shoe Moments:
- ✨ Vanessa Hudgens, Kate Mara, Kiernan Shipka, Amy Poehler, and Selma Blair put their own spin on Stella McCartney’s Elyse platforms, from black patent wedges and oxblood creepers to metallic Sneak-Elyse sneakers and star-cutout oxfords.
- 🌿 Cate Blanchett paired nude studded Elyse platforms with a sharply tailored pinstripe suit, giving the sculptural shoes a polished, understated setting at a London honor ceremony.
- 🎤 Meghan Trainor grounded her colorful Kids’ Choice Awards outfit with black Stella McCartney Elyse platforms, balancing a striped A Piece Apart skirt and fitted L’Agence top with the shoe’s bold saw-edged sole.
- 🤍 Susan Sarandon chose woven white Elyse flatforms instead of traditional heels with her broderie anglaise Alberta Ferretti jumpsuit, creating a monochromatic summer look with plenty of height.
- 🏆 Viola Davis carried her gold Elyse platform oxfords from Oscar-night tailoring into an off-duty outing, showing how the metallic creepers could work with both a crisp white pantsuit and relaxed everyday clothes.
- 🎶 Janelle Monáe leaned into the Elyse shoe’s retro character with black-and-white platform oxfords, styling them with a polka-dot skirt, rounded sunglasses, and her signature monochromatic palette.
- 🖤 Kourtney Kardashian gave the original black Elyse lace-up platforms a sleek street-style treatment, pairing their brogue-inspired uppers and chunky wooden wedges with a fitted cutout jumpsuit.