Lily-Rose Depp in 16 sultry, glamorous looks

by Erwann Chevalier, 

and Camille Bois-Martin.

Published on 6 January 2025. Updated on 25 November 2025.

1. Her first Chanel show: Lily-Rose Depp in the footsteps of Vanessa Paradis

In 2015, Lily-Rose Depp had just celebrated her sixteenth birthday. While most teenagers her age forge their style in high school classes, her parents’ fame and growing success naturally pushed her to the front ranks of the most prestigious Parisian fashion shows – such as Chanel, which invited her for the spring-summer 2016 collection.

For this first event, where we meet, among others, Lewis Hamilton or Marine Vacth, the future actress bets on slim jeans – which were at the forefront of trends at the time – and a multicolored tube top, which she matches with an elegant red scarf that perfectly highlights her graceful head.

A little tousled bun, wedge heels, natural make-up and that’s it: Lily-Rose Depp doesn’t do too much or too little, while remaining in the norms of adolescence. An entry into the big league that she thus succeeded in with flying colors, probably inspired by the ingenuous and simple charm that made the success of her mother Vanessa Paradis in the early 90s, with whom she shared the bench of the show.

2. Lily-Rose Depp, Karl Lagerfeld’s muse and Chanel muse since she was 16 years old

On the steps of the MET Gala as well as in the street, Lily-Rose Depp is always dressed in Chanel. It is therefore logical that she chose to call on the house to dress her in 2017 during the prestigious Revelations dinner. Revealed the year before thanks to the film Planetarium, then nominated for the César in the category of “Best Female Newcomer” a year later with The Dancer, the young actress, barely 18 years old, saw her career take off.

A list of achievements to which is added her status as Chanel’s muse, which she has held since 2015. Just as he succumbed to the lolita charm of his mother Vanessa Paradis in 1991, Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel’s artistic director, is also in love with his daughter, who resembles him in every way. She shot her first Chanel commercial with Jean-Paul Goude, walked the catwalk of the catwalks and posed, in photoshoot as in real life, on the arm of the great designer.

In this photo, she seems to be paying tribute to him, dressed to the nines in a two-piece suit and black and white tie. So French and elegant in this androgynous ensemble, Lily-Rose Depp takes advantage of that night honouring her acting talents to confirm her status as a fashion muse.

3. At the 2019 Venice Film Festival, Lily-Rose Depp as an ultra-glamorous Chanel heroine

The choice to become an actress, like her parents, was imposed on Lily-Rose Depp very early on. At the age of 15, she made a name for herself on the big screen in Kevin Smith’s film Tusk (2014) alongside her father. From then on, she multiplied her carefully chosen experiments, favouring French cinema, such as Planetarium (2016) directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, in which she played opposite actress Natalie Portman. Has

Another highlight of his career: the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival in 2019 for the film The King. On the red carpet of this high-profile festival, she caused a sensation with the Franco-American actor Timothée Chalamet, in a sumptuous evanescent strapless dress by Chanel whose fabric twirls with each of her steps. Cut from light purple chiffon, this glamorous piece is enhanced by a delicate scarf wrapped around her neck, which illuminates her hair pulled back in a bun to better emphasize her doll face.

4. Lily-Rose Depp in a Chanel archival dress at the 2019 MET Gala: asserting her fashion identity

Already machine-gunned by the paparazzi lens when she was no taller than three apples, Lily-Rose Depp has always limited her public appearances. When she walks a red carpet, the young actress thinks carefully about her outfit. And it was the famous MET Gala evening that helped him conquer his status as a fashion idol attracting the attention of the press and fans for his style. Totally in tune with her generation, she knows how to choose the pieces that will be a hit and, above all, that will fit her body perfectly.

Ahead of what would later become a widely shared trend – wearing archival dresses from major houses – Lily-Rose Depp decided to make one of the most iconic dresses designed by designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel her own. While this black ensemble adorned with large chains and golden camellias from the spring-summer 1992 haute couture collection suits her perfectly, it also fits perfectly with the “Camp: Notes on Fashion” theme of the 2019 MET Gala. You only have to delve into the archives to understand the importance of this dress, worn on a catwalk in 1992 by supermodel Christy Turlington but also, and above all, by Penelope Cruz in a now cult scene from Pedro Almodóvar’s film Broken Embraces (2009)…

5. Lily-Rose Depp in a Kate Moss-inspired dress

Lily-Rose Depp is not faint-hearted. The angelic face of the house of Chanel since 2016, the actress dares to be extravagant by having herself photographed in the simplest of cameras. For the February 2023 issue of fashion magazine i-D , she pays tribute to a look worn by Kate Moss in the 90s and immortalized by a photograph that has become iconic of the 19-year-old British supermodel. In this shot, cigarette in one hand, beer in the other, Kate Moss attends the Elite Model Agency party at the Hilton Hotel in London, dressed only in an iridescent sheer dress and black panties.

Twenty years later, captured in powerful black and white by French photographer Karim Sadly, Lily-Rose Depp poses in front of the camera with a frozen pout, dressed only in a transparent dress signed by the New York label Martin Keehn and black panties. The illusion is perfect. Very comfortable in front of the cameras, the actress flirts in this series of photographs with the controversial heroine chic style.

This aesthetic, which had its moment of glory in the 2000s, has created controversy, accused of advocating drugs, encouraging the cult of thinness and eating disorders. Embodied by the top models of the time and very fashionable in fashion, the chic heroine trend, now over, opened a reflection on the models conveyed by the catwalks, and since then has given way, for the greater good of all, to the inclusion of all bodies in fashion.

6. Lily-Rose Depp: A Chanel Look Between California and Paris

“American? Californian? Paris? New? […] I’m never 100% on one side or the other “, Lily-Rose Depp told Numéro in December 2022. The daughter of an American father and a French mother, the latter has forged her identity between the sun of the beaches of California and the chic of the streets of Paris. From her luscious lips reminiscent of the biggest Hollywood stars to her devastating and natural charisma inherited from French icons, the actress plays on her dual nationality as a charm asset.

Proof of this is her appearance in November 2022 at Chanel’s cruise show, which she attends wearing a mini-skirt and a crop-top in sky blue tweed. With her hair wavy in the wind, she poses on the Californian beach, the ocean and the sky in the background, with only a chain belt with the two C’s logos, a small black bag and a pair of beige and black pumps. Simple and effective, her outfit seems to draw on her mother’s elegant and effortless wardrobe as well as on the pastel colors and short, summery haircuts that make the charm of Los Angeles, where she grew up until she was 16.

7. Lily-Rose Depp Makes the Y2K Trend Her Own

A few years ago, Lily-Rose Depp published her intimate and uncompromising confessions on her blog “Kalilyfornia”, posted crop-top shots and twerked on a TV set without thinking about tomorrow. But its growing success has now earned it a complicated relationship with one of the leading social networks of its generation: Instagram. Some 7.5 million fans follow his photos, which are now more controlled than before his media explosion. Between two photos of Chanel shows, she does not forget the natural, listing a few photos of her intimacy, her friends and her family.

Because, beyond the excessive media coverage, the stolen paparazzi photos and the slick campaigns, the actress participates in the fashion trends that invade social networks, such as the devastating Y2K style trend. Reminiscent of the 2000s, this essential style in the current fashion landscape is finally also adopted — brilliantly — by Lily-Rose Depp.

Eyes masked by futuristic sunglasses, signature heart-shaped mouth, she appears in this photo, captured by the American rapper 070 Shake, in an ultra-tight ensemble composed of a crop-top and a skirt with a baroque print drawn from the Jean Paul Gaultier archives. These pieces from the spring-summer 1998 collection, inspired by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, highlight the star’s slender silhouette, which seems more than ever in line with her image.

8. Lily-Rose Depp as a pop star in The Idol series

One thing is certain, the sulphurous series The Idol (2023) is already causing ink to flow in the media as it shows the worst of show business. The American media Rolling Stone presents it as a “cruel, violent, much worse than expected” show. While it has just been unveiled on HBO, this series directed by Sam Levinson (Euphoria) and Abel Tesfaye (the Canadian singer better known as The Weeknd) brings, with its five-star cast, its share of sharp looks.

Lead actress of The Idol, Lily-Rose Depp appears on screen in ultra light outfits with assumed eroticism. As proof, a few weeks before the discovery of the first episodes, an image of the French actress posted on her Instagram account quickly reached 1 million likes and immediately went viral.

The reason? Accompanied by the single enigmatic word “Jocelyn”, this shot shows the star in a sultry candy pink bodysuit, all in transparency, which reveals her body. A foretaste of the pieces worn during the filming of the series, this piece with its very revealing openings confirms the reckless and sensual attitude of the artist, who is not afraid to lay himself bare.

9. Lily-Rose Depp in a little black dress and Chanel pumps

If the Cannes Film Festival is famous for its red carpet climbs with great pomp, Lily-Rose Depp has decided this year to play the simplicity card. During the day, on the photocall of her new series The Idol, she opts for a little black tweed dress – by Chanel, of course. At night, she appeared on the red carpet in a Chanel Fall-Winter 1994-1995 archival dress, black with sequins adorned with a camellia on the bustier.

Seemingly simple, this sophisticated look is a testament to the young actress’ sharp style, as she grabs a tube dress and pairs it with long black chiffon gloves, tights and small pumps – more often worn in the chic streets of Paris’ 16th arrondissement than at official events. A choice that may come as a surprise but which testifies to her taste for timeless and feminine fashion, conveyed by her mother Vanessa Paradis as much as by the prestigious house on rue Cambon.

10. Crop top and mini skirt, Lily-Rose Depp’s fashion essentials

True to her status as Chanel’s muse, Lily-Rose Depp rarely misses the house’s shows. For each event, she puts on the latest creations from the workshops on rue Cambon, which she nevertheless adapts to her fresh and contemporary style. In other words, in the trend of mini (or even micro) skirts that have been in vogue for several seasons, but also in that of crop tops, which are experiencing a revival thanks to the return of Y2K fashion, which she is particularly fond of.

Last May, she walked the ranks of the Chanel cruise 2024-2025 show in Marseille, in a little black skirt embroidered with pink and silver flowers and paired with a very short black cardigan, revealing her sculpted silhouette despite the wind and gray sky that threatened the southeast that day. A bold outfit, which simply revisits the essentials of her daily wardrobe, couture version.

11. Lace and knee-highs: Lily-Rose Depp’s sultry and sexy aesthetic

It is in her more personal projects and platforms that Lily-Rose Depp fully expresses her appetite for fashion and style. On her Instagram account, the actress compiles shots of herself in her most recent – and mostly very sexy – looks.

Transparent dress, little sweater worn with nothing but tights… or grey cardigan (the ultimate trend for autumn-winter 2024-2025) and lace panties, paired with white knee-high socks and gold Chanel pumps that are a bit old-fashioned.

Posing in her apartment, Lily-Rose Depp imposes herself as a modern-day femme fatale, like the latest video for her girlfriend 070 Shake. In a subdued bar, she walks and dances sensually, sublimated by an ultra-tight iridescent pink dress, and leaving the rapper (and the viewers of the video) open-mouthed.

12. Vintage and glamorous, the essence of Lily-Rose Depp’s style

In mid-November, the Governor Awards were an opportunity for the whole of Hollywood to wear its best gala outfit. Far from deviating from her style, Lily-Rose Depp appeared – obviously – in a Chanel outfit, ultra glamorous and elegant.

With its empire waist and long dress train, the dress takes on late 19th-century accents and recalls the actress’s passion for vintage , who scours archival pieces with each of her public appearances. An old-fashioned look, which is reminiscent of the period in which Lily-Rose Depp’s next film takes place…

13. With Nosferatu, Lily-Rose Depp leans into method acting

A year after the series The Idol – and the many debates that accompanied its release – Lily-Rose Depp is back on screen with the film Nosferatu, in theaters on December 25. The opportunity for the actress-model to try her hand on the red carpets with the famous method dressing trend, mastered in particular by Zendaya or Anya Taylor-Joy…

The theme of the film? A horror story mixing vampiric aesthetics and terrifying narrative, which offers Lily-Rose Depp a salvo of gothic and old-fashioned fashion possibilities. Like her look in gray satin by Chanel, similar to a late 19th century crinoline, which she wore at the beginning of the month at the premiere of the film in London, and her ruffled petticoats, her corseted top, her choir collar and her large necklace adorned with a multitude of precious stones.

14. Lily-Rose Depp at the 97th Academy Awards ceremony

Based on an archival design from the Chanel haute couture Spring/Summer 1995 collection, the dress worn by Lily-Rose Depp at the 97th edition of the Academy Awards seemed like a river of black lace. A dramatic, even gothic look, perfectly matching with the character she plays in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu (2024), nominated in four categories that night.

Like a 1950s icon, the young woman stepped onto the red carpet in a dress exuding latent sensuality, reminiscent of a suggestive outfit she sported nearly ten years ago for the Chanel Métiers d’Art show in Hamburg.

15. Lily-Rose Depp dares to sport the crop top

Vintage jewelry, a sequined crop top adorned with a black bow and floral motifs, a long tulle skirt worn ultra-low on the hips… For the 2025 Academy Awards after-party, Lily-Rose Depp once again opted for Chanel, unsurprisingly. The young actress embraced a look far more revealing than the one she wore to the main ceremony, more casual and romantic.

Her makeup also changed a little. The shoulder-grazing curls were replaced by a sleek, tight chignon, lending a completely different accent to her silhouette. Lily-Rose Depp once again showcased the versatility of her style, guided by an impeccably refined taste, and confirmed her status as a fashion icon.

16. A demure look for Matthieu Blazy’s first Chanel show

Among the many stars and muses of the house of Chanel attending Matthieu Blazy’s much-anticipated debut show last October, Lily-Rose Depp certainly didn’t go unnoticed. The reason? She arrived wearing a classic Chanel tailored look, paired with black patent pumps. An outfit that gave her the appearance of a model schoolgirl, a look we hadn’t seen on her for some time now.

Naturally accompanied by her mother, Vanessa Paradis, a Chanel muse for over three decades, she embodied the Chanel woman in all her elegance. With that appearance, she added yet another polished silhouette to her repertoire of meticulously curated looks.

Lily-Rose Depp is currently filming the feature “Werwulf” by Robert Eggers, scheduled for release on December 30th, 2026.