BLAKE SHIMMIED TOWARD WOMANHOOD

Posted Sep 21 2009 @ 06:34 PM

It seems that Balmainia shows no sign of slowing down! Blake Lively showed up to HBO's 2009 Emmy Awards After Party held at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood last night, September 20, rocking this Balmain stunner, the Paillette Mini Dress, with to-die-for Jimmy Choo Private Patent Strappy Stilettos. It may just be me, but Blake (and her bodacious bod!) are knocking this look out of the park. If you, like so many of Hollywood's fashionistas, are feeling the sequin trend for fall, I would suggest looking into one of LaROK's glittery frocks, like the Serengeti Tunic in Black Zebra or the Sequined Rolly Dress in Black, or as the perfect topper to any chic outfit, 7 for All Mankind's Sequin Blazer in Ash. Blake finished off her dazzling look with huge emerald earrings (check out Amy DiGregorio's stunning Gullsway Earrings in Gold), an oversized cocktail ring (try Femme Metale Jewelry's Eva Turquoise Ring), and a slicked back updo with a majorly futuristic high braid very similar to what the models were rockin' on Alexander Wang's runway just last week! What are your thoughts on BL's look - are you as smitten as I am? While this was her look for the after-parties, Blake donned a striking red Versace number that commanded attention for the actual award show arrivals. It seems that one of Esquire Magazine's writers, Matt Sullivan, was so taken with Ms. Lively's appearance that he posted a blog devoted to her today on the mag's website. Matt says, "Lively shimmied her way toward womanhood down the red carpet in this backless (and, more jarringly, nearly frontless) gown last night. It was the type of perfectly cut, crazy-expensive dress that makes a man realize why women ogle their own kind for glamorous fashion tips during these interminably terrible award shows. But it was that moment I caught, with Lively so thoroughly demanding the on-stage ogle — so much more so than Leighton Meester, an eyebrow-raiser in her own right — that made me reconsider this woman, no longer a Gossip Girl so much as a twenty-two-year-old temptress." Wow - Matt's definitely diggin' B!

Blake Lively seen in West Hollywood, CA on Sep 20 2009.