THE ALLURE OF BLAKE

Posted Mar 07 2011 @ 12:11 PM

The guest of honor at a swanky Chanel dinner party during Paris Fashion Week that was held on March 5, Blake Lively smiled and posed for photographer's while undoubtedly being on cloud nine. I mean, can you imagine Chanel throwing a dinner party in your honor? For her outfit, Blake wore a Chanel Spring 2008 couture metallic dress along with Christian Louboutin's Salsbourg heels, a black Chanel Mademoiselle bag and oversized silver ring (like Amrita Singh's Ava Ring in Silver) on her left hand. For a dress that's similar to - yet much more casual than - Blake's Chanel couture cocktail dress, take a look at Walter's Grey Skies Washed Silk Pleated Dress in Grey Multi which has a similar tiered silhouette. For other similar, sparkly options, check out Chaudry's Sequin Dress in Silver or Luc by Lucy's Sequins Dress in Grey. Are you a fan of this look on Blake, everyone? An interesting article on New York Times' The Cut blog recently attempted to break down the allure of Blake Lively by speaking to a few of the fashion industry's heavy hitters, who happen to be enamored with the "Gossip Girl" starlet. Says the blog: "Blake Lively shines in a consistently pleasant fashion in the houses of so many fashion people. Karl Lagerfeld loves her, as evidenced by her Chanel handbag campaign." They then quote Michael Kors, who says: "It’s the anti-bored, too-cool-for-school, locked in a club for months on end look that you see a lot of young actresses going for. There’s something very optimistic about her. I think she’s the anti-downer, anti-sad." Vogue's style director Alexandra Kotur goes on to say: "She has this East Coast-West Coast way of combining things that is very original. She’s a Malibu girl who can wear Chanel, and that’s where it’s really that bi-coastal chic that no one else has in America right now. She shows cleavage, she’ll show some leg. And it’s sexy." Finally, Allure editor Linda Wells says: "She’s a living, breathing human being who smiles. And you think, why would that be so hard? Who knew the non-rebel would suddenly feel rebellious? Then you add that to the fact that she’s not going to get arrested and she’s not going to shave her head or end up in rehab, but she goes out enough to be visible. It’s kind of a perfect situation for designers and editors. She’s a safe bet." Thoughts?

Blake Lively seen in Paris, France on Mar 05 2011.