I heart Blake Lively

Warning: This post may read like a teenager gushing about their favourite celebrity - it's actually a person in their mid-twenties gushing about their favourite celebrity.

I've always been a huge fan of Blake Lively and her style and wanted to do a post on her for quite some time, so I thought what better day to write one than her Birthday! (I read once somewhere that her birthday was on the 25th of Aug. and I'm good at remembering dates, that's how I know. I'm not some psycho-stalker-fan. Just a regular-crazy-fan).

Posing for Vogue

So, Blake Lively - where to begin? Whether she's playing It-girl, Serena Van Der Woodsen on Gossip Girl.... 

Reed Krakoff Trench Coat;
Dior Shoes & Emily Cho Clutch

     

    Stella McCartney Sequin Knit Dress;
Jay Ahr Blazer; Annalena Bag &
 Lanvin Cutout Pumps

Vera Wang gown

...Getting Coffee in NYC....

 

Topshop Knitted Stripe Top

Outfit Unknown; Burberry Warrior Bag

...Or strutting her stuff on Red Carpets around the world...

Marchesa Dress; Lorraine Schwartz Jewels & Burberry Shoes

Left: Marchesa Fall 2011 at Cinemacon
Right: Marchesa Spring 2011 gown at BAFTA

Zuhair Murad at 'Savages' LA Premiere

Nonoo Lyons Blazer; Stella McCartney Thigh-high Boots
at Eric Daman's book launch party

Karl Lagerfeld's muse can do no wrong (fashion-wise), even without a stylist.

Chanel Spring Couture Blazer at Chanel Cruise Collection Party

It's no wonder then that she is a Chanel ambassador.

In the Chanel "Mademoiselle" Ad

And is always spotted Front Row at any major fashion gig.

With Anna Wintour at Fashion's Night Out in NYC wearing a Marchesa dress

She has quickly become a style icon in her own right. I love everything she wears!

And I especially love her long, thick, wavy hair...

Her signature hairstyle

...which is something we both have in common (and the fact that we were both born in 1987) - except her's is golden like sunshine and mine, dark as night. She gives me the confidence to wear my hair au natural and rock it, without feeling the need to always have it pin straight or meticulously curled.

She's always my first source of inspiration when trying to put together outfits. Can't wait to see what she wears next...

Noon by Noor Tuxedo Dress & Christian Louboutin Metallic Pumps

Happy Birthday, Blake Lively (even thought it's technically not 25th Aug in Australia anymore - it still is in the States)! xoxo

OMGG!

Gossip Girl (GG) is one of my FAVOURITE tv shows! And like the many million fans of this show, what attracts me most to it is the fashion and the brilliant styling. All hail, Eric Daman! The storyline is of secondary importance. Like most television dramas its a roller-coaster ride of sometimes intriguing, sometimes predictable and often annoyingly unrealistic plots. But 'fashion' is the constant star of the show! I rarely go back thinking 'I really want to see what happens next', mostly its 'I really want to see what they wear next'. 

Some of my favourite moments from the show...

Blair's (Leighton Meester) pretty, playful, girly yet sophisticated outfits & Serena's (Blake Lively) sexy, sassy, über chic looks:

Even the minions of the show like *Jenny (Taylor Momsen), *Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) and Ivy (Kaylee DeFer) had/have well-defined, individual styles...
* = characters no longer appearing on the show

Jenny Humphrey: Rock Chic

Vanessa Abrams: Boho Chic

Ivy Dickens: Wannabe Serena

I have to admit, I only watch GG around pay-day because every time I watch this show, it makes me want to go on a shopping spree and make myself look like Eric Daman styled me (on a tight budget, ofcourse). I can't resist things that look to me like "very Serena" or "very Blair" styles. 

IF Serena and Blair, fondly referred to as S & B, were to shop in Australian shopping malls on my budget (and that is a verrrrrrrrrrry BIG "IF"), I'd say their favourite places to shop would be categorised as follows:

"Very S & B" stores = Forever New, Portmans   

"Very S" stores = Bardot, Charcoal, Sportsgirl  

"Very B" stores = Dotti, Barkins, Myer Miss Shop

  

Recently, whilst watching the "It Girl Interrupted" episode I fell in love with Serena's look...

...and her skirt reminded me of one that I had seen at Forever New that I'd liked, but didn't realise how much until seeing S in something similar.

Siri Pleated Skirt

Lucky for me it was down from $59.99 to $49.99 less 40% off sale price and a further 20% off because the belt was broken (which is fine, I have many belts that go with it) and so I ended up paying $23.99 for the last one in my size! Patience pays. Now all I need is the perfect Bretton top and I'm all set.

You know you love it! XOXO, miss_pre.