Marie Claire UK Photo Shoot
Appearing in an exclusive shoot for Marie Claire’s October issue, gorgeous Gossip Girl actress, Blake Lively looks as stunning as ever in a sleek Chanel jumpsuit. It would be all too easy for the blonde beauty to cash in on her fame and style-icon status, but when Marie Claire caught up with her, Blake was seriously focused on the big picture.
As she sizzles in a sheer lace Antonio Beradi creation, with glittering black Ofira earrings, it would be easy to overlook her interesting CV. For those unfamiliar with Blake’s talents beyond red carpet sightings and the beautifully vacuous Gossip Girl, it would be worth renting out last year’s minor release, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, or catching her latest film, The Town. Director Ben Affleck was so impressed by her audition that he rewrote the part of Krista, a drug-addicted single mother, especially for her.
And as for her career, Blake’s branching out. ‘I’m on a very commercial show, so the last thing I want to do is a commercial movie,’ she says, glittering in a Giorgio Armani jacket and Lorraine Schwartz earrings. ‘I wanna take risks, I don’t wanna play it safe. I mean, I could probably make more money if I did more commercial projects. It would be nice to buy an apartment but I’m 22 and I don’t need to yet.’
And on her style? ‘I’ve always loved fashion,’ she beams, looking unbearably chic in a nude Victoria Beckham dress. ‘That’s why I don’t use a stylist. Number one, it’s such an expression of self,’ she starts, before regaling us with the tale of how, while filming Gossip Girl in Paris, she recently met a fashion hero of hers, Karl Lagerfeld.
‘I was speaking with Anna Wintour,’ Blake says, casually name-dropping the famed editor of American Vogue, ‘and we were just talking about different fashion houses and I said, “I love Chanel”, and she said, “You should come with me to the show”. I also said I loved Dior. She said “OK, well I’ll take you to the Chanel and Dior shows and we’ll meet with Karl and John [Galliano] afterwards. Insane!’ For this snap Blake stepped out in a stunning Antonio Beradi dress with glittering Lorraine Schwartz jewels.
On romance? She’s coy on the subjecy of boyfriend and Gossip Girl co-star, Penn Badgley. All she’ll about Badgley is that, ‘At the end of the day, you’re just in any relationship. How does anybody go to work every day and come home? You just do it and it either works or it doesn’t.’
‘She’s bubbly and refreshing, like a tall glass of pink lemonade,’ says our cover make-up artist of our gorgeous cover star. ‘We spent the shoot teasing each other and taking pics on my iPhone FatBooth app to make her look fat and wrinkly!’ adds Krisofer, who has glamorised the likes of Charlize Theron and Renee Zellweger for the red carpet. Blake even brought Penny – her beloved Maltipoo dog – along to keep her company on the day. How cute!
At the end of the interview, we ask the blonde beauty – who looks stunning on the special subscribers cover – to write a message to Marie Claire readers. ‘Live every day as if it was your last,’ she scrawls.
Candids – August 31
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Captures – LOL
I added some funny captures of Blake on the Season 3 Blooper Reel for Gossip Girl:
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Blake Lively for Marie Claire UK October 2010
Blake will be on the cover of the October issue British Marie Claire! We’ll have scans up as soon as possible and a preview cover will be posted on Friday, September 3rd, so check back!
Vogue.com: Vogue Diaries
Blake Lively took a very fashionable break from her very grueling work schedule to attend Couture in Paris this July with Vogue’s Anna Wintour, and our cameras caught all the action as the actress sped around the cobblestone streets—with paparazzi hot on her trail—to attend some of the biggest, most beautiful shows from Dior to Chanel. Click below to view our exclusive video.
