Blake Lively, 50 times the most glamorous of the red carpet

Destined to astound: this is written in the stars of Blake Lively, she herself star with the capital “S” of the bright and blinding Hollywood firmament. To add another spark to the star of her increasingly on the rise, the appointment as presenter (together with her husband Ryan Reynolds, Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda) of the most important event in the fashion industry, the Met Gala, on the calendar, naturally, in New York on May 2nd.

On the most glittering steps in the world, or those of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as per tradition, the red carpet will inaugurate the Costume Institute exhibition In America: An Anthology of Fashion which in 2022 has as its theme the Gilded Glamorthe style of the American golden age, at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, which the blonde actress will certainly be able to interpret best through the outfit.

In fact, the argument lends itself to one of the most gorgeous red carpet and we already imagine riots of voluminous skirts, trains, bling bling fabrics, jewels, gloves and corsets to tell a period of pure well-being and opulence even with clothes and details. And Blake Lively really seems like the perfect diva to do the honors. Style icon, in the past she has already amazed with her special effects dresses that have attracted flashes on the steps of the Met: from sumptuous Versace designer look sported in 2018 (whose bodice alone took more than 600 hours of workmanship), to the rose gold dress of a true glamor diva by Gucci in 2014.

Because Blake takes the theme of the event as seriously as she does on the red carpet of movie previews, either her own or her husband’s. The diva dresses, in fact, often thinking about the characters she plays: who could forget the series of vests, flared pants and three-piece suits she wore for the press tour of A Simple Favor in 2018, or Retrofête’s yellow slip dress at the film premiere Pokémon: Detective Pikachu the next year?

Whatever you wear is sure to always appears in the best dressed list (even with baby bump), even more mind-blowing mention if we think that Serena Van Der Woodsen’s Gossip Girl does not use the help of a stylist. In 2018 she herself explained to WWD this choice of hers: «I like to dress alone. I love design and fashion and it’s a way to be creative ».

Thanks to his always impeccable outfits (among the most worn designers Marchesa, Gucci, Versace, Michael Kors and Chanel stand out), for almost two decades the celeb has been marking success after sartorial success on the red carpet and has never missed a beat in terms of style.

And here then, waiting for the Met Gala, Taking a look at every dream gown that Blake Lively sported on the red carpet in the gallery seems like an absolutely good idea. Xoxo

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