Blake Lively got her big break on one of the most fashionable shows on the small screen, Gossip Girl. (Actually, one of her first films was Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants. Clearly, she and clothes were meant to be.) So it's a surprise to absolutely no one that she's pulled out all the stops for her latest tourdrobe promoting It Ends With Us.
At last night's premiere in Leicester Square, London, Lively matched the floral backing board to perfection, arriving in a spangled column dress with crystallised blossoms cascading down its skirt by Tamara Ralph.
For Monday night's premiere in New York, Blake Lively turned to her good friend Donatella Versace, who pulled out a gem from the archives that was first worn by popstar and '00s style icon Britney Spears.
The beaded confection fit her like a very fabulous glove - and side-stepped the otherwise flower power theme of her tourdrobe, the latest example of method dressing to grace the red carpet (Lively's character, Lily Bloom, is a florist). Pulling petal-tastic looks from designers like Alice + Olivia, Christopher John Rogers, Dauphinette, Elie Saab and Oscar de la Rent, Lively's promo looks have bloomed like her on-screen alter ego - a feat considering that she doesn't have a stylist.
That's right. Everything she wears, she's personally chosen, whether she's wearing top-to-toe colour or a bodycon dress that brings to mind Serena van der Woodsen. Without further ado, here are her best outfits.
SEE: All The Best Blake Lively Outfits
1 of 17August 2024
Stella McCartney's embroidered chaps-slash-jeans broke up the blossom-centric outfits for the promo trail of It Ends With Us. Paired with a leather-look strappy top - and an armful of resin bangles on her right wrist - it was the definition of the 'jeans and nice top' we all aimed for in the early '00s.
2 of 17August 2024
Florals but make it fashion! Dauphinette provided this vest top, pencil skirt and flower power leather jacket for a junket in Tribeca.
3 of 17August 2024
Bold colours? Check! Big blooms? Check! Blake Lively nailed the brief in this floral cover-up (with matching trousers) by Christopher John Rogers.
4 of 17July 2024
The actor didn't just do method dressing for her own tourdrobe. No, no. For Ryan Reynolds's turn in Deadpool & Wolverine, Lively arrived on the red carpet wearing a catsuit that nodded to her husband's vermillion get-up in the series (although hers was Atelier Versace).
5 of 17December 2023
Spotted with BFF Taylor Swift, Lively chose a sculpted leather slip for a night on the town with her girl gang.
6 of 17September 2023
Sitting front row at Michael Kors, Lively was going for gold in September 2023, wearing a cinched, flared and glimmering jumpsuit by the brand.
7 of 17May 2022
As co-chair of 2022's Met Gala, all eyes were on Lively. Her Atelier Versace gown shape-shifted half way down the red carpet and drew inspiration from the iconic Empire State Building.
8 of 17April 2022
One of her on-screen alter-ego's most recognisable signatures wasplatform court pumps, a shoe you might have considered wearing since the early '00s. For Gigi Hadid's birthday party in April 2022, Lively cracked out a pair by Christian Louboutin - and also brought back bodycon.
9 of 17February 2022
Lively has a roster of designer labels that she goes back to again and again - Versace, Michael Kors and Sergio Hudson - and has developed a style comfort zone that still manages to turn up surprising looks.
10 of 17February 2022
This pastel-coloured chiffon confection, another knock-out gown from her friends at Versace, could have looked rather like an ice skater's outfit on anyone apart from Blake Lively.
11 of 17January 2020
Dolce & Gabbana's velvet gown was her choice for a screening of The Rhythm Section, which she paired with oh-so-elegant elbow-length gloves.
12 of 17January 2019
Her style vocabulary is more along the lines of super-glam gowns and tailoring. So this sequinned vest and sleek track pants combo from Monse, one of the coolest brands at NYFW, was a breath of fresh air.
13 of 17August 2018
Whether it's coral or lime green, Lively is no stranger to statement suiting. This two-piece is actually from the menswear collection at Versace, one of her favourite labels for the red carpet, which she paired with crystal-studded shoes from Christian Louboutin.
14 of 17February 2018
She loves a classic camel coat, but will occasionally mix up the outerwear with a slick vinyl mac like this one she wore to Michael Kors.
15 of 17May 2016
For the premiere of Slack Bay, Lively wore a tiered wedding cake of a gown by Vivienne Westwood.
16 of 17May 2016
Another red carpet at 2016's Cannes Film Festival, another chance to rock a gown from Atelier Versace.
17 of 17June 2011
Chanel Haute Couture - a look that was a bridal-esque mini and maxi all in one - was her choice for the step-and-repeat at the premiere of the Green Lantern,
Natalie Hammond is Grazia’s Senior Fashion News Editor. She loves winter, hates summer and can often be found writing about the weather (and what on earth to wear).