Blake Lively in mustard Gucci for Milan Fashion Week: gorgeous or unflattering?

Blake Lively was in Milan to kick off their Fashion Week at the Gucci show yesterday. These are photos of Blake wearing a new Gucci dress in mustard leather, about to go into the show. She got to sit beside Anna Wintour. Of course she did. I have to say, I’m kind of hoping for some drama out of Milan Fashion Week. London Fashion Week was extremely boring – it was even worse than NY Fashion Week, as far as photos and celebrity-attendees went. Even the Burberry show – usually one of the biggest, most A-list events during LFW – was lost in the coverage because no one A-list really came to the show. You could say that it’s a good thing, that people are now free to focus on the clothes instead of the celebrities. But have you heard much about the Burberry S/S line? Not so much.

As for Blake in this leather dress… I feel like she’s really trying to make mustard a thing. Mustard is not a thing. Michelle Williams came the closest to getting mustard on the map with her 2006 Oscar dress, but this is like the second or third time Blake has worn mustard for a major outing. I don’t get it. Why fight so hard for mustard? It’s a color that only blondes can wear, and even then, you have to be a certain kind of blonde to make it work. Also: the leather looks especially stiff around the bust, either that or Blake’s tatas just look especially fake these days. Those are like Barbie Boobs in this dress.

By the way, Blake and Ryan Reynolds just celebrated their first wedding anniversary last week. Aren’t you surprised that she’s not knocked up yet? I’m surprised by that. I’m guessing Ryan is surprised by that too.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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  1. Tessa says:

    I think she looks great. Love the styling and her makeup. Her body isn’t rail thin which is always nice to see. She looks awesome.

    • gogoGorilla says:

      Totally agree. Not a Blake fan, but she looks gorgeous here.

    • Axis2ClusterB says:

      Totally agree. She’s a beautiful girl.

    • Bird says:

      I think she has an awesome body and love that it isn’t too thin. Thin, of course, but not TOO thin.

    • TheOriginalKitten says:

      She looks AMAZING. Love love love that dress on her. The hair, the shoes, the makeup, everything looks awesome IMO.

      Mustard is a really hard color to pull off-always reminds me of baby food or cat puke.

      • Liv says:

        The dress is showing everything, isn’t it? Pretty brave of her to put it on, but then again she can pull it off 😉

      • Sabrine says:

        She looks lovely. The color of the dress really suits her hair and coloring. And those are some gorgeous legs she has!

        Love the shoes too. They look great with the dress.

    • mia girl says:

      Agreed. I think she looks amazing – head to toe.

      P.S I want those shoes!

    • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

      Agree. That color looks great on her and I love the red lip with it.

    • Sloane Wyatt says:

      Blake Lively looks beautiful and pulled together in a very classic way. Her clean and polished look here is reminiscent of Grace Kelly.

    • Stef Leppard says:

      Am I imagining it or can you see the line of her underwear? Maybe the dress is a touch too tight.

    • Diana says:

      Yes, she looks gorgeous. The mustard really works on her and the styling was perfect aswell.

    • nicegirl says:

      I love this, too. She looks gorgeous!

      I do not hate the mustard leather whatsoever. Full disclosure though, my first year in high school was 1989 – 1990.

    • Kim says:

      I usually dont care for her style but I think she looks fabulous here but she is very skinny.

    • Sarah says:

      ICAM. She looks fantastic. She always looks fantastic. No need to hate on her because she can wear a color that the rest of us would look sick in.

  2. Pastyousayyouneverknew says:

    I actually really like this look, it’s different and her body is bangin’ so it works, imo.

  3. Anna says:

    I love this look, especially the shoes and the hair/makeup with this dress. I am down with mustard. But I would have gone with a darker clutch.

  4. Zimmer says:

    Like it too!

  5. crab says:

    Ditto and I love love the shoes with the dress!

  6. Willa says:

    I like the color. She looks great!

  7. Barrett says:

    Her body looks amazing. But I think mustard color is “hideous” even for a blond!

  8. brin says:

    She looks great! Love the dress and her hair.

  9. Lee says:

    Gorgeous.

  10. Chrissy says:

    She looks gorgeous! And I too am surprised she hasn’t gotten pregnant yet…

  11. L says:

    I am in love with this dress. If I had her figure I would wear it. And I like the colour.

  12. poppy says:

    kaiser, are you implying brunettes can only wear ketchup?

  13. eliza says:

    I think Blake is gorgeous and the dress is fab on her.

  14. Jenn says:

    The shoes!!!! Squeal

  15. Mia 4S says:

    Gucci? So Chanel already dumped her ass? Interesting. Didn’t she “hold out” for the Chanel deal? Well it’s good she’s making the fashion rounds since the “acting” certainly wasn’t going to cut it.

    • Jegede says:

      She held out for it. Got it for a year.
      Now its done. Like Mila Kunis and Dior.
      (And I’m not sure how much she has been ‘dumped’ considering the ad is still used for the Chanel line even in fashion mags today)
      LOL, she makes ONE appearance at a month long FW event, one which she’s actually spokesperson of, and suddenly she’s ‘making the fashion rounds’ Mmmmk.

  16. CaribbeanLaura says:

    I don’t particularly like the colour of the dress per se. but I do like the dress itself, and I covet the shoes!!!!

  17. Birdie says:

    She looks great!. Love the outfit and the colour, I really like mustard.

  18. Jay says:

    a brunette could totally pull this color off. olive skin goes with every color!

    • Judysee says:

      So true. I’ve seen Latina and Black women sizzle in mustard. IDK why Kaiser thinks only blondes can. I hate mustard in home decor, but in a blouse or dress, I think it can look amazing.

      • QQ says:

        Judy i was coming to say just that, Is Not at all an unflattering color on women of color, In fact im of the mind that is more shocking when her or a Michelle Williams pull it off, But i have a gf that does people’s color and she stays steering me towards these tones

    • Falula says:

      Agree! I love this dress and I don’t mind Blake or anyone else trying to make mustard a thing. I’m brunette and wear a lot of mustard and I actually get a lot of positive comments in all shades of yellow/orange/mustard.

      • idontknowyouyoudontknowme says:

        It really depends on your individual coloring. I’m Addams family pale with dark eyes/hair, with a big dramatic contrast, so mustard/yellow/orange will always look hideous on me(black, red and navy blue are the best). Somebody with warmer coloring even as a brunette could rock it probably.

    • littlestar says:

      Agree!

  19. IceQueen says:

    I like it. She looks great. I’m glad she’s not wearing too tight clothes or those dresses boobs-bare back-high slit (the red Versace..)

    • STOPGOOP says:

      I agree that I love the style – very classy – but it DOES look too tight to me. Look at the creases on the front of the bottom from straining to fit around her (size 2) torso. Maybe it’s just the material? It looks too small to be comfortable.

      • IceQueen says:

        Oh, I see it now…You’re right-it could be the material. Either way, big improvement from the past.

      • PrettyTarheelFan says:

        To me, the fact that we can see the outline of each thigh when she’s standing still is an indicator that it’s a teensy bit too tight. Still an improvement over Boobs McLegsly stylin’.

  20. Allie says:

    I love that look, and I love mustard yellow, sue me.

  21. blue marie says:

    I think she looks good

  22. Renee says:

    I think that overall she looks great. Her the color is great on her, I like her accessories, I like her side part, I like her red lippy and she looks so darned happy and carefree that it makes me happy just to look at her. But I think the outfit is a bit too tight in the skirt, you can see the outline of her underwear but I guess at least she is wearing some???

  23. The Original Original says:

    Stunning! Love it with the shoes

  24. Toot says:

    Does she still work? I think she’s on the same level as Kate Bosworth.

  25. Daz London says:

    Look, Ryan Reynolds let her out of the house for once.
    So nice of him.

  26. Jegede says:

    She looks fantastic.
    I love her hair this darker shade and hope she keeps it this way!

  27. Elle says:

    She looks different in the face. I think she had more work done.

  28. Nicolette says:

    Love the dress, from the style to the color. The shoes looks great, the hair and the make up. Perfect.

  29. Gia says:

    She’s hot. I’d hit it…and her husband too.

  30. Jessica says:

    Maybe it’s just that we haven’t seen her at many events this last year, but she looks amazing. Put Gwyneth back on the shelf for a while – let’s see more of this woman.

  31. Mandy says:

    I kind of like mustard, too! Especially on a purse!

  32. Vee says:

    This is gorgeous. I like her.

  33. loveisthecoal says:

    I think she looks great, I like the whole thing. I love mustard but I look ill and/or dead in it, so I’m envious of those who can wear it!

  34. PunkyMomma says:

    Want the dress and shoes!

  35. Susei says:

    i like it!

  36. S says:

    She looks great. Love the dress… the whole look.

    And for the record, I don’t think I’ve ever read this many unanimous positive comments at this site ever. Way to go, Blake 🙂

  37. emmie_a says:

    Ok seems like I’m the only one — but I’m not impressed with this look. I’ve liked a lot of her looks in the past but I don’t like this… I don’t like her hair flat ironed and I don’t know – something is just off.

  38. strickchic says:

    I LOVE this look! I think the whole thing just works great!

  39. Corrie says:

    She looked great. And i’ll be the first to admit i think her show of maturity and transition from YA to now has been surprising and positive. You can’t make up negative things to say bc she’s moved into her new role quite nicely. She looked great here – there’s a new aura around her. She’s got the right team/support working with her. Carrying herself in such a stand out why… whether you like the color of her dress or not, she shoulders say “watch out bitch… I’m coming.” while smiling at the camera. You go Girl!!

  40. MrsBPitt says:

    I think she looks fantastic, head to toe!!

  41. Bridget says:

    She actually looks thinner than she has in a while – is this a sign that she’s going to start pursuing more acting work again? I would have bet that she would get pregnant right away, but apparently not.

  42. Sisi says:

    the dress is pulling at the split on the bust, but it still is a good outfit.

    I’ll take this look over Marchesa ANY DAY

  43. Sandi says:

    That guy is creeping on her so bad in most of these photos.

    • prettylights says:

      Ha ha, that’s the first thing I noticed – he’s totally staring at her a$$ in most of those pics. I don’t blame him though, I think if I was standing behind her and she was wearing that skin tight of a dress even I’d check out her a$$.

  44. littlestar says:

    Only blondes can wear mustard? What??? I have almost black coloured hair and I can pull mustard off – dark hair pops against bright colours like mustard.

    I think Blake looks good. What a smoking hot body she has!

  45. Relli says:

    she looks great, so obviously someone put it together for her 🙂

  46. ZAK says:

    I love the color of the dress, I love the dress, her make-up, hair and body. She looks gorgeous.

  47. Gaby says:

    Her styling here is just perfection. She looks gorgeous.

  48. Trek Girl says:

    The outfit and color is great. Lively, on the other hand, is boring like always.

  49. Cary says:

    It’s a skosh too tight but she still looks great. That’s a tough dress to pull of but she’s doing it.

  50. Miss Melissa says:

    I have to go with flawless here. She is so stylish.

    But she bores me to death.

  51. Ari says:

    She looks fabulous and so does her hair- I am totally digging the entire thing.

  52. E-v-E says:

    first time in a while she didn’t look ‘budget’, mustard is not easy to pull, but this look is good on her, I even like her hair flattened like that

  53. Mrs.Krabapple says:

    Is she even capable of standing with her head straight? She always looks like a dog that just heard a whistle (head cocked to one side).

  54. Jayna says:

    Stunning.

  55. rajahcat says:

    mustard could be a thing-she looks great in it

  56. Camille (TheOriginal) says:

    I think she looks great, very pretty. Love the shoes- copper! So hot (copper) in interior trends right now as well.

  57. Naddie says:

    Dull woman.

  58. Anna Scott says:

    WOW!! Amazing!!!

  59. moon says:

    Best I’ve seen her in ages. Looks like taking time off work to be Mrs Reynolds is agreeing with her.

  60. caitie says:

    She looks stunning – and I gotta say that mustard IS a thing, I am a blue eyed brunette and always get compliments when I wear a mustard coat. This is a much better look than her over sparkly Marchesa stuff.

  61. drea says:

    The dress is just a tad tight, but I really like how she fills it out. She looks great. I hope this means she’s done with Georgina’s frilly ice skater outfits.

  62. Deedee says:

    She looks gorgeous. Not everyone can wear mustard, but she definitely can. And I love the bronze shoes too.

  63. A Fan says:

    Wow, she looks great. Love the dress, love the shoes…love the mustard!

  64. Virgilia Coriolanus says:

    WOW! I don’t think she’s ever looked this good…..I generally find her inoffensively attractive, but she was gorgeous here. She needs to keep dressing like this—I love her makeup.

    Being married agrees with her.

  65. cali says:

    Wow. She looks FABULOUS. The dress, the hair color, the hair style, everything! and I normally am repulsed by the mustard color, but this is fab on her.

  66. gefeylich says:

    Fug. Her lack of personality and intelligence leeches any style or beauty out of anything she wears. She’s a complete zero.

  67. the other Kate says:

    She is gorgeous. She looks perfect, no matter what she wears 🙂

  68. I Choose Me says:

    While the dress could go up half a size imo, I absolutely love it! The colour, the shoes, the bag everything. Her hair and makeup is on point too. Oh to be tall and leggy like Blake. Sigh.