Blake Lively Designed Her Own Wedding Dress

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Blake Lively helped to design her wedding dress.

The Gossip Girl actress - who married actor Ryan Reynolds in a surprise ceremony in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, last month - collaborated directly with Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman to ensure she walked down the aisle in her dream dress.

Georgina, who owns the brand with Keren Craig, said, "Blake has such an innate style. I've worked with her so many times and know her so well."

The blonde Savages star - who is well known for her love of fashion - wore a custom-made beaded gown featuring a silk tulle bodice and rose-gold embroidery. The Marchesa designer praised the 25-year-old actress's sense of style, and said she "has a very clean sense of fashion... she was very involved."

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Items Du Jour: Nicole Richie Sues Kitson, Anne Hathaway Cuts Her Hair, H&M Teases

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Celebrities, Editorials, Fashion Designers, Hairstyles, Health & Beauty, Models, News, Rumors, Videos,

—Reality star-turned-fashion designer Nicole Richie is having difficulty with some of the stores her line is carried in. Majestic Mills, the company who owns her line Winter Kate, is going after Kitson for $240,000 worth of product given and not yet paid for.

—Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman gave birth to her first daughter, India Pearl, on Sunday night. This is Chapman’s first child with Hollywood producer husband Harvey Weinstein.

—Steven Meisel shot Miranda Kerr and her puppy for Vogue Italia. Does the puppy’s cuteness trump the cover’s 3-D-ness?

—For years, Anne Hathaway has proudly flashed her flowing, long brunette hair. Now the actress has chopped it off for a film role. What do you think of her new ‘do?

—Corrine Day, the fashion photographer noted for propelling Kate Moss’ career with their FACE editorial in 1990, passed away on Friday after a battle with brain cancer.

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Project Runway Welcomes Tory Burch

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Over the past few weeks, Project Runway has invited both Matthew Williamson and Georgina Chapman (Marchesa) to guest as a judge on the reality show. This time around, it will be Tory Burch’s turn.

During her appearance, the American fashion designer - who is widely known for her tunics and Reva ballet flats - will challenge the contestants to design outfits for children.

“Tory is such a successful designer because her collections, for girls and their moms alike, are both aspirational and accessible,” Jane Chan, Runway’s executive producer explained to People.

Burch - who coincidentally appeared in the same Gossip Girl episode as Chapman last fall - can be seen this Thursday @ 10:00 on Lifetime.

Heidi Klum and Her Bump Dilemma

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Heidi Klum struggled to fit her baby bump in a gown for yesterday’s Emmy Awards.

The pregnant supermodel, whose raises three children with husband Seal, and is expecting a daughter in October, decided to wear a clingy black floor-length dress to show off to embrace her expanding figure because her stomach is too big to hide. Even though she had several fittings, the 36-year-old beauty said designer Georgina Chapman struggled to get the bespoke Marchesa gown to fit perfectly because her tummy was constantly growing.

“It wasn’t really hard for me, but it was hard for the woman that designed a dress for me. She started about two or three months ago and that’s kind of difficult… it’s black because I figure, at eight-and-a-half months, black is better! I think it’s elegant and slimming.”

The blonde beauty also revealed she will be in no hurry to lose her post-baby weight to return to lingerie modeling: “I was asked by Victoria’s Secret if it is possible, if I’m going to make it to their show. You never know how you are afterwards, so you kind of have to play it by ear and see what happens. So far—knock on wood—everything was always great. I felt great afterwards and I loved every minute of it, even the sleepless nights of getting up every two hours. But let’s see what happens. You can’t put all that pressure on yourself.”

‘Gossip Girl’ Reels In Two More Designers

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Designers Tory Burch and Georgina Chapman (of Marchesa) were spotted on the set of the CW’s hit show, Gossip Girl.

The pair shot separate scenes for an episode scheduled to air October 5th. While most are keeping their mouths shut regarding the two guest stars, it was revealed that part of the show takes place on a set similar to Burch’s office.

“I am a huge fan [of ‘Gossip Girl’],” Chapman said. Despite having appeared in several movies prior to the taping, the 33 year-old former model “was very nervous [on-set].”

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