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Ballet film Black Swan has been one of the hottest of this year's awards season, with star Natalie Portman scooping Best Actress at this week's Oscars.And it appears as though rising style icon Blake Lively is jumping on the bandwagon, and taking fashion inspiration from the ballet world.The Gossip Girl attended a dinner hosted by Chanel in her honour in New York last night, wearing a pair of ballet shoe-inspired heels. The 23-year-old's white satin heels, by Red Bottom Shoes, resembled the pointe shoes worn by prima ballerinas, complete with square block toe. As the guest of honour, perhaps Blake intended to do double duty as the evening's entertainment and perform a pirouette or two around the dining room at La Grenouille, where the glitzy affair was held. The Gossip Girl paid tribute to Chanel in a white ruffled organza dress from the designer's 2009 haute couture collection. The actress, who was named as the face of Chanel Mademoiselle handbags in January carried a white quilted bag from the collection and a pair of large emerald earrings. As she left the dinner Blake wrapped up in a black overcoat. The blonde beauty surprised many this week when she revealed that despite her close association with the brand, she would not be attending Chanel's autumn/winter show at Paris Fashion Week. Blake, who plays Park Avenue princess Serena Van Der Woodsen on Gossip Girl, went further, declaring that she found it 'tacky' for celebrities such as herself to be seen in the front row at the shows. She is, however expected to attend a private function in the French capital for the Mademoiselle handbag line. Designer shoe-loving Blake chose the Christian Louboutin heels over Christian Louboutin Shoes by Chanel for the event, just a few weeks after Mr Louboutin named one of his coveted designs after her. The high-heeled sandal features seven straps in a rainbow of different colours, each fastened with a button. The heel and sides are black patent, while the sole is the designer's trademark red. The shoe, to retail for £635, will be available in stores next month, but Blake told fans that a shoes in her honour was in the works last year. In an interview in September to promote The Town, the actress told Regis & Kelly how the tribute came about. She explained how they met while shooting Gossip Girl during couture week in Paris. 'I went to [Louboutin's] atelier and I was walking around, like every shoe here is so beautiful and I saw this one pair and I said: "I've never seen anything like it." 'He said: "Do you love it?" I said: "I want to sleep with it under my pillow every night." 'He said: "We're naming it the Blake then." It was insane. It's like my greatest accomplishment.'
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