Blake Lively - “Lucky” Magazine January 2008

Gossip Girl breakout star Blake Lively, who relocated to New York last summer to play Serena van der Woodsen, is the January 2008 cover girl for Lucky Magazine. You can win her cover look here.

Here’s what the 20-year-old actress had to say to Lucky:

On her expanding closet: “I grew up in California, so winter is this entirely new, exciting thing for me—I’ve already justified buying seven coats!”

On her fashion icons: “My style has been totally influenced by Audrey Hepburn and Kate Moss equally — they’re such fashion icons. But Sienna Miller’s young urban style is also totally what I’m going for.”

On keeping her look more mature: “I’m having so much fun, but I’m trying to keep my head together too, stylewise. There are so many young women out there dressing like young girls; I want to be more ladylike and classic.”

On her music inspirations: “My favorite music is Ray Charles for when I want to feel mellow, and Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake when I want something more funky.”

On what she’d be doing if she wasn’t an actress: “I would love to open my own interior decorating business … I grew up reading Martha Stewart and the William Sonoma catalog, I was never interested in things like Teen Beat.”

On the evolution of her wardrobe: “Growing up, I was constantly borrowing clothes from my older sisters, or I’d pick out something from Urban Outfitters and my mom would tailor it to my size — I don’t think I ever dressed like a kid. Now that I’m on Gossip Girl, the wardrobe is so amazing and inspiring, it’s opened a whole new style gateway for me.”

In 2008, Blake can be seen in the film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.