We haven't seen much of Blake Lively on the red carpet recently, which is something new considering that the 'Gossip Girl' star has been a firm favourite on New York's fashion scene over the years. Saying that, she has had quite a few magazine appearancess recently. As you'll remember, last month she covered Bullett magazine shot by David Slijper and now her July cover of US Marie Claire has dropped.

While the full shoot doesn't steer too far from all of her other magazine editorials, I really like them. As the accompanying editorial says, 'few women can pull off short and tight quite like Blake Lively.' Where most would look on the skimpy side, there's something about Lively that gives 'her free freign t strut what the rest of us only dare to imagine.'

See the full shoot in the gallery.

'Gossip Girl' may be on the way out but that hasn't affected Blake Lively's power to bag covers. Yesterday Bullett magazine released the images of the actresses cover lensed by David Slijper.

Naturally, her experiences on the show was the main focal point of the accompanying story. 'Gossip Girl was so great, but what's the next challenge in life? Because, you know, six years is a long time,' she said. 'And as an actor who plays a caricature of myself on the show, I don't think I'd say, 'Watch Gossip Girl for my best quality of work.' But I am very lucky to have had that experience.'

Are you a fan of the shoot?