Not All Are Happy with Blake Lively for Chanel

Does Karl Lagerfeld have a modern-day case of the emperor's new clothes? Karl may be head-over-heels obsessed with his new muse Blake Lively, but it seems not everyone at Chanel is so enamored by the new face of Mademoiselle bags.

Rumor has it, employees at Chanel USA are grumbling about Blake being off-brand. In other words, her ...
all-American smile isn't what some equate with the height of European sophistication. But isn't that what drew Karl to Blake in the first place?
But, it's pretty much guaranteed you'll never actually hear anyone from Chanel talking smack about Blake—apparently it's off with your job if you do!