Blake Lively Promotes The Shallows in a Monse Mini Dress and Spiked Louboutin “Miziggoo” Sandals

While promoting her survival-horror hit The Shallows in June 2016, Blake Lively proved that pregnancy wasn’t slowing her momentum—on or off the red carpet.

Back in 2015, the then-28-year-old filmed the shark thriller in Australia, where principal photography began that October in New South Wales and Queensland. In the movie, she plays a stranded surfer fighting for her life against a great white shark—a demanding role that pushed her physically and emotionally.

But by June 2016, Blake was back in New York and back in fashion-icon mode, stepping out of her Manhattan hotel in a look that reminded everyone why her maternity style was so closely watched. (She would celebrate her 29th birthday just a few months later, on August 25, 2016.)

For readers who want a deeper dive into the making of The Shallows—including Blake’s stunt work and behind-the-scenes insights—we’ve included an extended section at the end of this article.

Blake Lively’s Monse Mini Dress & Chic Maternity Style

Blake Lively stuns in a chic navy mini dress with edgy cutout shoulders, paired with spiked Christian Louboutin sandals and a gold clutch in New York City on June 22, 2016 (Credit: TNYF / WENN)

The tall actress hid her blossoming baby bump beneath her navy mini dress from Monse’s resort 2017 collection.

Blake Lively shows off her growing baby bump in a navy blue Monse dress (Credit: TNYF / WENN)

The dark blue number featured long sleeves, oversized buttons, and lace-up detailing around the shoulders. It also had a very short hemline, allowing the actress to parade her enviable stems.

Blake Lively leaves her New York City hotel in a navy blue Monse mini dress (Credit: TNYF / WENN)

Gold Accessories: Lorraine Schwartz, Ofira & Louboutin Clutch

The “Gossip Girl” star glammed up her look with gold jewelry by Lorraine Schwartz and Ofira. She accessorized with a large pair of hoop earrings, statement rings, and a gold Christian Louboutin clutch.

The A Simple Favour actress styled her blonde locks in curls and wore smoky eyeshadow and pink lipstick.

Blake Lively steps out in a chic navy mini dress, accentuating her baby bump, paired with striking Christian Louboutin “Miziggoo” sandals and a gold clutch (Credit: TNYF / WENN)

Christian Louboutin “Miziggoo” Sandals: Spiked Statement Heels

Blake completed her ensemble with a pair of striking Christian Louboutin “Miziggoo” sandals—a style that embodies the brand’s signature mix of glamour and edge. Crafted in glossy black patent leather, her version features double bands punctuated with gold-toned pyramid spikes and finished with adjustable slingback straps, all set on Louboutin’s iconic red-lacquer sole.

Interestingly, “Miziggoo” isn’t just a shoe style but also the name of a deep, vampy brown nail shade from Louboutin’s beauty line. Both the sandal and the polish debuted around Fall 2016 and share the same moody, rocker-chic spirit that has made the design a favorite on the resale market today.

Blake Lively shows off a dark, glossy pedicure in her spiked Christian Louboutin “Miziggoo” sandals (Credit: TNYF / WENN)

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Blake Lively struts in striking Christian Louboutin “Miziggoo” sandals, featuring gold-toned spikes and green marbled heels, perfectly complementing her chic ensemble (Credit: TNYF / WENN)

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Blake Lively’s feet in Christian Louboutin “Miziggoo” sandals (Credit: TNYF / WENN)

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On-Screen Footwear in The Shallows: Converse & Survival Looks

Blake Lively handled far more of the action in The Shallows than most viewers realize. While she didn’t perform the surfing sequences, she did complete many of the film’s physical stunts herself—even while in the early stages of pregnancy.

Blake Lively exudes beach-ready confidence in a vibrant bikini while filming a scene for The Shallows (Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing)

In the movie, her character Nancy starts her surf trip in classic low-top Converse before the story quickly strips her down to the essentials.

Once stranded on a rock with a great white shark circling below, she spends much of the film barefoot or layered in wetsuit pieces and improvised survival gear.

Pro surfer Isabella Nichols was Blake Lively’s stunt double in The Shallows

Australian pro surfer Isabella Nichols, who doubled for Blake Lively in The Shallows, later shared that the surfing scenes were far colder and tougher than they appeared on screen.

Meanwhile, Lively clarified that although she handled many of her own stunts, the true surfing was left to Nichols. “There’s only a small bit of it on the buoy and a small bit in a bikini,” she joked, adding that the role’s physical demands “kicked her butt.”

She credited Nichols’s talent, noting, “We had the best junior surfer in the world surfing for me.”

Playing medical student Nancy Adams on a surfing trip to Mexico, Blake Lively gets attacked by a shark in The Shallows

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