'It Ends With Us' Author Colleen Hoover Defends Blake Lively's Costumes in the Film

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Blake Lively's costumes. In an interview with Jenna Bush Hager, the author, who penned the 2016 novel on which the upcoming film is based, defended the costumes in the movie, after fans spoke out against them when pics from the set surfaced online.Those pics show Lively's character, Lily Bloom, wearing patterned pants, a quilted coat, a patchwork jacket and more, all of which were panned online.Hoover, who noted that she «loves» the conversation around Lily's outfits because it shows that fans «care» about the project, isn't concerned about the character's fashion sense.«I don't remember describing outfits at all,» Hoover said. «I don't care what they have on.

In my head, it's about the conversation they're having and the story. It's the same way in the movie.»When it comes to the fans' concern, Hoover said, «You've seen a couple of outfits that are completely out of context.

I'm not worried about it.»The outfits aren't the only worry fans have raised about the film, which is being directed by Justin Baldoni.

The book follows 23-year-old Lily (Lively), a florist who's torn between the 30-year-old abusive surgeon, Ryle, (Baldoni) and her childhood love, Atlas (Brandon Sklenar).As soon as casting was announced for the film, fans pointed out that both Lively and Baldoni are significantly older than the characters they'd be playing.