Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “The Jewel of Denial”
By Elizabeth Hemmerle “THE MOST STYLISH COUSINS I KNOW” Serena Van Der Woodsen returns to the city that never sleeps. And clearly her sense of style doesn’t either! She steps back into the urban living with a gorgeous pair of green Charlotte Olympia platforms matched perfectly to her super cute mini corset dress is by [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Beauty And The Feast”
By Elizabeth Hemmerle “Blair is Bursting With Color” Blair is sassing a Stella McCartney skirt, which is truly fruity and fresh. The printed pleated skirt looks great with the solid yellow Peter Som blouse, because it tones yet accentuates the busy pattern. I must say that I love the “dual-design” of this skirt. The print [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Yes, Zero Drama”
By Liz Hemmerle After the shocking yet stylish season 4 of Gossip Girl. The show has returned with a night full of daring, fresh glam. “Add a pop of color, or two, or three” Serena shows up this episode as a true Cali girl wearing a sensational Mike Gonzalez yellow and pink illusion print wrap dress. [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: The Wrong Goodbye
By Francesca Claybrook Gossip Girl really made the finale easy for me – keeping the same outfits as the last episode for half of this one really cuts down on the number I had to look at! Before we get started on the (very brief) wardrobe analysis, I have a quick note on the structure [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Shattered Bass”
By Francesca Claybrook Is it wrong of me to say that Gossip Girl’s Blair-centered plotlines are much more interesting than the Serena-centric ones? Serena’s problems always seem to shoot off into the extreme in a completely unrealistic way (duplicate Serenas at a party trying to simultaneously drug the real Serena and ruin her reputation, driven by [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “The Princesses and The Frog”
By Francesca Claybrook Gossip Girl is really keeping up with the times – with an actual royal wedding last Friday, the idea of an imminent royal Gossip Girl wedding is nearly too much to handle. But, our would-be princess, Blair, started the episode off on a sour note for me. I’m not loving her new [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Pretty In Pink”
By Francesca Claybrook Oh Gossip Girl, your timing is impeccable. Just in time for the royal wedding (seriously, has anyone not got Kate Middleton on the brain?) you introduce a prince/commoner union of your own. Welcome back, Louis. In celebration of this, Blair seems to have returned to her Marie Antoinette phase, while Serena continues [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “The Kids Stay In The Picture”
By Francesca Claybrook Welcome back! It’s exciting to make our way back into the Gossip Girl world after so many weeks away, and what a world it is – a long-lost cousin, who Serena will eventually corrupt! Lily reads Martha Stewart for tips on jail! A Chuck-Dan-Blair love triangle! The inevitable end of show party [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Empire of the Son”
By Francesca Claybrook This episode was heavy on the fabulous earrings – Serena, Lily, and Raina all wore gorgeous pairs at various points during the episode. I really liked Raina’s bright red and pink dress; I thought the color looked beautiful on her. The trench Serena wore when she showed up unannounced in Brooklyn was [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “While You Weren’t Sleeping”
By Francesca Claybrook Our favorite Upper East Siders were remarkably well-dressed this week, even if this week, like last week, everything came gift-wrapped in shiny sequins. Blair’s first outfit was amazing (as was the scene of Dorota dressing her). I love the dress she has on, and while I prefer it without the blazer, she [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “It-Girl Happened One Night”
By Francesca Claybrook With all the excitement of Fashion Week I have to confess that I almost completely forgot about Gossip Girl. Lucky for you all, I remembered just in time to write the weekly fashion recap. Serena opened the show in an oversized white button-down shirt, which I actually wished she had worn as a regular top [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: The Kids Are Not All Right
By Francesca Claybrook Welcome back Gossip girls (and guys)! We are back and ready to take on a whole new set of episodes. Let’s start at the beginning, where Blair looked perfectly buttoned up in a black dress with a sparkly collar. I was unsure about Serena’s outfit. And actually, upon revisiting still shots of [...]
Gossip Girl Style Recap: “The Townie”
By Francesca Claybrook Thank you, Gossip Girl, for resolving most of the major issues before going on break for the holidays! I feel relieved now that I know who Juliet is and why she’s been targeting Serena. I can also rest knowing that with this episode pretty much every character went into the break looking [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Gaslit”
By Francesca Claybrook Ah, the Thanksgiving episode – always an exciting one on the Upper East Side, no? So although Thanksgiving was actually last week, I’ll make a list of things Gossip Girl characters should be thankful for this year. Blair – be thankful that your wardrobe is pretty much impeccable (even this episode’s plaid [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: The Witches of Bushwick
By Francesca Claybrook So after complaining last week that the characters are relying on blazers too much as their only outerwear option, what’s the first thing I see this week? Serena’s blazer. Well, technically I first saw the absolutely amazing Venn diagram Eric and Elliot were making to help Serena figure out her love life, [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Juliet Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”
By Francesca Claybrook Yes! It happened! An episode where I don’t have (many) complaints about what people are wearing! Most characters knocked it out of the park this time, and even the complaints that I might normally have I can’t seem to summon today. Let’s see, where to begin…well, Serena’s first outfit I thought was [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “War at the Roses”
By Francesca Claybrook I’m sitting here trying to figure out how to sum up last night’s Gossip Girl fashion, and I don’t know what to say. I didn’t really like it, but I didn’t hate it either, so that makes it hard to work out exactly what I think. So far, my thoughts seem to [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Easy J”
By Francesca Claybrook Just when I was thinking that this show was getting a bit much, and that it wasn’t holding my interest like it used to, holy cow – I am going to be on the edge of my seat until next Monday, because I can’t wait to see what happens! I wish I [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Goodbye, Columbia”
By Francesca Claybrook In this episode, it seemed as though each character was willing to settle for a pass on their clothes, rather than gunning for an A. There was something holding back each one, keeping it from being a knockout. Let’s go through some of Blair and Serena’s outfits and see what could have [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Touch of Eva”
By Francesca Claybrook While I have some issues with the clothes the characters wore in the first half of the episode, when an episode features a big event like Chuck’s charity gala, let’s be honest –it’s really all about the party dresses. Let’s start with the good: Blair’s dress is gorgeous. The color is beautiful [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “The Undergraduates”
By Francesca Claybrook It’s back to school on Gossip Girl, and (as expected), none of the outfits pictured look anything remotely like something an actual college student would wear to class. Let me tell you, I’ve taken a few classes at Columbia and not once did I see anyone dressed like this – but at [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: Double Identity
By Francesca Claybrook Forget “Double Identity” – this episode should have been called “Extreme Identity,” because to me that’s what everyone dressed like – an extreme version of themselves. Serena? Extra sparkly (gold sequined blazer, anyone?) and extra colorful (because what better to pair said sparkly blazer with than cropped cobalt blue pants?) Though to [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Belles Du Jour”
By Francesca Claybrook Bonjour, Gossip Girl fans! The show is back and so is the weekly fashion recap! The season opened with Blair and Serena in Paris. Serena’s first dress kind of grew on me – at first it looked like a giant cream-colored spider web made of sparkly tape, but by the time she [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Last Tango, Then Paris”
By Francesca Claybrook So apparently this was the season finale of Gossip Girl (I somehow kept thinking it was going to be the second to last episode) so of course it was full of drama, but in terms of fashion I thought it was something of a letdown. First, I kept fixating on the plaid [...]
Gossip Girl: “Ex-Husbands and Wives”
By Francesca Claybrook Sometimes I feel like a broken record when it comes to recapping Gossip Girl fashion: Serena is inappropriate, Jenny is inappropriate, Blair is pretty (And sometimes, I must confess, I feel like I’m watching the same episode, even though it’s a new week with new drama). But this week, I think even [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “It’s a Dad Dad Dad World”
By Francesca Claybrook Even though there was some snow on the ground during this episode, bright colors were everywhere, and in general I really liked it. The blue dress we see on Serena in the opening scene, although tight, was one of the better outfits I think I’ve seen her in because the color was [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Dr. Strangeloved”
By Francesca Claybrook Gossip Girl fans, the show is back and so am I, with your weekly fashion recap and some breaking news – this week, many people were inappropriately dressed. Oh wait, that’s not new? Well then let’s get to it. Serena wore the completely wrong dress for catching up with her long lost [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “The Unblairable Lightness of Being”
By Francesca Claybrook I thought most of the characters did pretty well for themselves this episode – Serena had only one hideous dress (a blue-gray one that managed to gape in the front and make her look like her figure had completely disappeared), Blair continued her string of successful outfits, this time in red, with [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “Inglorious Bassterds”
By Francesca Claybrook This week, thanks to Nate’s Assassins party, most of the cast spent most of the episode in black. While I love wearing black (I’m probably in it at least 50% of the time), it doesn’t make for a lot to talk about here. What stood out most was the giant black chain [...]
Gossip Girl Fashion Recap: “The Empire Strikes Jack”
By Francesca Claybrook I believe my feelings towards this week’s Gossip Girl fashion can be summed up in the following sentences: Jenny Humphrey – no. Blair Waldorf – yes. Vanessa – wtf? Serena – really? Dorota – you’re back! Should I elaborate? Ok. Jenny needs to stay away from the grunge – sure, she’s developing [...]