3 Former Teen Mag Editors Reminisce About Their Favorite Gossip Girl Outfits

Close your eyes and movie this scene: It’s September 19,
2007, at approximately 9 p.m. The place are you? What are you doing?
Who are you with?

When you have been a 20-something school scholar like
Tyler McCall,
Casey Lewis,& and& me, odds are you have been sitting on the couch
together with your roommates and tuning in to the collection premiere of Gossip
Woman on The CW. Again when must-see TV was truly a thing you had
to pencil into your schedule, it didnâ€™t take lengthy for the extremely
anticipated adaptation of the& young-adult
book series by Cecily von Ziegesar to earn a spot in our lineup
of weekly exhibits.&

Wanting back at what was arguably among the last cohort of
non-streaming TV sensations (Gossip Woman counts both Mad Males and
Breaking Dangerous as contemporaries) gives not solely the welcome respite
of nostalgia but in addition an amusing glimpse into the now-questionable
costumes, personal type, and style statements of our beloved
Higher East Siders. (I donâ€™t find out about you, however I never need to
see one other bubble hem again!)&

As the IRL minions of Blair Waldorf, Serena van der Woodsen, and
the rest of the Constance Billard Faculty for Women gang, itâ€™s
hardly a surprise that McCall, Lewis, and& I all went on to not solely
pursue careers in style media& but in addition hung out at digital
editors at Teen Vogue. When you& are probably acquainted with McCall
for her present position as editor in chief of Fashionista, you& may
additionally know and love her because the mind behind
#WaldorfWednesdays on Instagram. Equally, whereas Lewis is an
editor at New York Journal by day, she spends her leisure time
curating @ThankYouAtoosa,
the pleasant throwback account during which she chronicles the hits
(and misses) of teenage magazine culture from the â€™90s to
2010s.&

And who am I? Thatâ€™s one
secret Iâ€™ll never tell.&

Just kidding. Like Little J, I are likely to lurk a bit more on the
fringes as the content material strategy director right here at Who What Wear, however
I low-key wrote a masterâ€™s thesis on the evolution of female
characters on tvâ€”no joke. If that doesnâ€™t make us some
of probably the most qualified Gossip Woman followers out there, then, by all
means, please introduce me to our new& queen bee.&

So whereas prep faculty uniforms and empire waists will not be
making a comeback in our closets anytime soon, itâ€™s protected to say
that The Met steps will all the time maintain a particular place in our hearts.
Now, with out further ado, under are& 9 of our favourite Gossip
Woman outfits with a bit about why we beloved them.&

“I all the time beloved Blair and Serena’s on a regular basis faculty outfits means
more than their gala robes or super fashiony,
extremely Eric Daman-y looks. I grew up desperately wishing I
wore a faculty uniform, and regardless that actual faculty uniforms seemed
nothing like those on Gossip Woman, I obsessed over their poufy,
pleated skirts and crisp button-downs. I might have been laughed
right out of my high school if I confirmed up in knee-high socks and
flats, however man, Blair and Serena made it look cool.” â€” Lewis

“When it came to the varsity uniforms, the present really
hit its stride in season two. Did they push the boundaries of what
may cross the gown code at an elite personal faculty in Manhattan?
Positive. Did Blair know methods to kill it in a cape? Absolutely. And
what, you did not wear a bejeweled headband to high school? Okay. (I
found this actual headband by Jennifer Behr in the nook of her
sample sale, and I’ve by no means been prouder of my buying
prowess.)”& & â€” McCall

“I’ll be trustworthy: I went to a prep faculty& where my& classmates and
I seemed nothing like this, ever. Our gown code of collared
shirts, blazers, and chinos was decidedly masculine (the varsity
transitioned from all boys to co-ed within the ’70s but neglected to
contemplate& feminine bodies in the gown code till a minimum of 2010), so
seeing Blair and Serena on display gave me a glimpse of what may
have been. That stated, white button-down& shirts are nonetheless a staple
in my wardrobe, so thanks, Ralph Lauren.” â€” Elovitz

“Season
one, for my part, was nearly as good because it acquired so far as Gossip Woman
trend went. How flawless have been these clothes? I keep in mind studying
about Abigail Lorick in Teen Vogueâ€”if my reminiscence serves earlier than
Gossip Woman came outâ€”and I simply thought she was the good. I
assume Eleanor Waldorf’s fictitious style line was based mostly on
Lorick, and in my mind, the designer (a former Ford model) was
principally another character on Gossip Woman& as a result of her garments have been
so Blair Waldorf. She might have even made a cameo on the show?” â€”
Lewis

“The
jumping-off point of inspiration for Serena was Kate Moss, which
meant over-the-knee boots turned one thing of a staple for her. I
have doubts about whether or not these would fly at a real personal faculty,
but they nonetheless look unimaginable. I all the time was extra of a Blair than a
Serena, however that never stopped me from desperately wanting a pair
of Stuart Weitzman’s iconic thigh-high boots.” â€” McCall

“My
hands-down, all-time-favorite look from Gossip Woman is Blair’s
outfit from the first Thanksgiving episode, “Blair Waldorf Should
Pie.” First, it have to be stated that this is one of the best episode of GG.
Second, it is simply quintessential Blair, from the lacy Marc by Marc
Jacobs gown to the bow-patterned tights. I bought an identical pair
from Ceaselessly21 at the time and wore them to demise. Perhaps that’s why
I still cannot get sufficient of a novelty tight?” â€” McCall. “I spent
several years sporting empire-waist, babydoll clothes and patterned
tights because Blair Waldorf did. Each issues appeared really awful on
me, however they have been made for Blair. I nonetheless dream about her lace Marc
Jacobs gown on the superbly named season one Thanksgiving
episode, â€œBlair Waldorf Should Pie!â€ The& Trina Turk capelet is
really fairly ugly, nevertheless it’s so, so 2007, and that makes me love
it.” â€”& Lewis

“Because
Gossip Woman all the time began around the similar time faculty came back
into session, we by no means saw very many summery appears on the present,
which was a disgrace. However once we didâ€”like on season two’s debut
episode, “Summer time, Sort of Fantastic,”& costume designer Eric Daman
knocked it out of the park. I am nonetheless obsessive about Blair’s look
from the white social gathering, a scalloped Marc by Marc Jacobs gown and a
floral Jennifer Behr headband. So dreamy.” â€” McCall

“Spoiler
alert: I fell extra in love with Blair’s (second) wedding ceremony gown than
she did with the man she was going to marry within the collection finale. I
don’t know if it was the conclusion of my favourite show that was
giving me all of the feels or what (hey, it definitely wasn’t& her
groom), but if I had a secret wedding ceremony Pinterest board, this Elie
Saab Couture 2012 robe in child blue can be the one factor on it.”
â€” Elovitz

“‘Iconic’
is a bit overused at this level, but there isn’t any other method to
describe Serena’s very first outfit on Gossip Woman’s pilot episode.
The striped Petit Bateau shirt, the leather-based blazer in probably the most
good shade of camel, the little pop of yellow within the form of the
handkerchief. I can not think of one other time she dressed so
understated, nevertheless it fits her so properly.” â€” Lewis

“Unsurprisingly,
I associated to Jenny’s wardrobe most when she was doing her greatest
Blair Waldorf impersonation toward the top of the first season.
There have been a lot of pastel shades and darling socks. Positive, she would
grow to be a bleach-blonde goth in just some brief years, however we’ll
all the time have the reminiscences of sweet Little J.” â€” McCall

“How
might we skip the legendary Chuck Bass scarf? Chuck’s type went
off the rails& by the top of the show (keep in mind the time he was
dressed like Prince George?), but early on, his preppy Higher East
Aspect uniform labored so nicely for him, and the J. Press scarf seemed
so good with all of his popped collars and fancy layers.” â€”
Lewis

“Like
lots of my fellow Gossip Woman fans, while we might have aspired to be
a Blair or Serena, it was typically best to relate to Jenny
Humphrey. I do not know that it could possibly be referred to as a glow-up, however to
say that Little J went& by means of a critical fashion evolution throughout& the
collection’s six seasons can be a serious understatement. As
Tyler& factors out,& Jenny began off by emulating Blair’s fashion,
then regularly embraced her Brooklyn-bad-girl aspect as the show
progressed. Jenny traded in her preppy headbands, bows, and shiny
colors for layers upon layers of black eyeliner, offbeat
equipment, and an important leather jacket. Whereas Jenny’s
anti-establishment new persona lost me along the best way (let’s face
it: you live in a loft in Dumbo, pricey), I am going to all the time respect how
the modifications in her character’s costumed reflected her growing
confidence as an individual.” â€” Elovitz