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 switched outfits I kind of liked it (especially compared to what she put on next). Blair wore contrasting patterns (including a top with large cherries printed all over it) and a very un-Blair-like knit cap. In fact, both Serena and Blair wore several different hats in various scenes from the episode. Serena then put on a pair of what might be the most unflattering pants ever – loose, salmon pink palazzo pants. Even Blake Lively couldn’t pull those off. Furthering Serena’s poor fashion choices, she went to dinner with a prince sans pants. That’s right; she went to dinner with a prince wearing a leotard with a shiny silver jacket on top. (Meanwhile, Blair wore what amounted to a rhinestone-encrusted version of Dorota’s maid uniform.)
Another, kind of annoying trend (for the viewer) in last night’s episode was the loud chunky jewelry that both Serena and Vanessa wore. While I like chunky jewelry in theory, perhaps when you’re in a TV show and every move you make is amplified on a microphone it’s not the best choice, because it seemed like I heard a lot of clacking.
I’m looking forward to a new season of GG fashion recaps, and if the previews for next week’s episode are any indication, it’s going to be an interesting ride. Stay tuned!