Gossip Girl Ends, The Fashion Lives On

Hey Upper East Siders,

On Monday December 17^th 2012, the hit series Gossip Girl came to an end.

The series finale answered questions we've had for 6 years in 2 hours. Especially the big one: WHO is Gossip Girl?!

But I’m not here to spoil it for you. I’ll leave it up to you to watch. All I’m going to say is that it’s not Dorota.

I’m here to reminisce on my favorite dresses that were worn by Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf and Blake Lively as Serena Van Der Woodsen.

First on my mind is the Hamptons White Party. Serena Van Der Woodsen always made a statement with her outfits, and the white dress she wore by Oscar de la Renta was definitely that.

Prom at Constance Billard wouldn’t be the same without crowning Blair queen. She tastefully claims her title in a breathtaking black Marchesa ball gown complete with gold brocade peacock.

Just Cavalli’s long black dress is the perfect combination of sexy and class, appearing on Serena in season 2.

Season 5 we see Blair almost marry Prince Louis in an extraordinary

Vera Wang wedding dress.

At her mother’s wedding, Serena looks picturesque in a gorgeous yellow chiffon gown by Ralph Lauren, and the black accents add extra elegance.

Next up is one of the most memorable moments in Gossip Girl history, in my opinion. Blair Waldorf meeting Chuck Bass on a bridge in Paris wearing a red Balenciaga dress. Stunning.

It wasn't until this week’s finale that we find out Blair and Chuck Bass finally tie the knot, and in a flash forward of 5 years down the road, we witness Serena walking down the aisle towards her high school sweetheart Dan Humphrey.

Let’s compare their wedding gowns, shall we?

Blair’s powder blue, hand-beaded Elie Saab dress was the definition of couture. However, after 6 seasons of refined glamour, I expected a bit more from Queen B.

Serena, on the other hand, left us fixated on her as she entered the room in a striking strapless white and gold dress by Georges Chakra.

Let me know which one you preferred!

xoxo,

Angela

Nothing Bad could Happen to you There

Tiffany Blue Box

If anyone knows me, one could probably guess my signature color that I use on anything, for everything. Formally known as PMS 1837, this signature color Tiffany and Co. uses to brand themselves since they were founded in 1837, and a color I use for everything. I’ve always found Tiffany & Co. to be classic and timeless brand, feeling more attached to the Tiffany Blue color than the brand itself. For every gift I have received from Tiffany’s, I keep my ‘little blue box’. Even for gifts my mother or friends receive I ask for their box, thinking I could create a “memorabilia” of my own one day.

Recently, Tiffany & Co and their signature color have popped back into the limelight due to recent press coverage from events and television references. During a recent episode of Gossip Girl, the soon-to-be Princess of Monaco Blair Waldorf mentions the Tiffany Suite at the St. Regis Hotel for her bridal shower. Now when I heard Tiffany Suite, I automatically pressed pause on the television (rarely do I ever do that), and googled Tiffany Suite St. Regis into the search bar. There pops up a beautiful, one-of-a-kind St. Regis suite decked out in everything Tiffany Blue from pearls hanging from the chandelier of the Tiffany Blue dining room, to coloured walls adorning the foyer painted in their signature color. Mind you the room rents for about $9,500 a night, and the fact I have never heard about since now, it’s already written down on my bucket list to stay in one day (whether it be for a Bridal shower or not).

Even this past week, Rachel Zoe revamped the Tiffany & Co. windows on 5th Ave in honor of the Academy Awards this coming weekend. Even though the windows brought attention to her own personal brand, it gave every consumer another reason to venture to Tiffany’s windows on the corner of 57th and 5th. These windows designs will travel to various flagship stores in New York, Beverly Hills, Hong Kong, and London featuring the Fleur de Mer broach given to the late Elizabeth Taylor. In the words of Holly Golightly regarding Tiffany’s, “The quietness, the proud look. Nothing bad could happen to you there”, a quote that reminds me time and time again why I enjoy creating anything in the color Tiffany Blue,, “it calms me down right away.

Ciao,

Julia Mickus