I have a guilty pleasure that I'm really not proud of...
Ever since we watched the show Gossip Girl in class, I've been obsessed with it. It started out just as curiosity. What was Serena's secret? But then each episode would have a new twist, and I'd had to watch the next one. It just all happened so fast, and before I knew it I was waiting each week for the new episode to come out.
I'm really embarrassed about it. I mean the acting is terrible. The scandalous activities are ridiculous. And "Gossip Girl" voiceover makes me feel like I'm watching a television intended for 12 year olds (which actually wouldn't surprise me.) But one thing that show does have is fashion.
I think Gossip Girl does a really nice job of putting the exact right clothes on the exact right people. Serena, the occasionally wild and always free-spirited one, always has loose flowing curls and a dynamite outfit with heels. She's the "It" girl. Then there's Blair, who's always uptight and usually unflexible in her ways. She's always wearing the more conservative outfits and her hair pulled back in an updo.
Chuck is definitely the most fashion conscious male of the show. How else would he score all those beautiful chics? He's always wearing a suit or tie, and his outfit always screams "ladies man."
I can totally see how little girls watch this show and want to be these characters. They want these glamorous lives, the fancy drinks, the city houses. And they want their clothes. That's the first step after all, as little Jenny finds out. Wearing expensive designer clothes is a requirement of being accepted. Or at least according to Gossip Girl.