Once again a television show is said to dictate the dress code for the American female - "Gossip Girls" seems to be for teens what SATC was for 30-somethings.
I've not watched GG, but my research tells me that it's like Gwyneth Paltrow's school years set in the present. And let's not forget that the mother of Apple and Moses was Brad Pitt's first celebrity fiancé. (I'm not sure that fits in here, but I had to see that in print.) My research also tells me that it's driving those NYC-upper-east-side-private-girl-school-wannabes to shop for the styles that GG creates or brings back.
I've no problem with the hoopla about GG and the fashion, but I take issue with the series actually taking credit for "creating" style or "bringing back" items. Please! Everyone knows that old becomes new again and it's all an issue of timing. So GG smartly links with the teen lines of hot designers (ie, Marc by Marc Jacobs) and suddenly, it's new again thanks to GG!
For the record, GG did not bring back knee socks or argyle in any form. I remember tearing up Topshop in London 4 years ago looking (fruitlessly) for knee socks. No joke, not a pair to be had. Of course, now they're all over the place. (I found mine the following month at Century 21 in NYC and occasionally still wear them even though GG has made them hideously trendy. I even scored a sexy thigh high pair as well.) And I've a 6-year old cashmere sleeveless argyle jumper complete with buttons up the neck - now also unwearable because argyle has been made too common by GG. But GG did not bring argyle back!
Does this mean I'm a trendsetter? Ahead of my time? A fashionista with her own sense of style?
I'd like to think so, but it's more like Prince's response to Justin Timberlake's release of the album, "Sexy's Back" - it never left.
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