Leighton Meester Films Gossip Girl On Madison

Leighton Meester is a lady in red Chanel as she films "Gossip Girl" scenes on Madison Avenue in New York City. The stylish star stayed cozy in a tweed wintercoat and Ugg boots. 

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Blake Lively & Penn Badgley Filming Gossip Girl

Reporting for another day of duty, Blake Lively and Penn Badgley were spotted on the set of “Gossip Girl” in New York City today (November 30).

The CW costars braved the chilly conditions with coats and warm beverages as they shot scenes for an upcoming episode.

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Leighton Meester & Blake Lively Film Gossip Girl

Continuing work on their hit series, Blake Lively, Leighton Meester and Chace Crawford teamed up on the set of "Gossip Girl" in New York City on Tuesday (November 30).

The trio spent the entire day in front of the cameras as they shoot scenes for the current season - which will see an episode titled "The Townie" airing next Monday (December 6) at 9/8c on The CW.

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Loving the Look: Leighton Meester

Here's Leighton Meester at an Herbal Essences event (it still surprises me that of all the Gossip Girl actresses they didn't pick Blake Lively.  Girl has HAIR).  Her hair looks suitably fabulous, I'm loving the soft smokey eye, but what I really want to talk about is her Versus dress.

HOW ADORABLE IS IT?!  The bodice is modest, but in an interesting and fresh way, the mixture of textures keeps the black from feeling staid, and the kicky short skirt gives it all a young and fun twist.  I'm even willing to forgive the shoes, as long as that dress makes its way into my closet while I'm sleeping tonight.  

Image from gofugyourself.com.

Blake Lively Filming GG At The Palace Hotel

Reporting for another day of work, Blake Lively was spotted at the Palace Hotel in New York City yesterday (November 23).

The “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” actress looked lovely as she geared up to shoot scenes for her hit show “Gossip Girl.”

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Taylor Momsen Still On Gossip Girl -- Just Less

Don't count Taylor Momsen out yet.

Despite reports that the 17-year-old actress was placed on an indefinite hiatus from the CW hit Gossip Girl after acting increasingly erratic, a source tells PEOPLE she'll still be playing Jenny Humphry.

"She is still a series regular. She's still totally a part of the show," says the source. "Yes, you have seen less of her this season, but it's dictated by creative [executives]."

The source says as Blake Lively and Leighton Meester's characters went off to college, storylines – including the younger Momsen's Jenny – have just been harder to set up.

"They graduated high school ... [and] they found that it was hard to put all of them in the same environment in a natural way," says the source. "When you see Jenny they want her to be driving the story, not just hanging out with the mean girls back in high school."

And although Momsen has raised eyebrows with her behavior, including flashing the crowd during a concert with her band The Pretty Reckless last month, "this has nothing to do with her bad behavior or her music career," says the source. "She's still under contract and she's still a part of the show. She's just in fewer episodes."

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Taylor Momsen Suspended from "Gossip Girl"

Are Taylor Momsen's Gossip Girl days over?

The increasingly controversial 17-year-old actress will begin an "indefinite hiatus" from Gossip Girl following next Monday's episode, sources tell Deadline. Reps for the CW and Warner Brothers declined to comment.

Momsen has played Jenny Humphrey, kid sister to Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley) since the CW soap debuted in 2007. Although a series regular, she has only appeared in three episodes so far in the current fourth season.

"She only does [the show] for the money," a source explains to Us Magazine. "She works hard on Gossip Girl but doesn't care about the plot or the other cast members. She treats it like a 9-5. No emotional investment."

Momsen, who also fronts the rock band Pretty Reckless, has grown up since her big-screen debut at age 7 as cute Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas -- raising eyebrows with her skimpy, intensely Gothic wardrobe, notoriously foul-mouthed interviews and angry, age-inappropriate antics.

The new Us Weekly even reports that, for her Oct. 21 Pretty Reckless concert at NYC's Don Hill's (in which she flashed her breasts to the crowd) Momsen had a startling request: "Her rider included a full bar in her dressing room," an insider told Us. "That was rejected -- she's underage!"

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Halloween Costume: Blair Waldorf

I like Halloween.  I really love Halloween costumes.  One, they're an excuse to be ridiculous, and two, they're an excuse for me to buy new clothes.  It's a win-win!  I know this costume idea isn't the freshest one, but it's still really fun.  I'm thinking Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl: preppy, Upper East Side ice queen.


This is classic Blair Waldorf.  I decided not to do a headband for this because Blair has actually grown out of the headbands (crazy, I know), but her basic style remains the same.

J. Crew Lisette Lace Shell, $98 at jcrew.com, See by Chloe Bow-embellished Flared Skirt, $295 at net-a-porter.com: She does a lot of a-line skirts and embellished tops, generally in combination with bows and lace and some sort of jewel tone.  And here we have all three!  The a-line skirt is very flattering, the bow is very schoolgirl Blair, and this is definitely something you could wear again (say with a plain white tank and a little leather jacket?).  The shell is nice and streamlined against the volume of the skirt, the high-neck is classic Blair, and the two jewel tones play off of each other perfectly. 

J. Crew Jenna's Cardigan, $70 at jcrew.com, J. Crew Bow and Chain Ballet Flats, $168 at jcrew.com: I had to do a cardigan.  She's just such a cardigan person.  This one is nice and fitted, and cropped so that it will hit just at the waist of the skirt.  The dark grey doesn't compete with the jewel tones of the rest of the outfit, and the ribbed waist gives it a bit of a retro, Audrey Hepburn vibe (very appropriate).  Now, with Blair and shoes you can do either heels or ballet flats.  I'm tall and clumsy, so I'd go for ballet flats.  These are just very simple and girly, the color ties in with the cardigan, and the bows are very, very UES.

I did this with higher end pieces because Blair wears very high end pieces and because I'd totally use this outfit as an excuse to go shopping.  However, you could definitely replicate this ensemble with pieces from Forever21 or H&M for much less--the basic ideas are the same.


Images from bwaaiin.wordpress.com, jcrew.com, net-a-porter.com, jcrew.com, jcrew.com.

Gossip Girl Sneak Peak

I don't know if y'all have noticed, but I'm a big Gossip Girl fan.  Yes, I recognize that it might not be the best quality show on TV (ahem), but the clothes!  Oh, the clothes.  I recently got tipped off as to one of Serena's looks from next Monday's episodes (no spoilers, I promise), and I thought I'd share it with you guys.


Here she is wearing a Porter Grey scarab printed tank from their Fall 2010 collection.  This is awesome for two reasons: one, I love Porter Grey.  They spell grey the same way I do (the pretty way!), and two, I really like this shirt.  The scarab print is a little offbeat and reminds me of The Mummy, in a good way, and then the zipper interjects a modern edge.  Do want.  But can we just talk about Blake Lively's hair here? I'm really loving the ombre blond she has going on.  If only there was a way for me to achieve this with my drugstore brown hair dye...hm....may need to experiment with this.  I'll let you know how that goes.

But, of course there couldn't be such a covered up Serena ensemble without something like this in the same episode.

She looks like a domintrax ninja's version of business casual.


Images from cwtv.com.

Gossip Girl Fashion Sneek Peak

Alright y'all, I don't know the context of these two looks or when they'll be airing, but I do know the designers.  Leighton Meester is wearing Ralph Lauren and Blake Lively is in Zuhair Murad.

 I'm not a huge fan of the Ralph Lauren look.  It doesn't seem very flattering, and the baby blue is killing me.  The Zuhair Murad look, on the other hand, is fab.  I love the play on sheerness, but purple-grey hue, and how it manages to be both dramatic and formal, and yet very sexy.

Image from fabsugar.com.

Sparkly Nail Polish and Tiaras (Barbie Would Be Proud)

I've officially been to four different froyo places in the last week!  Four!  I feel like this must be a California thing.  We're starting to have more froyo places than Starbucks, which I have mixed feelings about.  Then again, when it's ONE HUNDRED DEGREES outside, like it was today, maybe froyo's not such a bad thing, huh?  Anywho, on to the actual semi-relevant stuff.


Clemence Poesy and Ed Westwick: Clemence Poesy and Gossip Girl seems like a seriously winning combination.  I don't really understand why she'd want to be on Gossip Girl, but she's so fab and chic that I'm not gonna question it.  I think she brings a breath of fresh air to a show whose starring characters are sequins, leather, sequins, Blake Lively's legs, and Blake Lively's cleavage.  That trench is so Parisian chic, and I love how simple her outfit is.  I'm just confused as to why Chuck Bass is masquerading as an extra from Newsies.  I mean, really, what's going on there?

Lauren Conrad and Stephanie Pratt: The Hills is finally over!  FINALLY.  Don't get me wrong, I liked the first few seasons, but it went downhill with Heidi's plastic surgery.  I give Lauren Conrad props for getting off the show when she could.  Just look at the difference between her and Stephanie Pratt.  Lauren is all smiles and secret "I'm a genius for getting my life back and still making money", whereas Stephanie is all awkward tan and painfully straight hair and generic bandage dress.  Who looks happier here?  Also, LC's dress is kind of fab, no?

Marion Cotillard: I feel like Marion Cotillard being gorgeous is kind of standard.  It seems like she wakes up glowing, for crying out loud.  I'm particularly feeling this eye makeup look.  It seems like she has a rosey, shimmery base across the lid, with black liner on the lash and water lines, and a hint of navy smudged into the lash line.  I think it's the combo of the warm, shimmery base that's really girly, and the slightly edgier liner that really makes it work.  I'm definitely trying this out tomorrow.

MAC Nail Trend for Fall 2010: This MAC nail polish collection looks AWESOME.  The colors are Earthly Harmony, muted taupe with copper shimmer, Imperial Flower, bright reddish orange with orange and red shimmer, Ming Blue, cobalt blue with gold and red shimmer, Jade Dragon, emerald green with teal shimmer, Concubine, blackened red with red shimmer, and Rain of Flowers, blackened violet with violet shimmer.  Ming Blue, Jade Dragon, and Earthly Harmony are fun, but so similar to stuff I already own.  But Imperial Flower, Concubine, and Rain of Flowers are gorgeous.  Concubine looks like a fun, edgy polish that's a refreshing alternative from a slightly ugly greige or a typical vampy color.  There's something a little off about it that makes it really intriguing.  Rain of Flowers is such a gorgeous, deep purple, and I love that it's still vibrant and has a good amount of shimmer to keep it from being a flat, dark purple.  Concubine is my favorite.  I mean, one, it's called Concubine.  Hello there.  Two, it's a really interesting color that's both girly and a little rock and roll, and blackened red with red shimmer sounds to die for.

Alice + Olivia Decia Dress, $365 at net-a-porter.com, Rachel Gilbert Gown, $1,170 at net-a-porter.com, Louis Mariette Crystal Tiara, $345 at net-a-porter.com: This Alice + Olivia dress is so perfect for summer.  It's a light chiffon, so it's breezy and easy to wear, and the cut manages to walk that line between sexy and too skimpy.  I really like that it's a little asymmetrical, and is a bit Grecian but also a bit salsa dancing inspired.  It's a fun new take on the summer white dress.  The thing that kills me about Net-A-Porter is all the red carpet gowns for sale.  So close, and yet so far.  This gown is another example of that.  The a-line chiffon skirt is crazy flattering, the pailette-encrusted bodice is edgy-glam at its best, and the cutouts at the bodice inject a handful of sex appeal and bondage-inspiration.  That is one hot black gown, and that's not something I say often.  Oh yeah, and that last thing?  It's a tiara.  They have tiaras for sale now.  I have no idea what you'd wear a tiara too, but if I had money to burn I'd totally get one just to wear around the house.  Wearing a tiara and...doing dishes.  Wearing a tiara and...watching True Blood.  Yep, sounds about right.

Image Sources:
Gossip Girl set: luckymag.com, The Hills cast: glamour.com, Marion Cotillard: glamour.com, MAC polishes: temptalia.com, Alice + Olivia dress: net-a-porter.com, Rachel Gilbert dress: net-a--porter.com, Louis Mariette tiara: net-a-porter.com.

Redheads and Taylor Momsen. Again.

Sorry for the late post guys, but I literally worked 10 AM to 9 PM today.  I wish that was an exaggeration.  But I have the day off tomorrow to go see Eclipse (I appreciate high quality cinema, of course) and be a vegetable, so I'm def looking forward to that.  Anyways, on to today's post.


Kristen Stewart, Clairol Perfect 10 Haircolor in Medium Golden Brown, $13.99 at drugstore.com: Kristen Stewart has red hair!  In theory I dislike this idea, but in reality, it looks fab on her.  Of course, for the last two years, every time I've looked at her I've had serious hair envy about her auburn-tinged locks, so this isn't a huge jump.  I've even considered dying my hair red, but I went with the Medium Golden Brown for summer.  Lightening it up one shade from normal.  I dream big, I know.  But the real reason I brought this up is that I've noticed that for every person who says I have brown hair, there's another who'll say I have red hair.  I was even called a redhead and told my hair looked like henna.  WTF, mate?  The first time I heard this I was so, so confused.  The box says golden brown.  Not red.  These people must be colorblind.  My natural hair color has warm undertones, and so does this dye, but red?  No way Jose.  But then I realized...under fluorescent lighting, like in my bathroom, my hair flashes red.  Very, very red.  I've never seen this in pictures, so I'm thinking it's strictly an indoor lighting thing.  I'm just trying to figure out where this came from.  Does red pigment stay around and build up in hair while the brown fades out?  Where is all the red coming from?!  Ack.  It actually doesn't bother me because I considered dying it red, so I kind of like it.  But have y'all had this problem before?  Hair being different colors under different lighting/changing over time?  What's the deal?

Taylor Momsen: I realize that it probably seems like I spend of a lot time on this blog giving Taylor Momsen, um, 'constructive criticism.'  But damn, she just keeps getting worse and worse.  I have nothing against artists dressing up and showing skin to make a creative statement.  Lady Gaga eschewing pants?  Bring it on.  Rihanna and Beyonce opting for high concept bikinis in all their music videos?  Why not.  But the difference here is that Taylor is one, not a legal adult (AND SMOKING FOR CRYING OUT LOUD WHERE ARE HER PARENTS???), and two, making no statement other than she's a washed-up stripper from a Moulin Rouge cabaret with My Little Pony Extensions.  Girl does not look 16 (more like 32), she resembles the offspring of a panda and a Barbie with a bad haircut than an actual person, and she is not wearing real person clothing.  That corset dress leaves nothing to the imagination, and to top that off she's add thigh highs, garters, black underwear, and Lucite stripper heels with tip jar platforms.  There's a point where being ironic just becomes sad.  She doesn't look sexy or chic or pulled together in any way.  She looks like a hot mess that desperately needs to have a heart to heart with her mother and her hairdresser. 

Lanvin Fall/Winter 2010: Bottega Veneta, Chanel, and Lanvin always get my highest marks for best executed, most creative campaigns, especially Lanvin.  I haven't disliked a Lanvin ad since this one, which is still on my wall and still gets me.  I'm really liking the newest Lanvin ads.  They aren't as high concept, but they are impeccably styled, and it looks like the panda liner is here to stay.  I really like how he's put these ornate, very glam clothes in such a stark environment.  It sounds jarring, but really puts the focus on the clothes instead of whatever else is going on.

Laura Baillie Designs: Key Pendant Charm Necklace, $18 at etsy.com, Double Guns and Heart Necklace, $18 at etsy.com, Hamsa Charm Necklace, $18 at etsy.com: Y'all know that I love discovering new Etsy stores.  For those of you that are confused as to why I seem to prefer Etsy for certain types of items instead of eBay, I'd explain the difference between the two as such: eBay is great for reselling vintage, selling off stuff you have in your closet, consignment, etc.  Etsy is better for more custom stuff, or for smaller artisans selling their wares in a cohesive way.  If you wanted to find a homegrown jewelry designer, I'd recommend Etsy.  Here's my newest fave jewelry designer, who has a TON of adorable pendant necklaces for $18.  You can get a whole lot of chic for less than $20, and international shipping is just $4 (since she lives in Scotland...).  This little key necklace is a fab alternative to the Tiffany keys, the gun necklace reminds me of a Western take on Romeo & Juliet, and I have a serious soft spot for a hamsa necklace, which is a protective symbol from Middle Eastern religions.

Tuleste Market Flower Bracelet, $95 at shopbop.com: I wanted to end this post on a cute note, and how cute is this tuleste market bracelet?  I mean, really now.  The band looks like it belongs to a plain Jane retro watch, but then you have that giant, exuberant flower on top, and the lovely pop of contrast from the glass pearl.  It's at once retro, boho, organic, and crazy chic.  How could you wear that around all day without smiling?  It's like an instant mood brightener.

Image Sources:
Kristen Stewart: glamour.com, Clairol Perfect 10: drugstore.com, Taylor Momsen: gofugyourself.com, Lanvin: designscene.net, Laura Baillie necklaces: etsy.com, etsy.com, etsy.com, Tuleste Market bracelet: shopbop.com.

Madewell and...Taylor Momsen

Ok.  So I know that I critique (AKA mock) Taylor Momsen a lot, but up til now, her main offenses have been wearing too much eyeshadow and pretending to be Courtney Love.  But this...this takes everything to a whole new level.


Problem #1.  She looks like a panda, and those extensions wouldn't fool a blind person..  They're beyond the point where they look fake but everyone gives her the benefit of the doubt.  I feel like if you took those extensions out, they would stand up and walk away (in shame) by themselves.  She reminds me of Ursula from the Little Mermaid.  Ack.

Problem #2: So.  Um.  Can we discuss this?  She's wearing a lace bra, garters/thigh highs, granny panties, and a tank top.  If I walked out of the house like that, my parents would murder me.  Literally.  If she was going for something a la Lady Gaga, and being really creative/making an artistic statement and not SIXTEEN, I'd let that amount of public nudity slide, but she's SIXTEEN and pretending to be a stripper pretending to be Courtney Love 20 years ago.  Oy vey.  I feel like working on Gossip Girl should help her with fashion.

Karla Sugar posted these fab swatches of all the MUFE Aqua Cream Shadows/Blushes/Lip tints/whatever they are.  Aren't they gorgeous and CRAZY pigmented?  I want 2 (mmm taupe), 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16.  I really like that they're come out with a good formula AND included a great range of colors and finishes.  I hate it when a great new shadow or lip gloss comes out and the color range starts out sooo limited.

And now for something completely awesone: there's gonna be a MAC for Rodarte collection!!!!  It comes out in September.  You can read about the deets at the link above, but here's what I'm really looking forward to: Sleepless Lip Glass (light grey taupe--could be awesome or terrible), Nail Lacquers in Juarez (bright opal pink) and Factory (light opal mint), Beauty Powder in Softly Drifting (pale neutral white-ish pink with soft gold pearl), and Badlands pigment (mid-tone shimmer beige brown).  I like how off-beat and almost weird this collection seems, like they didn't water-down the Rodarte aesthetic to make it more wearable.


All Madewell: Chiffon-Ruffle Tank, $48 at madewell.com, Moto Sweatshirt Jacket, $78 at madewell.com, Denim Midi Shorts, $59 at madewell.com: Madewell just launched an e-commerce site (woohoo), so of course I had to go through all of it and pick my favorite things, and then stop myself from buying them.  Ahem.  Anyways, I love this chiffon-trimmed tank.  It has a little bit of a tuxedo meets bib necklace feel, but with all the ease and slimness of a tank top.  I think I've posted like 10 different sweaters that look like motorcycle jackets, but I have a real moto jacket and a sweater version, and I have to say, I wear the sweater version more.  It's just so cozy!  I really like denim shorts for summer, but I'm not a huge fan of Daisy Dukes.  At all.  I'm always trying to find other silhouettes that have a similarly summery feel.  These boyfriend-ish shorts are fab.  They're still short, so they show off a summer-time amount of leg, but the slightly baggier leg is a lot more flattering than a pair of micro-shorts, and probably a lot comfier.

Wanderlust Sumatra Shirtdress, $88 at madewell.com, Bensimon Vintage Lace-up Sneakers, $65 at madewell.com, Slouchy Sweatshorts, $48 at madewell.com: Menswearish shirtdresses are my absolute favorite swimsuit cover-ups.  They're offbeat and a little more sexy than your average sundress, and transition off the beach nicely.  I like this incarnation because it's longer than a regular shirt and slightly slimmer without compromising that borrowed-from-the-boys effect.  I am not a sneakers girl.  I wear tennis shoes only to work out, and I detest (sorry y'all) Converse with every fiber of my being.  At the same time, there are occasions when I really need some sort of cute sneaker.  These Bensimon sneakers have an adorable retro French girl vibe, they don't like like your average sneaker, and they come in chic colors.  Win-win.  A few months ago, Garance Dore posted some really cute sweat-shorts that she made, but since I couldn't find a buyable version, I forgot about them entirely.  Well.  These shorts have that same designer sweat pants vibe, but they're summertime appropriate, affordable, comfy, and super chic in a very Alexander Wang sort of way.  For less than $50.  Sign me up!

Image Sources:
Taylor Momsen: gofugyourself.com, MUFE swatches: karlasugar.com, Madewell: tank: madewell.com, sweater: madewell.com, shorts: madewell.com, dress: madewell.com, shoes: madewell.com, sweats: madewell.com.