The Queens of New York
On 2012, the mayor of New York City proclaimed January 26 as an official holiday: Gossip Girl Day. As crazy as it may seem, the mayor believed that New York was portrayed so perfectly in the Gossip Girl shows that it seemed appropriate to recognize its brilliance annually. Gossip Girl is a teen drama series based off of Cecily von Ziegesar’s books. First airing in 2007, this show revolves around elites of New York and grabs the interest of many teens, resulting in winning 18 Teen Choice Awards. Conflicts presented in these shows involve jealousy, relationships, fitting in, drug use, reaching high social status, surviving in the elite circle, and family issues make up the majority of this show and keep viewers wanting …show more content…
It’s movement, design, and architecture all in one. It shows the world who we are and who we’d like to be.” With a preeminent fashion designer as a mother, Blair is very conscious of her appearance. She wears designer clothing. Even her sleepwear and dress gowns are originals. Blair dresses preppy, wearing outfits similar to those worn by Audrey Hepbum, a renowned fashion icon. Blair hardly wears pants or denim. Instead she prefers professional skirts and dresses, with the occasional colorful tights during winter. Because of her boarding school days, she is known for wearing collared shirts. She expresses herself with bright colors such as orange and yellow. Red, being a color associated with power, is a very common color that Blair wears. Accessories that she adds to her fashion statement are bows, belts, and headbands. Blair has the title of “Best Dressed” and she intends to keep it that way. In contrast, though Serena wears fashion designer clothing, she does not believe fashion defines a person. Serena is big on wearing clothes with many sequins. She often wears blazers and when she adds an accessory, she makes sure it is attention grabbing. The majority of her clothes are form fitting. She tends to wear tight dresses, especially at parties and formal events. Unlike Blair, Serena likes to change up her hairstyle. Her hairstyle can be anywhere from a clean bun, a messy side braid, to a fancy updo, whereas …show more content…
She strives to be known by others. Never does she want to miss a chance of becoming worldly known. She yearns for attention from other elites. Blair gets many of her goals from her mom. Having a successful person to look up to influences her decisions in life. She wants to take on her mother’s role as a fashion designer and become the head of the company. She is extremely studious because she desires to attend Yale. Serena’s goal is to attend Brown but does not realize that her high status and popularity will not always get her what she wants. Unlike Blair, she slacks off in school and prefers to party. She has to be reminded many times from her mom to go to college and do something valuable for a living. Serena is apathetic about her future plans because she relies on her parent’s money. Always with a different boyfriend, she is in pursuit of finding someone she can imagine the rest of her life with.
Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen are both influential characters in Gossip Girl. Their personalities, sense of style, and goals in life make for a riveting plot. Having both grown up with wealthy parents, they have numerous similarities. Their differences cause many disruptions in their friendship but not matter what happens between them, they come running back to one another. Blair herself says, “We’re sisters. You’re my family. What is you, is me. There’s nothing that you could ever say to make me let
On 2012, the mayor of New York City proclaimed January 26 as an official holiday: Gossip Girl Day. As crazy as it may seem, the mayor believed that New York was portrayed so perfectly in the Gossip Girl shows that it seemed appropriate to recognize its brilliance annually. Gossip Girl is a teen drama series based off of Cecily von Ziegesar’s books. First airing in 2007, this show revolves around elites of New York and grabs the interest of many teens, resulting in winning 18 Teen Choice Awards. Conflicts presented in these shows involve jealousy, relationships, fitting in, drug use, reaching high social status, surviving in the elite circle, and family issues make up the majority of this show and keep viewers wanting …show more content…
It’s movement, design, and architecture all in one. It shows the world who we are and who we’d like to be.” With a preeminent fashion designer as a mother, Blair is very conscious of her appearance. She wears designer clothing. Even her sleepwear and dress gowns are originals. Blair dresses preppy, wearing outfits similar to those worn by Audrey Hepbum, a renowned fashion icon. Blair hardly wears pants or denim. Instead she prefers professional skirts and dresses, with the occasional colorful tights during winter. Because of her boarding school days, she is known for wearing collared shirts. She expresses herself with bright colors such as orange and yellow. Red, being a color associated with power, is a very common color that Blair wears. Accessories that she adds to her fashion statement are bows, belts, and headbands. Blair has the title of “Best Dressed” and she intends to keep it that way. In contrast, though Serena wears fashion designer clothing, she does not believe fashion defines a person. Serena is big on wearing clothes with many sequins. She often wears blazers and when she adds an accessory, she makes sure it is attention grabbing. The majority of her clothes are form fitting. She tends to wear tight dresses, especially at parties and formal events. Unlike Blair, Serena likes to change up her hairstyle. Her hairstyle can be anywhere from a clean bun, a messy side braid, to a fancy updo, whereas …show more content…
She strives to be known by others. Never does she want to miss a chance of becoming worldly known. She yearns for attention from other elites. Blair gets many of her goals from her mom. Having a successful person to look up to influences her decisions in life. She wants to take on her mother’s role as a fashion designer and become the head of the company. She is extremely studious because she desires to attend Yale. Serena’s goal is to attend Brown but does not realize that her high status and popularity will not always get her what she wants. Unlike Blair, she slacks off in school and prefers to party. She has to be reminded many times from her mom to go to college and do something valuable for a living. Serena is apathetic about her future plans because she relies on her parent’s money. Always with a different boyfriend, she is in pursuit of finding someone she can imagine the rest of her life with.
Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen are both influential characters in Gossip Girl. Their personalities, sense of style, and goals in life make for a riveting plot. Having both grown up with wealthy parents, they have numerous similarities. Their differences cause many disruptions in their friendship but not matter what happens between them, they come running back to one another. Blair herself says, “We’re sisters. You’re my family. What is you, is me. There’s nothing that you could ever say to make me let