Gossip Girl Fashion Rundown: In The Realm Of The Basses

30 April 2009

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After last week's traumatic offering, what would this week bring to our favourite Upper East Siders? Well, Chuck getting high in Thailand, Serena declaring her love for Dan (again) and Blair trying to gain entry into a snooty society club.

So really, a pretty standard episode of Gossip Girl, although all is clearly not well with our darling Chuck, as his hair is long and unkept, his robe isn't the finest silk and oh, he's doped out of his mind with some Thai whore helping him get that way, in an illegal Opium Den.

The Realm of The Basses opened with Serena dancing with some creepy old men in Buenos Aires, in a backless floral dress, which actually, shock horror went down to her knees! Once I recovered from that little shock, I realised that there was the distinct absence of a certain tortured artist- could he finally be gone?!

Here's hoping, but while we wait for that little secret to be revealed, we were introduced to Jenny this week, who was bravely going back to school, despite you know, everyone hating her.

Rocking a cute military jacket, she was let down by her hideous pink tutu skirt, which even Eric seemed to be embarrassed to be near, as he kept edging away from her into the road. Lol. Hating her bad roots here, but seeing as she is a poor 15-year-old wannabe fashion designer, who clearly can't afford to bleach each month, we'll let it slide for this week.

So to Queen B, and after being rejected twice by Chuck last week, she was clearly hoping to move on, and may we say sampling a gorgeous Dior quilted bag is most certainly the way to do so. Loved her ladylike look for school here, and her exchanges with Dorota about "Mister Chuck" were hilarious.

Rocking a gorgeous navy cropped jacket with puffed shoulders, white shirt, navy pencil skirt and white tights, Blair topped her school outfit with a stunning red coat with gold military buttons, as she ran to meet a mystery man named Jack, who claimed to have found Chuck.

While we're left to ponder B's new mystery man, I was over the moon to see Nelly Yuki make an appearance again, as her fab blue oversized specs were to-die-for. Actually all of Blair's minions made a welcome return in the episode, all rocking identical white coats and tights- where oh where is Queen B when you need her to inject some colour into the group!?

Well, she's off meeting Jack, who we learn is Chuck's fit uncle and is a dead ringer for a younger, hotter Bart. B's unimpressed when he warmly greets her, but he clearly shares Chuck's penchant for purple as he rocks a matching tie and shirt, while dragging an unconscious C out of the limo.

Poor Blair, you have to feel for her here, as she looked devastated at Chuck's condition, but I can't help but wonder whether she was more concerned about Chuck's dwindling fashion sense, as opposed to anything else. A velour tracksuit, mismatching jacket and hideous scarf combo?! No, no, no.

While Chuck continues to drown in his depression, Rufus has been MIA tracking down his lost child and tries to get Lily to help him with this mission. This would have been a pretty dull storyline if those clever writers hadn't decided to re-ignite the spark between Dan and Serena once more, because now it's looking like all hell will break loose in the next few episodes.

Speaking of Serena, she's back from Buenos Aires and confirms to Dan that she's broken up with Aaron (hurrah!) and wants to get back with him, yet again. Clearly she's back to her old self as she's looking less like a hobo than she has done in previous episodes, with a knitted grey waistcoat, plaid skirt and styled hair. That's a definite step in the right direction S...

Now only if you'd keep walking away from Humphrey, I'd be a happy lady. Sorry to burst everyone's bubble, but this is never going to work. They share a sibling, which as Chuck points out later on, that's even too much for him and we all know how twisted he is.

Plus, Dan can never hope to match Serena in the fashion stakes, even if the producers did try to make him look a tiny bit sexier in this scene.

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