Costume

Gossip Girl Series 2 Episode 6

Blair
One of the very first scenes is Blair waking up in the moring and being served breakfast in bed. She is wearing a navy blue frilly night dress. This is a very glamorous garment to wear in bed as most people just wear pyjamas. Also it is not just made out of cotton, it looks like some kind of chiffon. This shows her rich status and also her need to impress as right down to her night wear everything she wears is very elegant, very pretty and carefully chosen. When she goes to Yale University for an interview she is wear a green cardigan with a yellow shirt and a brown tie. This is obviously very formal showing she is out to impress making herself look as intellectual as possible and doing everything within her power to help her get into the uni. Yet what she is wearing is also fashionable showing she is not only out to impress the professors but also the other students. Furthermore during the party at one of the professors house she and Serena become very competetive and both are trying hard to get noticed. Blair is wearing a black cocktail dress with a hair band with a huge black bow on it. This shows she is quite attention seeking as it is VERY noticable and wants to stand out and be remembered.

Serena
In the first part of this episode at the university Serena is wearing a white stripy blazor with a loose white T shirt underneath and black jeans. Compared to all the other characters, who are mostly all wearing suits in an attempt to look more intellectual and impress at Yale, Serena looks pretty casual. This shows that she knows she doesn't have to try as hard as other people to get to where she wants as she knows that she is the "it" girls of the moment. Additionally at the professors party she has become quite competetive with Blair and really does want a place at the uni so she too wants to be noticed therefore she is wearing a brown, white and black block coloured cocktail dress with a plunging neck line. This is really galmorous and fashionable showing she is confident, rich and likes the attention, but still knows that she is famous so she isn't trying quite as hard as Blair with her big bow.

Chuck (and Dan)
When he goes to visit Yale, Chuck is definitely out to impress and get noticed as he is wearing a pink shirt, a brown blazor, a brown cravat and red trousers. The pink and red immediatley makes him stand out from the crowds as these are very bright colours and quite garish when worn together. The colour red connotes royalty and wealth so i think the red trousers is Chuck showing off his fortune. The cravat he is wearing adds to this as cravats are usually associated with upper class posh poeple and so makes him immeidatley appear wealthy. And as if he didn't stick out from the crowd enough he is wearing a brown trilby hat. Hats in general make people stand out but the fact that it is a trilby shows that he is very fashion concsious, it shows that he put a lot of thought into his outfit and that he wants to get attention and wants to impress. This is all such a contrast to Dan. Although he does dress up and wear a suit to go and visit Yale there is absolutely nothing special about it. It is plainer colours brown, beige, yellow and there are no fancy features (cravats or hats). This shows that he cares a lot less what people think of him and that he is just genreally more laid back in personality as he is not out to impress and get attention a every possible moment. It also shows a clear wealth difference between the characters.

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