Just like what it must've been for Blair Waldorf this week, Gossip Girl has been a major brain fog. For Blair, it was the lack of sleep that finally got to her and she was totally off her game; for us, it was the plot twists, after the plot twists, after the plot twists....
Among all the things happening in this week's exceptionally busy episode - namely Eric's 18th birthday party, Operation Save Bass Industries, Operation Destroy Bass Industries, Operation Raina, Operation Drug Mule, the return of Vanessa, as well as Blair's (surprisingly not annoying) budding romance with Dan - were some great outfits worn by the ever so sexy cast. Let's take a look at what the guys were wearing!
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Corporate espionage never looked so sexy thanks to Chuck Bass, who was sporting this brownish tweed jacket slightly reminisce of the FW2011 Burberry Prorsum one sans the furry collar (see below). Also loving the polka dots tie - great balance of playfulness and dandyness.
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Eric van der Woodsen finally had a new outfit (it's his 18th birthday after all)! I love this very age-appropriate ensemble he was wearing at his party - a dark plaid shirt paired with a tweed vest, complete with a tie and a pair of pants in a darker hue. It looks very Ralph Lauren, catches the right amount of attention but not so in-your-face. Great job, Eric!
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And the duffle coat is BACK for the
fourth time in a row! Now begs the million dollar question: Will we see it for the fifth time next week?
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This marks the very first time Ben Donovan is featured in our fashion recap! The resident ex-con is catching up with the fashion on the Upper East Side and was wearing this cute fitted black jacket with leather details.
Wondering Dan Humphrey and Nate Archibald were? Find out after the jump!
Dan Humphrey took some notes from
Damien Dalgaard and paired this structured blazer with a simple grey t-shirt. It's a great look for parties I figured - you want to be causal (hence the t-shirt) but at the same time show respect by being a bit dressy (hence the blazer). It's also very slimming in the waist area but simultaneously bulks you up a bit in the shoulder area. Two birds, one blazer.
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Nate Archibald wore his drop dead gorgeous
Gucci peacoat again this week. This will be the coat I'm getting the first thing I won the lottery.
Another great episode! Damien Dalgaard was still sticking around, I'm getting a bit tired of this character and his outfits, too, since he seems to be a
one-trick pony; Vanessa was back, I feel bad for this girl since she's mostly shoved around, betrayed, cheated on, and now ostracized; but I oddly found myself rooting for Team Dair - their budding romance is oddly refreshing and I can see great things happening in this story line... starting next week! Until then, xoxo!
