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Chic Clicks: Leighton Meester’s Next Hairdo, Lady Gaga Wears Meat Again

Sep/21/2012 at 01:30 PM ET

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–Don’t be shocked if you spot Leighton Meester rocking a new hairstyle once Gossip Girl wraps its final season [The Cut]

–Lady Gaga found yet another way to incorporate meat into her wardrobe, this time in the form of a corset. What will she think of next? [Huffington Post]

–Happy birthday to one of our favorite fashionistas, Nicole Richie! She turns 31 today [InStyle]

–Dream of owning a Chanel bag? Well, e-Drop Off is giving you the chance to get your hands on one at a fraction of the cost [eDrop-Off]

–Attention New Yorkers: This Saturday, spin with Good Morning America‘s Sam Champion at SoulCycle to benefit the Look Good Feel Better program, which helps women with cancer [SoulCycle]

Blair Waldorf’s Stunning Season Six ‘Gossip Girl’ Wardrobe

Aug/31/2012 at 06:00 PM ET

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Watch out S, it looks like B is trying to beat you in the wardrobe department for the final season of Gossip Girl.

Leighton Meester‘s character, Blair Waldorf, has always had a closet full of enviable designer clothes, but it was Blake Lively‘s Serena van der Woodsen who stole the spotlight with her sexy style. And while we’ve already professed our love for what Serena will be sporting in season six, Blair’s classic ladies-who-lunch looks are so beyond chic that they’re making us question who will leave the Upper East Side reigning as the best dressed.

On Wednesday while filming in New York City, the actress was snapped in a rose-printed knee-length frock teamed with a tweed cream jacket, a Valentino purse and magenta Rupert Sanderson pumps. And a day earlier while shooting on the show’s infamous Met steps, she wore a deep blue printed number, a gold-trimmed black coat and her favorite accessory: a headband.

Chic Clicks: Leighton Meester’s Latest Beauty Gig, Is Suri Cruise Modeling for J. Crew?

Aug/03/2012 at 01:30 PM ET

Leighton Meester Shoes Justin Campbell/Startraks

–Leighton Meester returns as the face of Vera Wang fragrance, this time for Lovestruck Floral Rush [FashionETC.]

–Contrary to reports, Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise are not the new faces of J. Crew — sadly [Fashionista]

–Rihanna‘s new British reality fashion show will feature her celeb bestie Katy Perry. Remind us why it’s only airing in the U.K. again? [ELLE]

–Fashionista Alexa Chung will make a Gossip Girl cameo. We’re surprised it took six seasons for this to happen [Styleite]

–You might want to read this before you get your weekend mani and pedi … [Refinery29]

Leighton Meester and Vera Wang Want You to Get Swabbed

Mar/28/2012 at 04:30 PM ET

Leighton Meester
Courtesy DKMS

Leighton Meester‘s latest endeavor would make Blair Waldorf proud: the actress and designer Vera Wang teamed up with DKMS, the world’s largest bone marrow donor center, to encourage people to register as donors by getting swabbed through the “Share the Love” campaign.

In conjunction with the donor drive, shoppers who make a $78 Vera Wang Lovestruck fragrance purchase at Macy’s will receive a T-shirt promoting the cause.

Meester, the face of Lovestruck, also partnered with 19-year-old blood cancer survivor Kerri Mullen to create a public service announcement on behalf of DKMS (see some behind-the-scenes footage below). Mullen, a New Jersey native, was diagnosed with leukemia in March 2008, but was saved by a bone marrow donor; now, she’s happily off at college, majoring in liberal arts.

“The only thing someone who is ill wants is to survive,” Meester says in the clip below. And considering six of 10 people in need never find a bone marrow donor, “it’s very difficult,” she adds. For more information, and to see how you can register as a donor, visit getswabbed.org.

Eric Daman on ‘Gossip Girl’ Fashion: ‘There Isn’t One Ugly Stepchild’

Jan/30/2012 at 06:00 PM ET

Gossip Girl Spoilers: Wedding Episode
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With 100 episodes — and an approximated 100,000 outfits! — there’s always been plenty of room for some Gossip Girl costume drama.

“There are a lot of Chuck outfits that are up for discussion,” wardrobe designer Eric Daman (left) admits to PEOPLE. ”Some people like to take things a little too seriously,” he adds, laughing. “There isn’t one ugly stepchild out there.”

Perhaps Daman is biased; over the course of five years, he’s watched the gang graduate from a shoestring budget to show-stopping couture. Since season one, there’s been a “huge turnaround,” he explains. “The star power has definitely helped that. On the budget we have, there would be no way to do what we do.”

What Daman does do, in fact, is create characters through costumes. And he does so with conviction. When we first met Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester), she was doing a “flirty, girly thing,” which evolved into a sartorial “coat of arms” in college, comprised of structured looks from Victoria Beckham and Narciso Rodriguez. But as GG‘s resident princess evolved, she “reverted to an old world glamour,” says Daman, evidence of which is apparent in tonight’s royal wedding episode (8 p.m. EST). Tell us: Will you be watching?

–Justine Harman

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Gossip Girl’s Royal Wedding

Jan/25/2012 at 10:30 AM ET

On Monday, Gossip Girl‘s ‘Queen B’ Blair Waldorf becomes … a princess. It’s the royal wedding the whole Upper East Side is talking about — and we have an exclusive sneak peek!

In the clip above, costume designer Eric Daman talks about creating TV land’s very own royal wedding, and selecting a stunning Vera Wang gown. “[It's] so couture but has that old-world feeling to it that makes sense for who Blair Waldorf is, becoming the Princess of Monaco,” he explains. “I think what the wedding is going to look like is going to set the bar for what the 100th episode is.”

Walking Tall: Leighton Meester Prefers High Heels to Flats

Oct/27/2011 at 03:00 PM ET

Leighton Meester Shoes Justin Campbell/Startraks

Leighton Meester‘s label-happy on-screen alter ego, Blair Waldorf, is content to pick up the closest pair of Louboutins she can find. Off screen, however, the Gossip Girl star said she searches for shoes “that really speak to me,” regardless of designer name.

“If it’s my daily kind of shoe, I usually go for the same type of style, like a platform with a thick heel,” she explained. “But I think variety is important.”

Speaking to PEOPLE Tuesday night at the Roger Vivier Fall/Couture Showcase to benefit Music Unites in New York, Meester said she actually prefers heels to flats. And when searching for shoes, her top requirement is “definitely not comfort.”

Wearing a J. Mendel dress, Bulgari jewels and Vivier shoes — which she called comfortable — Meester admitted that there is one time of day when you won’t find her in platform heels. “When I’m walking the dog, I wear sneakers,” she revealed, “because they look and feel better.”