“It was very clear from the start that we needed to editorialise tv and provides it this high-fashion, worldwide aptitude.” So said Eric Daman, the costume designer behind the vampy replace of the Gossip Girl reboot. The New Yorker – who masterminded the present’s authentic wardrobe – was tasked with modernising the notoriously preppy gown codes of the trendy Higher East Siders which, by the seems of BTS paparazzi pictures at the moment circulating, he has achieved with inimitable Gen-Z aptitude.
Jordan Alexander with a Bulgari Serpenti Without end prime deal with.
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Regardless of the very fact solely three weeks of public filming have taken place, followers have already been handled to a beneficiant glimpse of the brand new solid, costumes and Massive Apple hang-outs. The famed Met Museum staircase – which served as a well-liked assembly place for Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen within the OG episodes – continues to be a favoured “see and be seen” spot for the youthful Manhattanites. And taking centre stage? Their best leather-based items.
Whitney Peak carrying a glowing Jimmy Choo Sweet bag.
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You’ll have to attend till 2021 for the brand new HBO sequence to air, however within the meantime, a wealth of cult luggage, each classic and new, will quench the thirst of fashion-forward GG devotees. Serena’s slouchy boho totes and Blair’s ladylike top-handles have been traded for a variety of handbags with critical caché.
Jordan Alexander carries the Louis Vuitton Papillon duffle bag.
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Deep breath: a monogrammed Louis Vuitton Papillon duffle, a number of Bulgari Serpenti Without end crossbodys, a Saint Laurent Uptown clutch, a Gucci 1955 GG-jacquard horsebit tote, a Prada Nylon pouch, a Fendi Baguette, a Cartier Guirlande, a moon mock-croc Rantan bag from JW Pei, glowing kinds from Judith Leiber and Jimmy Choo, plus a duo of Salvatore Ferragamo equipment – a canvas logo-print bag and the Studio prime deal with – have already been noticed on the arms of the actors.
Jordan Alexander wears mock-croc Schutz boots, and carries a classic Fendi Baguette and a Salvatore Ferragamo Studio bag.
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Elsewhere on the equipment entrance, the Noughties uniforms of the fresh-faced Constance Billard high-schoolers have been sprinkled with hypebeast-approved collectables together with Balenciaga’s coveted Triple S chunky trainers and Beyoncé Ivy Park x Adidas Famous person platforms. And extra It lady staples – from mock-croc Schutz knee-high boots to daring PVC trousers and varsity jackets that Bella Hadid could be pleased with – additionally function in Daman’s refurbed 2020 take of the present.
Might Telfar’s buzzworthy Bushwick Birkin or Daniel Lee’s viral Bottega Pouch be welcome arm sweet for the newcomers? Watch this feed.
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