Fashion Week is here!!!Blair is furious with her mother for giving Serena and her new socialite friend, Poppy Lifton, front row seats to the Eleanor Waldorf show. Hurt by both Serena and her mother, Blair decides to sabotage the show.Meanwhile, Dan starts hanging out with Chuck, but he quickly learns that the dark side has its risks. Lily learns a secret that her new husband, Bart has been keeping from her.
COSTUME - CHUCK COMPARED TO DAN
Dan is wearing khaki greens and greys - this suggests a laid back attitude; someone not too bothered about how they dress. His hoody agrees with this, he is a comfortable, practical dresser not too greatly troubled by fashion or driven by their looks. The checkered Shirt is also very casual and laid back. An almost geeky appearance.
Compared to
The difference between the characters is made so clear through the costume. Chuck's formal suit equipped with silk tie in the pocket suggests immense wealth and self importance. He wants to be looked at, unlike Dan who is happy to blend into the background with what he wears. Chuck wants to give the impression that he has a lot of money and he does this by buying silk suits with huge collars and old fashioned ties. He wants to impress people and his clothes definately make this possible.
The difference in costume between the two characters shows:
- their difference in wealth (Dan='poor' compared to Chuck, the multi millionaire)
- their difference in attitude (Dan=laid back, Chuck=eager to impress ... women)
- Chuck makes statements with his clothes, Dan does not.
- Chuck is more image driven, cares about what people think, aims to impress.
Serena:
Her dress is elegant and feminine. She is very attractive and doesn't need to work too hard to look good, so a simple plain dress suits her well. The dress is clearly expensive, a designer dress and well made which reinforces her wealth and her links to the fashion industry. Her hair is loose and tousled, which suggests a relaxed approach about her appearance and also confidence. She doesn't need to preen herself greatly to look good. Her make up is also unobtrusive, she oozes self confidence with this seemingly effortless look.
Blairs image is a lot less relaxed, her costume has a lot more straight lines and is seemingly more thought through. Her hair is expertly curled, not loosely tousled like Serena's - which links in with her more uptight personality. Her dress is very classically feminine, almost over the top with lacey patterns and lacey tights with lots of jewelery - a 'girly girl'. She is also clearly very rich, and her expensive clothes exemplify this.
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