It's hard to overstate the influence of Gossip Girl (we are, of course, talking about Blake Lively and Leighton Meester-fronted original, not the eventual remake). The show remains a '00s and early '10s sartorial time capsule, like Sex and the City for teens, with couture incorporated into plotlines and personalities in ways we hadn't seen since SATC.
From Serena (upper-class boho) to Blair (preppy chic) to Jenny (tween chic, then punk princess), every character in Gossip Girl was clearly identifiable through their wardrobe choices. Costume designer Eric Daman called the show a "fashion monster": its influence—and access to designers—only grew over the course of its six seasons. Ahead, the most iconic outfits.
