I'll be honest: I watch a lot more TV shows than movies. That's why I love the Critics Choice Awards, which include both television and film categories. This also means the event has double the red carpet attendees and double the opportunities for standout fashion moments. Now in its 30th year, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards luckily did not disappoint in the style department.

Leighton Meester stood out to me in an ethereal Dior dress complete with glistening gold flecks. She walked the red carpet with her husband Adam Brody, who's nominated for his work on the hit Netflix series Nobody Wants This. Brody looked dapper, of course, but let's get back to Meester. Her red hair and baby bangs reminded me of Helly from Severance. (Don't get me started on this week's wild new episode.) Scroll down to see all the new photos.

On Leighton Meester: Dior gown

Hey, Upper East Siders—remember Gossip Girl? The now-iconic late-noughties drama, where preppy teenagers galavanted around New York City, acting like adults and wearing designer clothes? Well, the series is set for a return this summer, as HBO Max is said to have a reboot in the works.

And while we are, of course, hoping the new series contains just as many dramatic plotlines as the original, we are equally as excited to see what the new set of Gossip Girl costumes will look like. Will there be a new Queen B who will parade around in preppy-patterned looks and signature hair accessories? Will someone fill the Serena Van Der Woodsen–shaped hole in our lives by offering a plethora of boho-chic outfit inspiration?

Between Blair Waldorf and best friend, Serena, Gossip Girl's original iteration acted as an aspirational mood board of sorts, containing an array of outfits we loved but would likely never have the chance to wear. And though the characters attended an elite private school on New York's Upper East Side, they also happened to have the most relaxed uniform policy I've ever seen, with each student allowed to liberally add their own flair and accessories alongside their school clothes.

So what will Gossip Girl character costumes look like in 2020? Our bets are on a mixture of Chanel tweed skirt suits, OTT embellished Miu Miu tops and cardigans, Dior-inspired school uniform dressing (featuring plenty of plaid) and a few preppy Prada pieces thrown in for good measure.

We may not see the return of Blake Lively or Leighton Meester, but we're pretty confident that the new generation will be just as iconic. Keep scrolling for our imagined, dream list of outfits for the new Gossip Girl reboot.

Our New-Season Gossip Girl Costume Predictions

Next up, the biggest S/S 20 fashion trends you need to know. 

In modern times, Blair Waldorf’s Gossip Girl style has become the blueprint for what everyone outside of Manhattan's most prestigious postcodes imagines Upper East Side style to be. But recently, her noughties wardrobe has enjoyed somewhat of a revival all over the globe. We’ve noticed very Blair-appropriate pleated skirts, embellished headbands and berets being borrowed by both designers on the runway and even street style It girls. Which got us to thinking. Blair wasn’t just the owner of an iconic wardrobe, she was also the kick-ass life coach we totally all needed—albeit with a Machiavellian edge. So it makes sense that her savvy wisdom, just like her wardrobe, still holds true nearly six years after the show aired its final run. If you enjoyed her quips and world-weary outlook as much as us, you’ll definitely want to bookmark what’s coming next.

Keep scrolling for the best Blair Waldorf quotes on life, love and epic outfits.

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Waldorf wins again.

In television series like Sex and the City and Gossip Girl, the costumes are arguably as important—and revealing—as the dialogue. The Upper East Side of the 2010s wouldn't have been the same without Blair Waldorf's headbands, coloured tights and blazers. She is certainly conservative and stays loyal to Ivy League signatures such as pearl earrings and pretty handbags, but that doesn't mean her style didn't evolve—she never wore the same headband twice. If Gossip Girl were still going, there are 11 items that we are certain Blair (or should we say Dorota?) would add to her wardrobe because somehow—despite the fact that they weren't hugely on-trend at the time—they've come back around into fashion. 

There are tweaks, of course. No one could pull off a fully, madly accessorised and layered look quite like everyone's favourite RBF-girl, Blair. 

From double-breasted blazers to a Shrimps pearl handbag, keep scrolling to check out what this Upper East Sider would totally wear again in 2018.

1. A Basket Bag

Basket bags were an essential part of Blair's Hamptons wardrobe, so in 2018, she would bring them to the city too and wear the structured basket bags by either Gucci, Mark Cross or Loewe.

2. A Check Blazer

Carrying on from being hugely popular in 2017, double-breasted, checked blazers are still going strong. They were an essential part of Blair's uniform, although today you'd be more likely to wear yours with jeans and a tee rather than clashing prints and cute accessories.

3. Everything By Gucci

Blair Waldorf would probably be one of Alessandro Michele's most loyal customers, as the Gucci bow printed shirts, top-handle handbags, loafers and colourful tights and socks are so Blair.

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4. Rainbow Stripes

One of Blair's most memorable Met-steps outfits is the blue striped sleeveless dress by the brand Co-Operative Designs that she wore to a coffee-and-drama debrief with Serena, and she'd certainly be into tailored rainbow stripes like the below Mary Katrantzou skirt.

5. Pearls

Blair Waldorf loves pearls, and she'd be the first to snap up one of Shrimps' pearl Antonia handbags.

6. A Beret In Every Colour

Even if you've only watched one episode of Gossip Girl, you'll know that Blair loves her headgear, and this season, she'd swap her headband for a beret.

7. Vibrant Outerwear

Blair will never be a girl who wears black and navy, as she always plays with bright colours, so she'd most certainly approve of this season's bold suits. We think she'd have one in red, pink, yellow and baby blue.

8. Kitten Heels

We'd strongly advise you ignore everything else in this double whammy of a photo and just focus on Blair's shoes: her elaborate kitten heels are so 2018. Although, saying that, the queen has really been bringing back the headscarf this year too.

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9. Novelty Bags

Blair had a huge bag collection that ran the gamut between practical school tote to the more sublime and ridiculous—like this heart handbag. It just so happens that this year is all about the novelty mini bag, so it's time to take them out of storage, Leighton.

10. Vintage Florals

Imagine the kind of '90s Ghost dresses you once wore—they came back for Gossip Girl and now they've returned another decade later. 

11. Headbands

Thanks to an influx of Scandi girls wearing hair accessories Blair's, many headbands now appear to be back en vogue. Maybe ditch the blow-dry in 2018?

Next up, the all-important A/W 18 trend report.

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London Fashion Week coincided with the 10th anniversary of Gossip Girl, and as a Blair Waldorf superfan, I couldn't help but look at the catwalk trends through a Blair lens. The preppy, overly polished look might not be very 2017, however, several of her signature pieces from red tights to embellished headbands featured in the biggest shows on the schedule. So if you still wish you had a wardrobe like Blair's, scroll below to see the Gossip Girl micro trends that we spotted during London Fashion Week.

Ladylike Gloves

Erdem was inspired by royal style, and Blair Waldorf was the "Queen of the Upper East Side" with a stately wardrobe fit for any royal function. Remember that she did briefly become part of Monaco's royal House of Grimaldi when she married Prince Louis. Erdem's ladylike gloves, embellished colourful gowns, elaborate earrings, colourful shoes worn with tights and bows on everything looked like they'd come straight from Blair's mind.

Coloured Tights and Socks

Blair Waldorf was the "dictator of taste" of the Upper East Side, and she was especially vigilant when it came to how her group wore hosiery. Nelly Yuki famously said, "Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night shouting, 'Tights are not pants!'" Blair would have approved of Preen's red rights, and colourful ribbed knee-length socks work with pretty, printed Mary Janes.

Bows and Embellishment

At Erdem, everything was adorned with colourful, preppy bows that were so very Blair. 

Embellished Headbands

Blair would not be Blair without an embellished headband, of course, and they were at the core of Holly Fulton's own collection. 

Next up, the seven high-street pieces that the fashion crowd has just discovered.