Gossip Girl 'Easy J' Episode and Fashion Recap

Marc by MJ top, Alice + Olivia skirt, LAI Claudia bag

Okay, I have three words: Juliet. Go. Now. Preferably on the same train hauling Jenny Humphrey's eyelined ass out of Manhattan. Pleaseandthankyou. This Juliet storyline is so convoluted and ridiculous, even by Gossip Girl standards, that I can't stand another minute of it. Come to think of it, I don't think I can take one more of Juliet's minidress + blazer combos either, although she did have a nice bag this episode. And now somehow Cab Guy is involved? So he's not hypnotized by S's maneater siren song, but is actually working to bring her down? Puhleeze. The worst part of it all is Juliet's a terrible liar. I mean, Nate's all like, "I'll swing by your prison class later, sweets," and Juliet is all like, "Oh! I know my phone didn't even make a sound, but, look!, I have a text. And my class is cancelled! See you later, gator." As schemers go she should be embarrassed.

More grey blazers...even though this one is an unexpected

Alex Wang paired with a McQueen McQ zipper dress, to-die-for

Ferragamo bag and grey Givenchy Plateau pumps. [via]

To the GG writers I'd just like to say Jenny for one episode only? Bless your little hearts. Because heaven knows I wouldn't have been able to take more of that. And if bringing Jenny back somehow facilitated this Blair-Chuck truce and starts us all on the road to healing then I can't completely hate on her. Oh, and was I the only one who thought Blair was all kinds of awesome this episode? Sure, sometimes her scheming is cringe worthy, but I thought she was pretty fly last night. And she looked great, too.

I wasn't loving this get up on Serena. I think I would

like the pieces better seperately. Embroidered Givenchy

vest and Tibi skirt paired with a zippered Porter Fall

2010 blouse and a Stephen Dweck cuff bracelet.

I'm also pretty glad that Blair is starting to realize that Chuck sleeping with Jenny was not the worst thing he's ever done to her. I mean, yeah, just thinking about anyone sleeping with Little J is pretty gross, but they were broken up at the time and it's not like someone like Chuck Bass would ever be able to do something that wasn't self destructive when he's hurting. Seriously, Blair should know this. I guess it wasn't fair to poor Darota to put all this on her--you just know the woman is going to pay for it later--but maybe Blair starting to see that a series of misadventures rather than deliberate bad behavior on Chuck's part lead to all this will help us all move beyond this point. Because I think that's what we need now, people. Healing. (I'll admit, I got a little misty there at the end). As Jenny mentioned Blair and Chuck together are indestructible, apart and scheming against one another, well, it's just not something I'm all that interested in seeing.

Some More Gossip Girl Episode 4.6 Fashion...

Blair looking flawless in nude Victoria Beckham

with a Tiffany clutch and Missoni peep-toe pumps.

Serena showed up to the party in a decidedly different look...

Boobalicious Serena in a Maxime Simoens and Haute

Hippie pants accessorized with a chevron-pattern Kotur

clutch and swoon worthy Brian Atwood T-Strap pumps.

I like the back of Serena's outfit. And we see another zippered dress this

time on Lily (who was impressive when she played mind ninja on S with all

 that reverse psychology) in Isaac Mizrahi, Devi Kroell wooden clutch and

a Stephen Dweck necklace of large clear beads. A question: Didn't Serena

 raid Lily's jewellery box? Are those studs all she could come up with?

Jenny in a one-shouldered black Pucci Fall 2010,

minidress, DV by Dolce Vita pumps, a Low Luv X

Erin Wasson Gladiator Cuff, Stephen Dweck Lapis

Scarab Ring and a Carlos Falchi envelope clutch. 

What is with Chuck's collar? Holy distracting, Batman.

Thankfully he undid the bow-tie when he went to talk to Blair.

Oh, and yay, on the cameos--Tim, Isaac, Ivanka (I love her
but I thought the fringed Naeem Khan dress was unfortunate).
What did you think of the episode? Fave outfit?

Photos by Giovanni Rufino/The CW ©2010 THE CW NETWORK

"Life As We Know It" Interiors

How was everyone's weekend? Mine was good, but over way too fast. I did manage to start my Christmas shopping, which is at once depressing (how is it that time of year already?!) and kind of triumphant (I'm Queen of the Procrastinators, I never start this early!) Yesterday I also watched Life As We Know It with Josh Duhamel and Katherine Heigl. I'll admit that I've had a crush on Josh Duhamel for ages and would watch pretty much anything he's in. This movie was predictable, but I think the charm and chemistry of the stars elevated it to entertaining--for me at least. What's telling about where I am in my life right now is that I spent almost as much time inspecting the movie's decor and interiors as I did gazing at Josh Duhamel.

The home in the movie was a charming Colonial-style in Georgia, although the interiors seem to be sets built with inspiration from the original. While searching for screencaps of the decor I came across Hooked on House's post about the real house (above) going on sale and you can see pictures of the real interior there. The movie's interiors are clearly meant to convey the stereotypical affluent suburban home, and incorporate a lot of trends seen everywhere these days, but I thought the overall look was warm and chic, classic and inviting.

I loved the wood floors. You can't see it here but they were also laid at interesting angles in some parts. For our new house we chose a darker greyish stain, which I was initially hesitant about, but M loved so we went with it. This movie had me seriously rethinking the choice in favour of a more classic chocolate brown.

Loved the red front door.

I wouldn't have gone with the taupe-beige

paint, but the mouldings are lovely.

Some of the accessories seem right out of

a catalogue, maybe not in a good way.

Kind of hard to see here, but that's a quatrefoil

lamp behind Josh. Loved the built-ins, too.

Suzanne Kasler Quatrefoil Floor Lamp

I liked the dining room set--dark wood table,

neutral nailhead chairs and a pretty chandelier.

There are tons of these dining chairs around, too,

that can be found at places like Restoration Hardware.

A similar light fixture to the one in the movie. This one
by Thomas O'Brien and available at Circa Lighting.

The very on-trend white kitchen complete with black

countertops and the requisite Wolf range. If you'd like to

replicate the look of the rattan stools (I have no idea

how comfortable those would really be),

you can try something like this:

Padma's Plantation Monte Cristo Rattan Stool

There are also a ton of industrial pendant lights to be
 found these days. The Edwardian style above from
Circa Lighting is only one example (another). 

The back of the real house. A great place to kick back with a bottle of red.

What do you think?

Liking this style? Have you seen the movie?

Photos via The Movie Insider and Hooked on Houses