Celebrity Style

Gossip Girl’s Queen B was way ahead of her time.

If only GG, aka theOG DeuxMoi, lived through 2024.

Just take a look at this years top trends.

Leighton Meester as ‘Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf, the inventor of all of 2024’s biggest fashion tren…

They were so widely associated with millennial style, in fact, that they were deemed cheugy thereafter.

And thats just one of her signature looks that reentered the fashion zeitgeist.

To make the prep school set her own, however, she accessorized with bright stockings.

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Blairs affinity for colored tights shaped fashion.

Soon after the shows premiere, fans and fashion enthusiasts began wearing stockings in every color of the rainbow.

It wasnt until the mid-2010s that they were deemed cheugy, or uncool, and fell out of favor.

Leighton Meester on the set of “Gossip Girl” at Wollman Rink on November 2, 2007 in New York City. (…

And no one reached for colored tights again… until 2022.

These past two years, colored tights officially made a comeback.

Even Blake Lively, who portrayedSerenain the show,has taken some style inspiration from Blairherself.

Selena Gomez’s outfit at the SNL afterparty.

Even runways are rife with the look.

Headbands Galore

Another one ofQueen Bs staples was a chunky headband.

For her, it wasnt just an accessory, it was a marker of the elite.

Cardi B wears a floral mini to attend the Marc Jacobs fashion show at the New York Public Library on…

Even her minions were expected to wear them.

Like tights, headbands quickly infiltrated the masses til they were also deemed passe.

On several occasions, she went the maximalist route and paired plaids with other patterns.

Blake Lively is seen out in New York City.

Taylor Swift is the designs biggest advocate.

Shes worn plaids and tartans on date nights with Travis Kelce andred-carpet appearancesalike.

Lingerie As Outerwear

This moment in time should hereby be known as The Naked Years.

Gigi Hadid walks the runway at the Versace fashion show during the Milan Womenswear Spring/Summer 20…

The reigning trends especially this year are iterations of lingerie-forward looks.

Fashions most daring are exposing their bras or panties (or both) in one form or another.

Before lingerie became so commonplace, Blair gave audiences a peek at what intimates drawers could look like.

NEW YORK - JULY 13:  Actress Leighton Meester walks to the “Gossip Girl” film set in the Upper East …

Hers were replete with babydoll dresses, slip dresses, lacy pieces, and even garters.

These days, everyone whos anyone has rocked the lingerie-as-outerwear trend.

Sabrina Carpenter is perhaps the biggest fan of the style.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 03:  Actress Leighton Meester seen on location for “Gossip Girl” on September 3…

Whether shes on stage or partying with friends,she practically only wears lingerieout.

She even loves to add garters with her thigh-high stockings (a go-to Blair combo).

Meanwhile, the likes of Lupita Nyongo also love wearing nighties out.

Sofia Richie wears an LBD, pointed pumps, and her Hermès Kelly to attend a David Yurman dinner.

Much like Carrie Bradshaw before her, Blairs fashion longevity is impressive and shell always be a style icon.

Jennifer Lawrence wears a structured mini dress on the set of a Longines watch commercial on June 29…

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 10:  Leighton Meester is seen on the movie set of ‘Gossip Girl’ on January 10…

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 26:  Leighton Meester on location for “Gossip Girl”  on November 26, 2007 in New…

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Leighton Meester as Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl.

Sabrina Carpenter performs on stage during the Short N’ Sweet Tour held at Madison Square Garden on …

Lupita Nyong’o wears a leopard print slip dress on June 19, 2024 in New York City.