I was on the phone with my friend MK last night and I was like: “MK, Did you SEE Gossip Girl last week?”

And she was like: “Oh my God, Lauren. I’m totes obsessed.”

And I was like, “Obvs, MK! The horrible acting, the great music (anybody else catch Peter, Bjorn and John in the first scene?), the awesome clothes, what’s NOT to love??”

We clearly share a mutual love for all things fashion and all things cheesy teen television, which is why I was so excited about to let MK in on my little Gossip Girl fashion secret:

There is now an online Gossip Girl store.

Not that I would buy (or could afford) Serena’s $450 dollar Tory Burch sequin dress that she wore on her date with Dan, but unlike poor little me, these characters have stylists.

And obvs, they’re much better than raisin-faced Rachel Zoe.

The best part about fashion is the way the individual pieces are mixed. And although I consider myself fashion forward, sometimes I don’t know how the hell to spice up a great piece. I usually just throw on something lowbrow and have all-together missed an opportunity to show my personality by mixing and matching pieces I wouldn’t necessarily expect.

Which is why I was taken by the styles on Gossip Girl in the first place. If you weren’t obsessed with Serena’s gold dress cum cropped jean jacket and black tights ensemble, you, my friend have got problems. It was fab. Check out the Gossip Girl Fashion Gallery after the jump! Read More »

Fashion and science make a killer couple. Who knew? Apparently Cornell University student Olivia Ong had more in mind than designing the style of the season when she created two health-oriented pieces for her fashion line, “Glitterati”.

With the help of a researcher and a fiber science assistant professor, the upper portion of Ong’s gold dress is made up of cotton infused with silver nanoparticles. What does this mean? Ong’s dress could prevent you from getting a cold or the flu! The silver nanoparticles possess a natural ability to resist bacteria, which results in the elimination of a variety of harmful bacteria and viruses that the wearer may encounter day to day. Another benefit to the tiny silver nanoparticles is that they prevent the garment from becoming dirty or stained. Bad news for laundromats everywhere – this dress doesn’t need to be washed. Read More »