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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Outfitting 'Gossip Girl'

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'http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/07/showbiz/tv/gossip-girl-eric-daman-fall-tv-fashion/index.html' : 'http://www.cnn.com'+location.pathname;cnnad_newTileIDGroup(['607x95_adlinks','336x280_adlinks']);Skip to main content CNN EDITION:  INTERNATIONAL U.S. MÉXICO ARABIC TV:   CNNi CNN en Español Set edition preference Sign up Log in Home Video World U.S. Africa Asia Europe Latin America Middle East Business World Sport Entertainment Tech Travel iReport Share this on:FacebookTwitterDiggdeliciousredditMySpaceStumbleUponLinkedInViadeo Fall TV fashion: Outfitting 'Gossip Girl'By Stephanie Goldberg, CNNSeptember 7, 2012 -- Updated 1730 GMT (0130 HKT)if (typeof cnnArticleGallery=="undefined"){var cnnArticleGallery={};if(typeof cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList=="undefined"){cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList=[];}}var expGalleryPT00=new ArticleExpandableGallery();expGalleryPT00.setImageCount(5);expGalleryPT00.setAdsRefreshCount(3);//cnn_adbptrackpgalimg("\'Gossip Girl\' fashion", 1);.cnn_html_slideshow_metadata > .cnn_html_media_utility::before{color:red;content:'>>';font-size:9px;line-height:12px;padding-right:1px}.cnnstrylccimg640{margin:0 27px 14px 0}.captionText{filter:alpha(opacity=100);opacity:1}.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a,.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a:visited,.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a:link,.captionText a,.captionText a:visited,.captiontext a:link{color:#004276;outline:medium none}.cnnVerticalGalleryPhoto{margin:0 auto;padding-right:68px;width:270px}Blair Waldorf, played by actress Leighton Meester, put headbands on the map when Blair Waldorf, played by actress Leighton Meester, put headbands on the map when "Gossip Girl" premiered in 2007. Costume designer Eric Daman said he has steered clear of the hair accessory of late, but it'll be back for season 6. "I feel like the headband was such a thing for (Blair) when she was in high school," he said. "We wanted to segue out of it for a little bit. ... It was really kind of an evolution of who she was as a woman. There's a moment when she went to NYU and she took her headband off, and she's like, 'I can't wear these anymore. They're really keeping me down.' "cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":true,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":1,"title":"\'Gossip Girl\' fashion"}Daman created this look for Blake Lively's character, Serena, to wear in a fashion show during season 2. Daman created this look for Blake Lively's character, Serena, to wear in a fashion show during season 2. "It fit Blake like a glove and it was just one of those moments where I was like, wow, that's really a great dress," he said.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"\'Gossip Girl\' fashion"}Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) has gone from Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) has gone from "bad boy billionaire to seriously suited business maven," Daman said, adding that his style was inspired by fictional characters Gordon Gekko, of 1987's "Wall Street," and Patrick Bateman, of 2000's "American Psycho."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"\'Gossip Girl\' fashion"}In place of a headband, a Sherel's hat adorns Blair's head. (The New York-based company even features a picture of Queen B wearing the headpiece on its website.) The rest of Blair's blue look consists of a Diane von Furstenberg jacket, Carolina Herrera dress, Foley + Corinna bag, and Stuart Weitzman heels.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":4,"title":"\'Gossip Girl\' fashion"}Daman slipped a Marc Jacobs laptop case inside Serena's Jimmy Choo bag, catching the attention of fans and fashion bloggers alike. He also paired her Rag & Bone coat with a Theodora & Callum scarf for a pop of color.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"\'Gossip Girl\' fashion"}HIDE CAPTION'Gossip Girl' fashion'Gossip Girl' fashion'Gossip Girl' fashion'Gossip Girl' fashion'Gossip Girl' fashion<<<12345>>>Event.observe(window,'load',function(){if(typeof(cnn_adbptrackpgalimg) == 'function' && typeof(cnnArticleGallery) != 'undefined'){cnn_adbptrackpgalimg(cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[0].image,"'Gossip Girl' fashion");}});STORY HIGHLIGHTSEric Daman is the costume designer on "Gossip Girl," which is heading into its sixth seasonDaman is bringing back Blair Waldorf's headbands after countless pleas from fansViewers can expect to see fall colors and delicate jewelry on season 6, Daman saidHe's also outfitting "The Carrie Diaries," a "Sex and the City" prequel to air on The CWEditor's note: This week, CNN is introducing you to a few of the most sought after costume designers in the business. They'll share the trends, colors and silhouettes viewers can expect to see on TV this season, and offer inside information about the series they clothe.

(CNN) -- Attention, Upper East Siders: Headbands are back!

If you're not a fan of "Gossip Girl," that reference was probably lost on you, but that doesn't mean you're unfamiliar with the CW series' impact on fashion, and one hair accessory in particular.

Thanks to countless pleas from fans, costume designer Eric Daman is bringing back Blair Waldorf's (Leighton Meester) headbands.

"We tried to (compensate) with the hats last year, but it didn't seem to have the same impact," Daman said. "I feel like the headband was such a thing for her when she was in high school. We wanted to segue out of it for a little bit."

Eric Daman is the costume designer on The CW\'s \Eric Daman is the costume designer on The CW's "Gossip Girl," which is heading into its sixth season.Going into its sixth and final, season, "Gossip Girl" would rather recycle an on-screen relationship than an outfit. While some characters have found themselves back in the arms of past lovers, "every handbag, every shoe, every accessory, every piece of clothing is only used for the scene that it's in," Daman said. With the exception of some of the men's suits and dress shirts, that is.

Season six, which premieres October 8, will be no exception.

In addition to Blair's headbands, Daman said, fans can expect a "rich fall color palette" complete with "deep sapphire blues, military olives, delicious aubergines punctuated by pops of fuchsia." And look for "neons and acidic yellows in the way of accessories, shoes and bags."

Rather than the statement jewelry the characters have rocked of late, Daman said, it's all about delicate layering pieces this season. He called German jewelry designer Meira T "one of this season's best discoveries."

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Daman comes from "Sex and the City," where he was an assistant costume designer on seasons 2, 3 and 4. He said his reputation, from working alongside Pat Field on the HBO series, was one reason designers were excited about getting involved with "Gossip Girl" early on.

"It's an honor and a privilege for me to be able to have access to all these amazing designers. ... If I tried to do the show on our budget, there'd be no way it would look like it does."

Viewers should expect to see pieces by Valentino, Jonathan Saunders, McQueen, Prada, Marni, Gucci, Jenny Packham and Bottega Veneta on screen this fall.

But outfitting a show like "Gossip Girl" isn't as simple as just plucking looks from the runway. Daman styles each ensemble, putting different pieces together to create something unique, like Serena van der Woodsen's (Blake Lively) Jimmy Choo bag and Marc Jacobs laptop case, which peeked out of the tote. It didn't take long before blogs were buzzing about the combo.

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"All the characters have really grown in story and in style," Daman said, "making statements and fashion headlines with their wardrobe choices on the way."

Chuck Bass, played by Ed Westwick, has had a significant style transformation, Daman added: He's gone from "bad-boy billionaire to seriously suited business maven."

Gordon Gekko -- Michael Douglas' character in 1987's "Wall Street" -- and Patrick Bateman -- Christian Bale's character in 2000's "American Psycho" -- both inspired Chuck's current style, Daman said.

"(Chuck) can wear whatever he wants," Daman said. "He can wear a pink suit and an ascot and pull it off. ... When you have men wearing pastels, there's kind of a power behind the sexuality, I think. They're so confident."

Blair (Leighton Meester) and Serena (Blake Lively) wore school uniforms a lot during the series\' first two seasons.Blair (Leighton Meester) and Serena (Blake Lively) wore school uniforms a lot during the series' first two seasons.Blair and Serena have also come a long way from the Constance Billard School uniforms they wore for the better part of the show's first and second seasons.

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"The challenge really was ... giving them each their own kind of identity," Daman said of accessorizing their uniforms. "Blair obviously started with the headband, and then it became giant ruffled bow blouses and fuller skirts. ... Whereas Serena was wearing her skirt from when she was a sophomore, which was a different plaid. ... It was a little shorter and just kind of worked with who her character was. And to make her more boho chic, she was wearing T-shirts and not proper blouses ... then we'd accessorize her with sparkly cardigans or great little leather vests."

Giving the actors an identity through their wardrobe really helps them "generate who they need to be for their characters," he added.

And while Daman notes many high points in his five years working on the series, his proudest moment came during season 2, when he watched his own creation walk the runway in "The Serena Also Rises."

"It was a Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen) design that Serena (Lively) wore ... a green bubble dress she wore in an Eleanor Waldorf (Margaret Colin) fashion show," he said. "It fit Blake (Lively) like a glove, and it was just one of those moments where I was like, wow, that's really a great dress."

Daman teased that there's a possibility season 6 will call for more original designs. In which case, viewers might get to see more from him.

Either way, fans will see Daman channel a different decade on the '80s-set "Sex and the City" prequel, "The Carrie Diaries," which is expected to debut on The CW in January. Daman drew from his experience as an assistant costume designer on the original series to reinvent Carrie Bradshaw as a teenage girl.

"As (Bradshaw, played by AnnaSophia Robb), grows up, we're going to see the development of her fashion style grow and understand where it all comes from," he said.

In the meantime, Daman is excited for fans to see what he's got up his sleeves for the last season of "Gossip Girl."

Given the state of the economy, he said, "people just enjoyed getting lost in the drama and the jewels and the sparkly-ness."

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Friday, September 14, 2012

Outfitting 'The Vampire Diaries'

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"We wanted it to have a Cinderella feel to it," costume designer Leigh Leverett said. Candice Accola's character Caroline, far left, donned an Alberto Makali dress, while Nina Dobrev's Elena, fourth from the right, wore a vintage black and gold ball gown. As for vampire Rebekah, played by Claire Holt, third from the left, "This was the first dress she tried on. ... Rebekah has been around for 1,000 years ... her look is a little more sophisticated than our Mystic Falls girls."" border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto001" style="margin:0 auto;" width="640"/>The characters on "The Vampire Diaries" got all dolled up to attend a ball at vampire Klaus' (Joseph Morgan) house last season.

"We wanted it to have a Cinderella feel to it," costume designer Leigh Leverett said. Candice Accola's character Caroline, far left, donned an Alberto Makali dress, while Nina Dobrev's Elena, fourth from the right, wore a vintage black and gold ball gown. As for vampire Rebekah, played by Claire Holt, third from the left, "This was the first dress she tried on. ... Rebekah has been around for 1,000 years ... her look is a little more sophisticated than our Mystic Falls girls."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":true,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":1,"title":"\'The Vampire Diaries\' fashion"}Vampire brothers Stefan (Paul Wesley), left, and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) Vampire brothers Stefan (Paul Wesley), left, and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) "just want to blend in with regular people, so they wear what is considered contemporary for whatever time period they are in," Leverett said. Stefan's leather jacket is Hugo Boss and Damon's is John Varvatos, "which hold up really well in a supernatural fight," she jokes.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"\'The Vampire Diaries\' fashion"}Accola's character, Caroline, left, was recently turned into a vampire, but she's still Accola's character, Caroline, left, was recently turned into a vampire, but she's still "a cheerleader and head of every event-planning committee at school," Leverett said. "Even though she might be a blood-sucking supernatural creature, she's still a teenager at heart who wants to look cute while she's battling hybrids or the occasional vampire-hating history teacher."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"\'The Vampire Diaries\' fashion"}Dobrev plays centuries-old vampire Katherine, pictured, as well as her human doppelganger Elena. Leverett makes it easy for viewers to differentiate between the characters by dressing Katherine in edgier styles. Dobrev plays centuries-old vampire Katherine, pictured, as well as her human doppelganger Elena. Leverett makes it easy for viewers to differentiate between the characters by dressing Katherine in edgier styles. "I like to think that Katherine saw those tan Michael Kors heels on some unsuspecting Chicago socialite and probably just compelled her to hand them over," the costume designer said.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":4,"title":"\'The Vampire Diaries\' fashion"}For Mystic Falls High School's annual Decade Dances, Leverett said she dresses the human students like For Mystic Falls High School's annual Decade Dances, Leverett said she dresses the human students like "a teenager would interpret the period." Though Tyler (Michael Trevino) and Caroline (Accola) are supernatural beings -- he's a hybrid vampire-werewolf and she's a vampire -- they're fairly new to being undead. They didn't live through the '20s like many of the other vampires in town. Leverett likes for the centuries-old vampires to attend such events in outfits they could have pulled from "their vintage clothing storage closet."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"\'The Vampire Diaries\' fashion"}"Even though they are more challenging than the contemporary clothes, I enjoy doing the flashbacks most of all," Leverett said. This scene takes place at a funeral for one of Stefan and Damon's relatives in 1912. "Since we're dealing with vampires and werewolves," Leverett said, "we go for the coolest, sexiest look that we can get away with for the period. ... We take a little license here and there, (but) everything is still grounded in the reality of whatever time period we are doing."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":6,"title":"\'The Vampire Diaries\' fashion"}Dr. Meredith Fell (Torrey DeVitto) and Alaric Saltzman (Matthew Davis) are two of the few adults on the series. Despite developing split personalities last season, Alaric's Dr. Meredith Fell (Torrey DeVitto) and Alaric Saltzman (Matthew Davis) are two of the few adults on the series. Despite developing split personalities last season, Alaric's "wardrobe stayed pretty much the same," Leverett said. Meanwhile, she said, Meredith is "a no-nonsense kind of gal and we like to keep her wardrobe simple but pretty."cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":7,"title":"\'The Vampire Diaries\' fashion"}HIDE CAPTION'The Vampire Diaries' fashion'The Vampire Diaries' fashion'The Vampire Diaries' fashion'The Vampire Diaries' fashion'The Vampire Diaries' fashion'The Vampire Diaries' fashion'The Vampire Diaries' fashion<<<1234567>>>Event.observe(window,'load',function(){if(typeof(cnn_adbptrackpgalimg) == 'function' && typeof(cnnArticleGallery) != 'undefined'){cnn_adbptrackpgalimg(cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[0].image,"'The Vampire Diaries' fashion");}});STORY HIGHLIGHTS"The Vampire Diaries" is heading into its fourth season, which premieres on October 11Costume designer Leigh Leverett outfits the supernatural characters on the seriesLeverett: It's a challenge, but "I enjoy (costuming) flashbacks most of all"Period pieces that aren't made in-house are often rented from costume companiesEditor's note: This week, CNN is introducing you to a few of the most sought after costume designers in the business. They'll share the trends, colors and silhouettes viewers can expect to see on TV this season, and offer inside information about the series they clothe.

(CNN) -- Having worked on seminal teen shows "Dawson's Creek" and "One Tree Hill," costume designer Leigh Leverett is no stranger to dressing high-school-age characters.

But there's something about the teens from Mystic Falls that makes outfitting "The Vampire Diaries" -- which enters its fourth season with an October 11 premiere -- a unique experience.

For one, Leverett has to make sure everyone on the show about witches, vampires, werewolves -- oh, and "hybrid" vampire-werewolves -- looks fabulous covered in blood, as characters are routinely stabbed, bitten and shot.

Leverett is regularly tasked with finding six to eight of the same top or jacket to be worn during multiple scenes and takes. With all the gore, borrowing clothes from designers is often out of the question.

"We do a lot of mall shopping because that's the best way for us to get a lot of multiples," she said. "Sometimes we need more than we can get in Atlanta," where the show is filmed.

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But when episodes call for flashbacks, which might take place in the 15th century, a trip to the mall simply won't do.

"Even though they are more challenging than the contemporary clothes, I enjoy doing the flashbacks most of all," Leverett said, noting the period pieces that aren't made in-house are often rented from costume companies.

Period pieces also come into play when Mystic Falls High School throws its annual Decade Dances. The trick to costuming such events, Leverett said, is dressing the human high school students like "a teenager would interpret the period -- or at least what a teenager would pick out when they go to the fantastic Mystic Falls Costume shop."

The centuries-old vampire characters, on the other hand, are meant to look "like they would have gotten things straight out of their vintage clothing storage closet," Leverett said.

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That's not the only way viewers can differentiate between the living and the undead.

Leverett has created a dress code of sorts for each of the supernatural groups. While the regular humans on the show dress more or less like typical high school kids, the vampires have their own set of fashion rules.

"We try and keep them timeless and not super trendy," said Leverett, who started working on the series at the end of its second season. "They have their comfort and what they like to wear within the realm of the decade." Besides, with many of the vampire characters, trying to blend in as mortal teenagers, Leverett added, "we can't get too crazy in the clothing department."

With one notable exception:

For characters Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce, both played by actress Nina Dobrev, fashion is especially important as it helps viewers tell the lookalikes apart.

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When Dobrev is playing human teen Elena, she dons a lot of simple long-sleeve shirts and jeans; whereas Katherine, Elena's vampire doppelganger, is a bit more fashion-forward.

"Katherine has been around for hundreds of years," Leverett said. "She follows fashion trends a little more. (Her clothes are) edgier and sexier than what we put on Elena."

And because the vampires that live within the CW series have the power to control people simply by staring at them, they get to don more expensive threads. "Maybe they can compel the salespeople into giving them what they want," Leverett said. "I like to think that Katherine saw (the) tan Michael Kors heels (she wore during season 3) on some unsuspecting Chicago socialite, and probably just compelled her to hand them over."

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Then there are the witches, like Bonnie Bennett (Kat Graham), which Leverett said dress "a little bit earthier" with a "bohemian flair."

For the men, whether normal or paranormal, they've got to look tough.

"These days you can't go wrong with a great leather jacket," Leverett said. "Plus, they hold up really well in a supernatural fight."

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