Where: Season 5, episode 19 DAN: So after that, we have a Cindy Sherman exhibit we can check out at the M. O. M. A. And then tonight, there's a new restaurant that openedBLAIR: I-I'm sorry, Dan. Cindy Sherman and her unflattering self-portraits aside, it sounds like you planned a perfect day. But it's going… Continue reading Dislike: Cindy Sherman
Category: People
Tracy Anderson
WHERE: Season 5, episode 20 We already mentioned this before, but here is the quote: So I'm scheduled for a photo facial at 10:00, and then Tracy Anderson will be twisting my body into positions you couldn't even imagine at 11:00 So, Blair's lithe, lean (but not too muscular!) body is not purely genetics, but… Continue reading Tracy Anderson
Julie Taymor
WHERE: Season 3, episode 10 While both were students at NYU and trying to stage a play, Blair and Dan talk: DAN: Actually, I found a more experienced director. More suited for the project. BLAIR: Julie Taymor? DAN: Close. We can surely guess that Blair holds Julie Taymor and her talents in strong regard and… Continue reading Julie Taymor
Leo Tolstoy
One of Blair's favorite authors is Leo Tolstoy. The Russian novelist and philosopher is considered as one of the world's great writers. He is most famous for his epic novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Tolstoy believed that the novel was not a source of entertainment, but a tool for education and reform, the supreme medium… Continue reading Leo Tolstoy
Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll is one of Blair's favorite authors. Born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in England in 1832, he was one of the few Renaissance man of Victorian Era. He was an accomplished mathematician, poet, satirist, philosopher, inventor, and photographer and prose writer. Best as the author because of Alice in Wonderland, he wrote a slew of… Continue reading Lewis Carroll
Eleanor Roosevelt
WHERE: Season 4, episode 7 Cyrus buys Blair a signed copy of "This I remember", autobiography of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), for her 20th birthday. Upon receiving the priceless gift, Blair quips: "It is time that I claim my rightful role as power player on the world stage just like Little Nell did." Eleanor… Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt
Lincoln Center
WHERE: Season 4, episode 8 This is one of the places that Blair loves most in New York. Ballet, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Opera - everything is here, in one place. Open in 1962, it's located in the Upper West Side, somewhere Blair doesn't usually go, but she makes an exception for this magical building.… Continue reading Lincoln Center
Girls day out downtown
Serena and Blair often had a girls day out in Manhattan downtown and the procedure was usually always the same: Shopping at Tory Burch (or any other swanky store) Coffee at the downtown Sant Ambroeus Getting checked out by investment bankers Girls just wanna have fun! Until next time, XO XO
Scarlett O’Hara
Blair mentions her as a powerful woman to aspire too. A very spirited choice, as Scarlett is one of the best written female characters of the 20th century. Who does't love Gone with the wind? And, Blair takes after Scarlett in some aspects (both relentless in their pursuit of their goals, both are fashion plates,… Continue reading Scarlett O’Hara