Serena van der Woodsen's Haute Hippie Patterned Floral Sequin Mini Skirt, Gossip Girl S5 E12 (size X-small)
Serena van der Woodsen (played by Blake Lively) wore this Haute Hippie floral chiffon mini with a sequined hem in Gossip Girl Season 5, Episode 12, "Father and the Bride." This is a skirt from Serena's brief career as a media mogul. The episode opens with her walking through the city with Dan, telling him her blog is about to launch and thriving now that Gossip Girl has gone dark — the one stretch of the series where Serena thinks she's going to be the voice of the Upper East Side instead of its subject. The site she keeps refreshing is already doomed: Nate has quietly killed her column because Gossip Girl told him to, and Serena finds out by email later that day. The skirt itself is Serena's whole thesis in one garment. Sheer dark chiffon in a small scattered floral — rust, ochre, cream, burnt orange on near-black — gathered full at the waist into a short pouf, with gold paillettes crowding the hem and thinning as they climb, so the bottom third reads as pure metallic. Sequins before noon, over opaque black tights. Haute Hippie was built by Trish Wescoat Pound around the idea of the eclectic, well-traveled global nomad — a brand designed, essentially, for this character. Designer: Haute Hippie Style: Gathered full mini skirt, elasticwaist, sequin-encrusted degradé hem Fabric: Sheer floral-print chiffon with gold paillette embellishment Color: Black/brown ground with rust, orange, and cream floral; gold sequins Size: X-small, could also fit a size small (elastic waist!) Condition: Perfect. No flaws. Availability: One available. Ships worldwide.