![]() ![]() Candice Bergen in a rabbit mask of white mink, created by none other than future fashion star Halston, then a hatmaker at the Bergdorf Goodman store in Manhattan. Oscar de La Renta in a full-face furry cat’s mask. Frank Sinatra in a tux and a black, whiskered mask, with Mia Farrow on his arm in a mask resembling a white butterfly. Imagine it: Lee Radziwell-former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s sister and a princess by marriage-in silvery sequins and white gloves. Ladies: Black or White dress White mask fan." The costume for the evening, which took inspiration from the scene set at the Ascot horse races in My Fair Lady, which had won eight Academy Awards, including best picture, the year prior: "Gentlemen: Black tie Black mask. In the end, some 540 people received an invitation and started making plans (while those who didn’t get one started making excuses). He wrote and revised his list again and again as his friendships and feuds waxed and waned. When it came to devising the guest list, Capote was ruthless. But regular folks made the cut, too: people from the small Kansas town where the murders of In Cold Blood had happened, and Capote’s own doorman. The invitation list was a who’s who of mid-century movers and shakers from the worlds of Hollywood, politics, literature, art, music, business and industry. (Even if it only cost him the relatively low price, for a party of 500-plus, of $13,000.) The party was his chance to surround himself with the beautiful women who formed his coterie-his so-called swans-and to play puppet master for what would be remembered as one of the most extravagant evenings of all time. Capote was an American author, tastemaker and social butterfly, whose true-crime nonfiction novel In Cold Blood had become a runaway success the year before. Often called the Party of the Century, the Black and White Ball was technically held in honor of Washington Post newspaper publisher Katharine Graham, but it was, in truth, all about Truman. More than 50 years later, people are still talking about it. It’s a good time to seek inspiration from one of the greatest social events of all time: Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball, held at New York’s Plaza Hotel on November 28, 1966. Check out these 25 iconic dresses from the past year that we’re confident would appeal to Blair’s chic yet bold sense of style.As we enter the festive season our thoughts turn to planning parties for the holidays ahead, when we’ll gather with friends and family. Fashion has sure changed a lot in the past six years, which is why we’re curious to know what Blair would wear if she was getting dressed in 2018. But, even more, we also love to think about what kinds of dresses Blair and her fashionable friends would have rocked nowadays. And, with the amount of A-lister events, parties in the Hamptons, and charitable fundraisers they had to attend, it seemed like their wardrobe never ended.Īlthough Gossip Girl has been off the air since 2012, we’re still as obsessed as ever with recounting the epic fashion statements made in the series. ![]() It was the highlight of many teenagers’ weeks to tune in and see what designer duds Blair and her friends were rocking this time. Amongst all the things it was known for, Gossip Girl was praised for its unparalleled fashion. We loved her for her conniving schemes, witty one-liners, and of course her iconic sense of style. Blair Waldorf won our hearts during her reign as the Queen Bee on Gossip Girl. ![]()
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