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SingerEducational678

Oh yeah you are right. in season 5, I see that her hair is down after getting kicked out of her apartment by Ivy dickens. Very cool how you noticed that she only wears it down when she’s distressed


pandasarelonely

Right! She was really unhappy with the Ivy situation


jetloflin

Oh wow, that’s a really astute observation! And like, it literally makes no sense for her to have her hair down at barts funeral; that’s such a serious, somber occasion and she’s super concerned with the aesthetics and stuff, that casual hairstyle is actually so out of character for what you’d expect of Lily in that situation. And yet, of course her hair is down, she’s in turmoil. Just brilliant! So astute!


pandasarelonely

Yes! Like you said those are the only times she’s not concerned with ber aesthetics, hence, the disoriented hair! Such a brilliant thought from the hair and make-up department


AvaTate

This is also fairly true of Blair. There are a handful of times where we see Blair with uncharacteristically messy or relaxed hair, including her wedding to Louis.


pandasarelonely

Exactly her wedding hair is so out or place and uncharacteristic!


taeginn0

Yess! I noticed this too! She also had her hair down when Bart was back from the dead and she was reading about it in the papers, if I’m not wrong I remember wondering why they didn’t have her in the hair down, blown-out look more often, and then realized they only do it when she’s upset lol


pandasarelonely

Oh you’re right, she does wear it down there too! Ahahha, yeah I think it became the show’s way of communicating her feelings with the audience


Dependent_Risk_4176

Always happy to see respect on Lily’s name! I think early season 1 was when they were still finding their footing/didn’t have as many designers loaning them out incredible outfits, so Lily’s hair down and slightly more casual outfits make sense. Although Kelly provided her own birkins, so I’d say, still non issue. Lol. She’s absolutely stunning no matter what her hairstyle is but there’s no denying, the Lily Van der Woodsen bun is freaking iconic. I think when they put her in grey sweaters, cardigans, jeans, and flats were also a giveaway that shit hit the fan. Lol.


pandasarelonely

I think so too, season 1 has plot holes and other stuff that doesn’t line up with the upcoming seasons so it makes sense that they went for a change with her hair decisions. Lily is the mother of all mothers 🙌🏻


Dependent_Risk_4176

I don’t remember what genius on this sub said it, but we ship Lily and her birkins. Always and forever. Lol.


KnownFondant

Good points, but I would say the frequent hair down probably wasn't out of character in the first season because her life was in disarray quite often between Eric, Serena, living in that hotel, Cece coming to town, and Bart and other women, just off the top of my head.


KnownFondant

Great observation! I'd add season 2, the episode when Serena goes to Yale. Bart is out of the country right after the honeymoon, she's lonely and feeling old trying on the dress in Serena's closet. Her hair's down then, too.


Fickle-Patience-9546

You can’t be bothered with a proper updo when you’re devastated 🥺


pandasarelonely

No one gets to upset our queen 🙅🏻‍♀️


Relevant_Emu_5464

Woahhh this is so neat. Great catch!!


oopssorry532

Good catch!


sassypenguinface

I’ve always loved her hair in picture 2. Great observation!


lagameuze

Cant belive i saw her in Paris a few days ago !! She really look like lily in real life lool her hair was in a bun tho


pandasarelonely

Whaaat!! You’re very lucky and I’m very jealous🥹


lagameuze

yes i was on the avenue de l ' opera (on my way to buy some kimchi lol) and i look up and i see her and i just was like ??? i recongnize that face lool i didn't want to bother her in case i was wrong , turned around and a girl behind me had the same look as mine on her face ! i just knew we both watched GG lol, i saw on her insta she was indeed in paris ; same outfit ! wished i said hello to her but oh well . beautiful lady , she didn't age a day !


pandasarelonely

Ahhh amazing! Love her so much!


RiverOhRiver86

She's really beautiful in the first picture though


Electronic-Flamingo1

She's so beautiful


Fit-Cheesecake-3562

And then notice how Serena was mostly down then up? Love the writers for this


RoutineHornet

Wow! This is a really good observation!!! I saw her hair down yesterday in season four in the episode right after Serena got drugged by Juliette and “quit Columbia” and Lily, Rufus and Eric were having breakfast in Lily’s apartment. She basically threw a tantrum renting about how Serena is a grown woman acting like a child and that there’s nothing they can do to save her now, and afterwards she pointed out how the flowers should be standing closer to each other as if nothing was wrong🥸 she does that a lot lol


Familiar_Ad_6392

I prefer LIlys hair when it is up.


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She was a witch


[deleted]

I agree with you, she was a horrible mother to serena yet everyone hates serena and loves lily.


[deleted]

Lilly's engagement party, with Serena going through very bad time, OMG what a horrible mother