n ice cream cone or visiting the zoo。 ？I？d love to；？ she agreed； slamming her
locker door closed and starting to walk toward the stairs。 ？e on。？
Blair couldn？t believe how a simple haircut could change everything so drastically。 She？d
already tried on every flirty empire…waisted top and A…line skirt Bendel？s had in stock？ exactly the
same types of pieces she？d always worn and looked good in； but now they were all wrong。 Her
new crop was preppy and sophisticated and gamine。 It was going to require a whole new
wardrobe。
？From now on I？ll wear only solid colors；？ Blair whispered as she buttoned up her uniform and
hung the last unwanted dress on its hanger。 ？And everything must have a collar。？ She pulled open
the red velvet curtain and dumped six wildly printed Diane von Furstenberg tops into the sales
clerk？s arms。 ？I changed my mind。 I？m looking for simple suits in navy blue and black。 And plain
white shirts with collars。？ She wanted to look sexy in a chic
Parisian…woman…wearing…a…simple…black…dress…while…riding…a…bicycle…and…carrying…a…baguette…un
der…her…arm sort of way。 Nate had always had a thing about French girls。 He would go out of his
way to walk by L？？cole Fran？aise just to gape at the girls in their short gray skirts； high heels； and
tight black V…neck sweaters。 Those tramps。
Soon Blair had found the first item in her new wardrobe and the perfect thing to wear for her
interview Thursday night： a navy blue knit shirtdress by Les Best with a beaded belt and a cute
little white lace collar at the neck。 It was prim yet intriguing？just what Blair was looking for。 She
paid for the dress and then headed downstairs to cosmetics to outfit h