Blake Lively carries creamy croc by Carlos Falchi

I have a lot of questions about Gossip Girl. Not about any particular episode, just the entire series in general. For example, why do they continue to pretend like Chace Crawford can act? Why is Chuck Blair’s boyfriend and not mine? Did Dan start taking steroids over the summer so that he would be able to attract more women at college?

But mostly, I wonder why show sponsor Verizon expects us to believe that all of these people (save for Blair, who presumably has to have a Blackberry because her plotting is complicated and requires mobile internet) use regular ol’ flip phones. Virtually everyone that I know between the ages of 18 and 25 has an iPhone or a Blackberry, and my friends aren’t even particularly rich. Were the characters real people, they would be mortified at the phones they’re required to use. They’re not remotely status-y.

The show bosses may not do a great job with the characters’ digital accessories, but at least they’re still doing great with the leather ones. Here, Blake Lively is carrying a Carlos Falchi Brooke Matte Caiman Tote in creamy, wonderful crocodile skin. The gathering at the bag’s gussets is a perfect punctuation to the beautiful skin, and its simplicity and beautiful neutral color make this one of the best croc bags I’ve seen in quite a while. Maybe she secretly has a Blackberry stashed in there somewhere…

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