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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