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"Did you miss me Upper East Siders?" — we did, of course.

Gossip Girl's new cast.

It's been 9 years since the last episode of CW's Gossip Girl, the story of 6 elite Manhattan protagonists living under the guns of a blogger who knows all their secrets.

The show marked the decade and the 2000s with the friendship of Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf, couple ‘ships’, and Eric Daman's costumes. For many people, this was their first contact with Chanel, Gucci, Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs, and other brands walking around the Upper East Side in the form of private school uniforms. Leather jackets, designer heels, and endless headbands.

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To the satisfaction of new and old fans, she's back, with secrets that don't end, but the world has changed a lot right? The Gossip Girl reboot arrives via HBO Max on July 8th, following a new group of rich teens in the era of gender freedom, representation, and social media celebrities.

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Do you want to know the style secrets of the new protagonists? We obviously stalked them all.

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Jordan Alexander plays Julien Calloway, teen influencer and (maybe) the new queen-bee

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Skater and model Evan Mock plays Akeno "Aki" Menzies, marking his first acting role. For the first few videos, he's really into sneakerhead culture.

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Actress and musician Emily Alyn Lind plays Audrey Hope, whose mother is an athleisure designer. In the series, she's half Audrey Hepburn, in real life, she's full leather fits like Taylor Momsen.

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Whitney Peak plays Zoya Lott, the newcomer who brings “perspective” to the group. Will the character wear as many leather sneakers as she does? We hope so.