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5 Best Dressed TV Characters This Year

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Mizzou chapter.

We pin their outfits on Pinterest, envy their closets and try our best to recreate what they strut around in on screen, so it’s obvious we can’t help but obsess over the chicness our favorite TV characters possessed this past year. From haute couture to hipster chic, our fictional fashion icons make us wish we had personal stylists to plan out our outfits! Here are some of our picks for best-dressed TV characters.

1. Jess Day (Zooey Deschanel) on New Girl

                                                

Zooey’s character Jess’s quirky personality transfers well to her wardrobe. From frilly summer dresses to polka dot skirts, her boldly colored outfits aim for schoolteacher chic. Her retro dark hair helps convince us that she can rock the modern hipster style with her patterned skirts and bold sweaters and blouses. 

2. Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson) on Hart of Dixie

                                                

She might be a doctor, but scrubs are the last things Dr. Zoe Hart would pull out of her covetable closet! With a neutral color palate and a hint of preppiness, Rachel Bilson definitely stands out among her small town costars. From short shorts to sheer blouses, she wows us every week with her well put-together ensembles, just like the real Rachel Bilson. (Don’t deny that the actress is not on your style pin boards at least somewhere!)

3. Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale) on Pretty Little Liars

                                               

While it’s no revelation that every liar on PLL is worthy of this list, Aria stands out from the other four fashionistas. Her edgy ensembles prove to be eye-popping every episode. Leather jackets, neon accessories, big belts, and stockings often comprise her outfits, proving that her style takes risks and never fails to impress us. Whether she’s running away from the crazy, mysterious “A” or hooking up with her gorgeous older boyfriend, Aria knows how to do so in style!

4. Serena Van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) on Gossip Girl

                                             
 
 
If there’s one TV fashionista who can rock any couture evening gown or casual frock, it’s Serena Van der Woodsen! It’s hard not to gasp whenever she steps onto the screen, elegantly dressed for an event (which happens pretty much in every episode of Gossip Girl, but hey, it’s the Upper East Side!) High-end couture comprises much of Serena’s wardrobe, from embellished mini dresses to sheer, lace gowns. But we’re pretty sure Blake Lively would look gorgeous in anything.

5. Betty Draper (January Jones) on Mad Men

                                             

As the perfect suburban housewife, Betty Draper embodies the epitome of 1960s fashion and glamour. Her vintage, high neckline frocks and retro cat-eyed sunglasses prove that Betty is always impeccably dressed for her respective time period. Sometimes we wish we could live in the ‘60s just to rock these elegant and classy ensembles like her.

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Sarah Kloepple is a junior journalism student at Mizzou. She embraces her addiction to good television and the fact that she knows way too much movie trivia. Originally from St. Louis, Sarah loves spending time with family and friends and stopping frequently at any good frozen custard place (preferably Ted Drewe's). When she's not with her oldest friend Netflix, you can find her typing furiously on her computer somewhere or reading a good book outside. Follow her on Twitter: @skloep.
Allison Goldberg is a junior at the University of Missouri double majoring in strategic communication journalism with an emphasis in PR and marketing and psychology. In Columbia, she is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha women's fraternity executive council and is a Rent the Runway campus rep. During her spare time you can find her shopping, spending time with her friends and family, running outside or reading a fashion magazine. Allison has interned at a social media firm, BCV Evolve in Chicago for the past two summers. She hopes to work for a fashion PR firm in Chicago or New York when she graduates and eventually travel to South America.