( casimere jollette, 22, she/her ) spotted ! margot vanderbilt, on the steps of the met. whoโd have seen that coming ? what with being a socialite and aspiring fashion designer and all, iโm surprised theyโve found the time. theyโve always been quite self-obsessed and calculating, so iโm sure trouble will follow in their wake. then again, iโve been told they can be determined and captivating. either way, iโll be watching. - xoxo, gossip girl. ( kati, 24, est, she/her )
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hi, iโm kati ! nice to meet you all <3 margot is a super old muse of mine from nearly 3 years ago now ( i made her back when i first watched the OG gossip girl ) and iโm really excited to revamp her and bring her back out of the woodwork...just in time for the new seriesย ๐คฉ i queued like 40 posts already iโm manifesting weโre here for a while. i simply want to create as much chaos as possible, so...hmu here or on discord ( folkelorde#7600 ) to plot.ย
inspiration.
jackie burkhart โ that 70s show
georgina sparks โ gossip girl
cordelia chase โ buffy the vampire slayer
tahani al-jamil โ the good place
regina george โ mean girls
rosalie hale โ twilight
kathryn merteuil โ cruel intentions
veruca salt โ charlie & the chocolate factory
background.
before birth โ margotโs mom is not nobility. sheโs a prostitute that charles vanderbilt used to spend some time with illicitly โ until she became pregnant. threatening to sue or expose his scandal if he didnโt take care of the child, the vanderbilt family takes an extended vacation in europe and comes back with a beautiful baby girl. margotโs adoptive mother hates her, hates being reminded of her husbandโs infidelity, and to her father, she is a lasting mistake from his past.
age 1 โ regardless, charles and lauren vanderbilt claim her to protect their reputation and the whole world believes margot is their daughter. margot doesnโt understand why her parents treat her like an imposter.
age 7 โ margot and her nanny walk around downtown, by saks and bendels, and you look at dresses on the upper east side. margot loves the glitter, the sparkles. she dreams of the day she can wear dresses like that and she fills notebooks with drawings of them.
age 8 โ itโs clear that her dad hates her. he tells her himself, โyou donโt belong hereโโฆno matter what margot wears and no matter what other people think, her father knows where she comes from. sheโs not the favorite, of course not. her older brother is the favorite, heโs from real money. her brother can do no wrong. no matter how much he misbehaves and no matter how good margot is, it doesnโt matter. she works hard to prove herself, but nothing works. naturally, her older brother is the only one who is on her side, he sticks up for her, looks out for her...and she canโt help but resent him a little for it as she grows older.
age 11 โ on her eleventh birthday, her parents tell her the truth before they go on vacation without her. only behind closed doors does her father tell her how much he loves her. itโs a lonely existence, feeling like even if someone does love her, she isnโt WORTHY of it. sheโs a bit rebellious at this age, missing class, making bad marks, but this incident is a wake up call. she realizes how much she really wants to belong, and she wants to prove that she can run with the richest, despite who her mother may be.
age 14 โ margotโs learned. sheโs learned how to sit up tall, act confident, smile pretty. she knows whatโs in fashion, she knows how to throw a party. she knows how to talk and walk and dress. she knows how to fit in. margot sits on the met steps at lunch. margot earns great marks and brings them home and her father smiles. he smiles. but then her brother brings home bs and her father takes him out to dinner. if she wants them to love her, she will have to work harder.
age 16 โ now when margot shops and bendels and saks, she tries the dresses on. she loves buying dresses and altering them in her room. her style and creativity are perhaps the things that give her the most joy. soon, she quits improving on what already exists and starts wearing her own designs. most people think theyโre couture without asking.
age 17 โ money is all well and good, but what keeps you popular? parties. charisma. drugs. margot makes connections with the drug dealers around town and she holds them close. people learn that inviting margot means inviting the party. if she canโt get her parents attention, she will make her entire prep school adore her. and she does.
age 18 โ itโs margotโs senior year. her portfolio has secured her a place at fashion institute, sheโs at a different party every weekend, attending a different event. she feels sheโs finally earned her fatherโs approval and her spot at the upper east side, after 12 long years. then at a party, a freshman somehow gets their hands on a little too much blow and he canโt handle it. the kid will never be the same and everyoneโs pointing figures. when it seems like all is lost, that sheโs going to have to forgo her whole future and all sheโs worked for, margotโs troublemaking brother steps up and takes the blame. daddyโs money gets him community service and a year at rehab and no one bats an eye.ย
age 20 โ two years at the fashion institute under her belt and sheโs being kept busy. margotโs the shining star now, the favorite child โ after all, sheโs the one achieving success and contributing to her parentsโ good reputation. who knew that it would only take one little lie to step to the top of the chain. she loves her life, she loves her world. and thatโs all that matters now.
age 22 โ after returning from a valentino internship in italy, margot is back, splitting her time between classes and working with catherine holstein. while she works, sheโs working on presenting her very first independent line, which is highly anticipated due to margotโs industry connections. sheโs managed to put her past behind her and sheโll do what it takes to stay on top. sheโll do anything to feel loved, like she belongs.
personality.
AMBITIOUS โ sheโs a slytherin-capricorn bitch that we all love to hate, honestly, she fits the stereotypes perfectly. she would never sell herself short or undervalue her own hard work, she knows that sheโs important and clever, and she sets her sights high. perhaps thatโs part of what draws people to margot a lot of the time : sheโs a world-changer, you can FEEL that energy when youโre around her.ย
DETERMINED โ along the same vein, pretty much, margot is someone you can count on because she gets shit done. essentially, this makes her a powerful ally, a good person to have on your side, but an extremely dangerous enemy. she is someone that follows through, and if she starts a fight, she will finish it.ย
CHARISMATIC โ she might be crazy, but damn ! sheโs fun ! born with big blue eyes and a charming smile, itโs more than good looks that margot uses to win people over. sheโs fairly clever and she knows how to have a good time. also, sheโs a bit of a gossip โ the type of person who likes to know everything about everyone, and a good person to chat to if you need to know something. sheโll ask you for secrets in return, though, of course.
SELF-CENTERED โ when you feel like youโre the worst, you have to act like youโre the best. margotโs entire mindset revolves around herself either way, whether itโs self-deprecating or self-obsessed, sheโs always going to be her first priority in thought.ย
DETACHED โ naturally, margotโs life hasnโt been easy, and due to growing up in a household where she never really received love or affection, she can be quite detached with other people, finding it hard to become really invested in relationships because she fears getting hurt. it can be difficult to form a genuine connection with someone like margot.ย
INSECURE โ god, what does a pretty rich girl have to be so insecure about it ? honestly, it sickens me and i hate her, but itโs hugely due to the fact that she knows sheโs a FRAUD. she doesnโt belong in the vanderbilt family, sheโs never quite fit in, and sheโs always had to work twice as hard to prove to herself that she belongs among her peers.ย
headcanons.
margot is fun, flirty, and the life of the party and most times. she essentially needs attention to survive but she knows how to get it.
margot is a creative soul and is always thinking of whatโs next. she draws inspiration from the city, the people in her life, and the world around her.
she is a bit of a snob and looks down on others that arenโt from money or power. this is because sheโs insecure about where sheโs from.
it isnโt common knowledge that she isnโt her fatherโs daughter. the whole family keeps it under wraps and she doesnโt talk about it. no one knows she was conceived while her mother was a whore in brooklyn.
her favorite designer is chanel.
her aesthetic is : glossed lips, sparkles, warm chai tea, chanel no 5, an armful of shopping bags, a diamond charm bracelet, champagne, and bubbly pop music.
sheโs a really unfaithful attention ho. committed relationships donโt work for her, she canโt keep her eyes on one person for long. love is a ruse to her and a means to an end.
margot has a gluten intolerance, which she breaks on special occasions, but it makes her feel super sick. she does not have celiac though.
she has a fluffy white cat named chai that she got for christmas three years ago, thatโs her best friend.ย
wanted connections.
best friendsย โย margotโs ride or die, the serena to her blair, the one she couldnโt live without. i think because of how margot is, theyโd definitely have their fair share of fights but only because they love each other so fiercely.
squad โ you know whatโs up, a gang of friends that might either be loyal or not-so-much, but theyโre getting brunch after a big night out, shopping together, blowing up the group chats. so on.ย
frenemies โ these two do not like each other at all but they pretend to be besties around decent company, maybe their parents are close or they have friends in common but theyโre secretly rooting for each otherโs demise.ย
married couple friends โ these are friends that are so close that theyโre practically a married couple?? iโd love to do a platonic thing with this, where they fight and get on to each other like theyโre married but love each other like it too. lil grandparents of their friend group.ย
on/off relationship โ these two were probably each otherโs first love and they have sort of a toxic attachment. i feel like margot keeps going back to this person only because she feels like no one else will love her like that and so itโs just a big mess and she gets super jealous to see them with someone else so sheโs always scheming and yeah, super fucking toxic.ย
past secret relationship โ margot pretty much had her sexual awakening with this girl, discovered that she was bisexual, but when margot refused to come out, things went badly between them and they cut things off. we can decide what things are like now, whether your character is bitter that margot chose her rep over her or is understanding.ย
can you keep a secret? โ this personโs sibling was the one who overdosed at a vanderbilt party. their sibling is never the same and this person hates margotโs brother (and potentially margot) because of this. however, margot would definitely want to be close to this person to help control the conversation and sway suspicion, but she would feel extremely guilty around them.ย
will they/wonโt they โ a relationship similar to early chuck/blair where they know they have feelings for one another but are too averse to relationships and enjoy the chase too much to actually ever be together. a lot of cat and mouse.ย
crushing โ someone who has a crush on margot, probably because theyโre fascinated with the idea of her and not her true problematic self. sheโd probably be mean to them and iโd love to plot this out long enough for that crush to turn to hatred once they do know her.
one night stand โ maybe after a few too many drinks at a party, margot and this person hooked up. (whether they were enemies or friends beforehand can be decided through plotting.)ย
overseas โ while margot and this person were abroad together one summer, they got into some crimes and got in trouble with the international police. margot considers your character a liability and has avoided them since, disregarding the fun times they had.ย
ex-friendship โ after what happened senior year, margot was coping really badly. she had a brief flingt/friendship/etc with this person and they really saw her at her darkest, but she cut them out when she realized they were a bad influence on her. this doesnโt have to be romantic/sexual, but it could be.ย
set-up โ their parents are trying to set the two up relentlessly since they think theyโd be a good match. margot and this person likely arenโt a fan of this and maybe arenโt a fan of each other either?? but still, theyโre forced together, arm in arm at every charity gala.
friends with benefits โ a relationship that margot probably uses to kill time, to ignore pain, so forth. the two have a lot of fun together, which is why margot enjoys this and them, but theyโre intent on keeping it casual.ย
enemies โ these two are long-time enemies and at each otherโs necks at every turn, maybe thereโs some family history there, too. iโm a sucker for a splash of sexual tension, so i love the idea that margot could be attracted to them & hate herself for that a bit bc she thinks your muse totally sucks.















