Olivia Palermo

[Versace-Goddess]

Beautiful. So soft and like a princess.

 

[Gleam]

I'm having a hard time envisioning Olivia standing on the platform at Sheridan Square Station waiting for the #2 Train!!!

It's no less absurd for her to take a taxi or town car all the way to West Village from Brooklyn for a date with the paparazzi. Though it wouldn't surprise me these days if Olivia is taking the train just to get a little of the attention and stares she's so hungry for.

Her presence in DUMBO is no doubt more awkward than her presence would be at a train station, though plenty of women more accomplished, fashionable and certainly more wealthy -- say, Carolyn Bassett-Kennedy -- are happy to take subways.

Poor Olivia is rather like the high street clothes she wears -- intended to look upper class without really being so. She does make Top Shop look almost like Chanel. Her lack of authenticity and grasping is too grating to me these days, so I'll refrain further negative commentary.

 

[liberty33r1b]

looks too much like a wedding dress and does nothing for her figure, imo

 

[godsavethhequeen]

olivia-palermo.com

 

[Lacroix]

the hair makes her look older and the dress fabric looks cheap. Horrible look

 

[lvstratus]

I don't hate the dress but it is boring and does nothing for her.

 

[godsavethhequeen]

Olivia Palermo in paris – lifestyle mirror

Street-style starlet Olivia Palermo and her model boyfriend retreat to Paris’s Le Meurice for respite from the paparazzi—and indulgences both sartorial and sweet.
Even if you don’t know her by name, it’s hard not to recognize the petite Olivia Palermo’s enviable, ladylike style, which is documented on countless street-style blogs. “It’s so important to take trends that you see on the runway and blend them with your own personal style,” says New York–based Palermo from her perch in Paris’s Le Meurice hotel, where she decamped after taking in the fall 2012 shows alongside longtime model boyfriend Johannes Huebl. She’ll soon return to New York and share her show notes, favorite haunts, and most recent finds with the editorial team of her fashion and lifestyle website, OliviaPalermo.com, of which she serves as executive editor.

Palermo epitomizes the idea that you don’t need to wear head-to-toe high-priced clothes to be considered a fashion icon. She’s quick to combine, say, a pair of print pants from Topshop, a jacket from Carven, and a Mulberry bag. Her loftiest purchases are investment pieces she treasures and is photographed wearing—a dress from Dior (“The fabrics have beautiful movement”), items from Giambattista Valli (“He cuts a feminine silhouette”) and a Miss Dior bag (“It’s very wearable; you just throw it on and go”). She continues, “the trick is taking a runway trend and incorporating it into your wardrobe in a way that doesn’t break the bank. I love supporting younger, London-based designers like Matthew Williamson and Markus Lufper. I’ll wear them, as well as some bigger names from time to time, but it’s that mix that is important.”

While the couple is rarely out of the public eye, they treasure the quiet moments alone on their travels—Huebl, with his Leica camera in tow, taking snapshots of Olivia’s much-documented clothing choices—and stealing kisses and adoring gazes when they think no one is looking. “Olivia is really the one with the interest in fashion—mine isn’t nearly as strong as hers,” says Huebl, whose modeling jobs take him all over the world. One can’t blame the couple for carving out time alone, considering a typical week is chock-full of black-tie events, store openings, and screenings.

Yet it’s Palermo’s expertise at striking that high-low balance of dress that makes her a style subject worth studying. Her secret weapon is in the accessories. “It’s a way for me to feel creative,” says Palermo, who just signed on as the face of Rochas’s upcoming fragrance campaign. “Accessories add the finishing touch,” she explains, holding up an all-black jumpsuit from British label Reiss. “Here, I’d create a ’70s-inspired look and add heavy jewelry.” It should be noted that Palermo is just as democratic about her love of costume jewelry as she is about her finds from Topshop: “It’s not about how much a piece of jewelry costs—if it’s $2, well then that’s even more exciting.” —Nandita Khanna

Video here

lifestylemirror.com

 

[loladonna]

From the article:

Palermo epitomizes the idea that you don’t need to wear head-to-toe high-priced clothes to be considered a fashion icon. She’s quick to combine, say, a pair of print pants from Topshop, a jacket from Carven, and a Mulberry bag.

Why do fashion journalists act like it's new and original to mix high and low end? Doesn't pretty much everyone do that nowadays?

 

[Deleted member 112751]

'I love supporting younger, London-based designers like Matthew Williamson and Markus Lufper.'

eh, 'supporting' them? I think they would be ok without her generous support...

 

[0oYCRo0]

The white dress on the previous page is pretty, but not on her. You need to have at least a little bit of breasts to make it work better, otherwise, the fabric in the middle would look like a bulge compared to the flat top.

It's not flattering on her... Really...

 

[Kenysha75]

'I love supporting younger, London-based designers like Matthew Williamson and Markus Lufper.'

eh, 'supporting' them? I think they would be ok without her generous support...

^^ ROFL seriously she needs to sit her as* down for a minute

 

[EnVogueLove]

'I love supporting younger, London-based designers like Matthew Williamson and Markus Lufper.'

eh, 'supporting' them? I think they would be ok without her generous support...

So true

Anyway, seems like that I am in the minor part of people who actually like her personality. I think that it's ok to be private, not having lots of friends etc. But I also do think that she is a little bit too much superficial while she talks about supporting young designers or living in Brooklyn cause it's artistic place to live(while it's actually that apartment there cost her less money) I actually don't know is she a socialite at all or was she acting like she is just for "the City".

I still don't like most of her outfits. They are just ok, but I don't think that she is that great street styler. Which makes me think that she was styled by others while being on "The City". I watched the show just because of her outfits.

 

[voguettecgm]

An interview for Lifestyle Magazine:

http://bcove.me/anux0yq4

from lifestylemirror.com

 

[Wolkfolk]

So now Matthew Williamson is a young designer who needs super it-girl Olivia Palermo to get more recognition ?? Seriously, this guy has Sienna Miller as a muse and he has been designing wonders years before Miss Palermo and her irritating voice appeared on MTV.
Sometimes I feel like she speaks without really thinking.

 

[loladonna]

I wonder if this will be the year where she finally gets invited to the Met Ball? That she hasn't been invited yet has to sting a bit since everyone who's anyone in the NY social scene gets an invite.

 

[Boomer]

^ I would love to see her there!!

 

[mordant]

It was like Olivia was allergic to making eye contact with the camera during that Lifestyle Mirror interview. It was really distracting.

 

[godsavethhequeen]

Elle Ukraine April 2012

olivia-palermo.com

 

[Petita]

^^way too photoshop heavy! yikes!

The lifestyle mirror's third picture down is slightly strange, with all the bags and her BF in the tub. It seems like "these are all my arm candy options in a bath tub", like he's just another of her many accessories...

 

[Nymphette]

Ha Ha..I thought the same thing about her boyfriend.