Olivia Palermo: A Year In Her Wardrobe
Olivia Palermo is not only a fixture on the fashion week front rows but on the hottest red carpets around the world, too - not too shabby for a girl who started her career in The City. So why do we love her style? She epitomises the ultra-groomed Upper East Side girl we secretly wish we could be. To whit: we spend a year ogling her out-of-this-world outfits
525043Olivia, papped en route to Marchesa’s spring/summer 2011 presentation wearing a red Marchesa corsage shoulder detail dress and Proenza Schouler booties.
Our street style spy caught Olivia looking beautiful in blue at London Fashion Week in September 2010 in this ensemble, which she explained, comprised “a Diane Von Furstenberg skirt, a Ports 1961 shirt and Charlotte Olympia shoes. The jacket was a gift from the designer Frank Tell.”
pa...And so onto Paris. Olivia wore this intricate lace cocktail dress by Valentino to attend the Valentino spring/summer 2011 catwalk show (what else?) at Paris Fashion Week.
Rex FeaturesTaking a style tip from Victoria Beckham, Olivia rocked this Julian J Smith print dress – which had previously been seen on the Posh one – with a heavily-embellished jacket, bib necklace and opaque tights at a New York fashion bash in November 2010.
PA PhotosIn a tan Reiss shirt dress and Charlotte Olympia leopard boots for the Jaeger show.
PA PhotosOlivia put a 70s spin on her Topshop maxi skirt by adding a chunky jumper, tan belt and boots for another tough day on the London Fashion Week front rows.
PA PhotosRocking Mango’s Frankly dress for a Mango catwalk show in Shanghai.
PA PhotosAt the Christie’s Green Auction in March 2011, Olivia eschewed an evening dress for a long-sleeved Rachel Roy embellished top with a marble print Marios for Topshop pleated skirt – and, unsurprisingly, still held her own.
Rex FeaturesFor an appearance at the Couple Of The Year Awards (yes, really), in Hamburg in April 2011, Olivia teamed her sweet lace Marchesa baby doll with some red sandals and her red hot man, Johannes Huebl. Yum!
Rex FeaturesIt was a standout Giambattista Valli four-texture dress and Jimmy Choo’s Feline sandals for Olivia as she arrived for a screening of Henry’s Crime in April 2011.
Rex FeaturesFor a screening of There Will Be Dragons, Olivia paired a chic grey blouse with a pair of Tibi leather shorts, some trusty Charlotte Olympia footwear and a beaded clutch from Club Monaco.
PA PhotosOlivia cut the mustard (if you’ll pardon the pun) in this Victoria Beckham shift dress with leopard print Charlotte Olympia heels and a hot pink clutch by Sondra Roberts for a screening of The Ledge.
PA PhotosShe even pulled off this retro, mannish look in Armani separates at the Armani Privé show.
PA PhotosAt the Paris Haute Couture shows, Olivia’s impeccable eye meant that she wore high street without anyone batting an eyelid. She teamed her floral Zara lampshade dress with Charlotte Olympia’s Paloma pumps and a gold necklace by Lulu Frost for the Stephané Rolland show.
PA PhotosDazzling at the White Fairy Tale Love Ball in a Valentino Couture gown given a typical Olivia twist with standout accessories.
Rex FeaturesOlivia took things down a notch at the premiere of Friends With Benefits in a white shirt by Mosscob teamed with a paisley print maxi skirt, gold Giuseppe Zanotti lace-through booties and a Christian Dior bag.
PA PhotosAttending a DKNY launch in August 2011, Olivia wore this pleated colour-block maxi dress from the label’s autumn/winter 2011 collection with fuchsia feathered Stuart Weizman sandals and a Reiss clutch bag.
Rex FeaturesNow this is how you wear print. Olivia rocks a Tibi two-piece and glitter sandals by Giuseppe Zanotti at a screening of Our Idiot Brother in August 2011.
