Get the Look: Olivia Palermo at the couture shows
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I realised today it had been ages since I had last seen Olivia Palermo before this week's couture extravaganza in Paris. I know there are as many fans of hers as there are foes but it's pretty evident that, at least in terms of style, she is simply spotless.

She looked drop-dead-beautiful yesterday as she made her way into the Valentino Couture show in Paris. She wore, of course, Valentino – a delicate pink number from the spring/summer 2012 collection. I love the fact that she added a chic narrow white belt (not pictured) because it added a a more formal touch to the look. I love the volume it crates on the back.

Olivia accessorised the dress with one of my favourite pairs ever: the crystal embellished suede Giuseppe Zanotti sandals. I actually blogged about them over a year ago and you can now get the cream version with 50% off from Net-a-Porter! She finished off the look with her favourite Wunderking cat's eye sunglasses, which she has been wearing since the good old times of 'The City'.

What do you think of Olivia's look?

We knew already when LifestyleMirror.com launched a few weeks back that it was going to be a success. How could it not with Francesco Carrozzini and Emanuele della Valle behind it? After having Daphne Guiness as their first cover star they have now launched their second editorial story featuring Olivia Palermo and Johannes Huebl during their visit to Paris for fashion week a couple of weeks ago. Olivia and her model boyfriend pose at their Meurice suite with  her incredible clothes and jewellery pieces she wore during PFW.  The shoot, by Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello was directed by stylist superstar (and my personal icon) Robert Rabensteiner. Olivia explains in the video below what she looks for when she's shopping. And don't miss the super chic video of the couple dancing at the Tuileries!

Get your 'hospital green' trousers on!
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I am not a very daring person when it comes to colour even though I do love doing a sort of 'understated colour blocking' in the summer. Maybe it's the influence of living in the UK for so long but I tend to have a hard time wearing colours that are too bold.

However, for the last few years I've had this fixation with 'hospital green'. It started with a Acne jumper I bought a few years back. I started wearing it all the time because I felt like it made muted outfits quite interesting. Then Davidelfin launched his SS10 collection with 'hospital green' as it's main future. I wanted the whole men's collection but I was too slow and couldn't get my hands on any.

A couple of months later I blogged about this picture of Olivia Palermo in a pair of stunning DVF shorts. I then loved how she worked with the tricky colour. And that was it for then. Until today, that is. This morning I found a picture of Fergie (totally overdressed for the airport) looking great in a full-lenght pair of PVC 'hospital green' trousers. The colour seems to work great with baby blue, which makes me want to wear my jumper with a blue Oxford shirt.

Who said celebrities don't help the people?

Get some Palermo on you

If you sit down and start making a list of celebrities that have launched one (or many) clothing or accessory lines you'll be surprised by how the number has increased over the last few years and shocked by how little relevance their brands have in the industry. The only exceptions are Elizabeth and James and The Row (The Olsen's fashion offsprings). Or they used to be. Olivia Palermo has been the latest celebrity/fashionista to venture into the business and she has done so with a line of jewellery in collaboration with designer Roberta Freymann. The result is a series of heavily embellished ethnic necklaces tied with a ribbon (a bit à la Lanvin). Statement jewellery that we have often seen on Olivia and that really works with her understated style. I now wonder if she'll venture into apparel because that will be a treat.

Roberta by Olivia Palermo ranges from £195 to £320 and is available online here.

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[Pictures: Zimbio.com, FabSugar.com, MatchesFashion.com]

PPM's

I think I am one of the very few people in this world who like Olivia Palermo. In fact, it's likely that it's only her mum, Johannes (Huebl) and myself. I suppose having Kelly Cutrone and her entire People's Revolution network hating you doesn't do much for your reputation. I really don't care if it is her real persona that we see in The City or not because she is the definition of chic and classy. I am, of course, more of a fan of her looks and style than of her "work" and yet I don't stop watching.

I don't remember ever seeing Olivia in a bad outfit. There have been a few little errors along the way but nothing worth mentioning. She is famous for getting it consistently right instead. But I couldn't help but notice how much better she looks in trousers. Dresses obviously look great on her but she always wears them in the same boring way —with a long cardigan or blazer and belt at the waist over the two. There is something quite fashion-forward about the way she pulls off any type of trouser, though. These below and above are my favourite PPM's (Palermo Pant Moments).

What's your favourite Palermo fashion moment?

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[Pictures: Celebrity-Gossip.net, Zimbio.com]

soVIP bedtime story

Once upon a time there was a girl that was very bitchy and shady but very beautiful. She was very mean to Whitney and soon left to work at Elle. There she was mean to a whole other bunch of people. Then she met a German prince that was anything but Upper East Side. And she changed. And she wore a Zara shirt with amazing bright green DVF shorts. And she took everyone's breath away.

[Picture credit: theJJB.com]

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PS. Someone please give her a hand with her makeup, though.

better than a bag

Recently, a good friend brought to my attention that I hadn't posted about mens fashion for a while. It is funny how even being a guy this had slipped my mind. Which made me realise how men, stylish as we may be, are just another piece in the puzzle of a woman's ensemble (Something Ashton Kutcher verbalised perfectly in that quote on Coco's Tea Party). But that shouldn't be the case of guys like Johannes Huebl —Olivia Palermo's boyfriend. He defines himself quite accurately as modern elegant. And there is indeed an air of freshness in the way he wears the v-neck, the chinos and, specially, the suit.

[Picture credits: Style.com, Celebrity-Gossip.net]

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