Olivia Palermo: Style Icon?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvIY5oIJ8iIxTGgrEBI8C0ReolyvcEg7sA54IbU2tCo0na3psRolhBZv7eAFTf7ljVSJHsN60UpOiWjrTt0dcx0npOyR2xxbYTXVE9aaSoZfmhQT4qny9tsa15_NBsHqV7B0pKu4wjlA/s1600-h/olivia%20hair2%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="olivia hair2" border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBC_9C1stHQklqb5diz-BtVxm3-OENRYqKF0OFlz4U8_5fUOKb2hGg3J4P39v6k3JxGFWu_1xqp06sjxtWowAVsInQ0HoZeH_vlGC2UMP7_7tLFaMoEYSEa1QmWibyyyOju13kFN1yv0Ps/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="olivia hair2" width="395" /></a><br />Back in 2008, I wrote a series on <a href="http://paloma81.blogspot.com/search?q=style+icon">Style Icons</a>. It included some of my personal style icons including Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Hathaway, Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson, and Sarah Jessica Parker. Later that year, I featured Lauren Conrad of The Hills as a hair icon. Not since Jennifer Aniston sported “the Rachel” had so many people clamored for a celebrity’s hair. No matter how Lauren styles it, it always looks cute. <br />This brings me to Olivia Palermo, Manhattan socialite turned reality star on The City and owner of a very enviable wardrobe. She may not be portrayed as the nicest or easiest person to get along with, but the woman has AMAZING hair and a wardrobe to match. She has been featured on The Sartorialist several times and it has even been rumored that she was the real-life inspiration for the Blair Waldorf character on Gossip Girl.<br /><img alt="olivia palermo hair" border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQfiA5YLJtqzzsa7MXyQBsowgJ8G_pzQRYlAFTPG3GucmZx_qORRLrW32_4jNl1n_Sj03k1xPTBA_HjSicgKmFqmavIlWme8QA5JP3sXhZmzqc87C-ZWCQ8QqnMuq3HL0V7ERZo1eRYI/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="olivia palermo hair" width="324" /><br />On The City, Olivia seems to have a lackadaisical work ethic and appears to be impossible to get along with, but her style is pretty darn fabulous. Whether she is wearing a feminine dress or putting together an impeccable, menswear-inspired look, I love just about every outfit she wears on the show. She balances feminine and masculine details as perfectly as some of my favorite interior designers and she accessorizes each ensemble beautifully. <br /><img alt="[Olivia-Palermo.jpg]" border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7H9lSKAUn47dbxq7_6Kq5T-mrg3ahG_-thUYTYlhQJJR3BAt2N8wQwRl6k9ML1n4zlnpkuYSR1bYPaKpYKPZ9XoYzJ6TSNL78Zldfr7NqH04SpKJI1E0qjTQSLgDmnfHTAaP1_Ove3I/s1600/Olivia-Palermo.jpg" width="473" /><br />At the end of the day, I’m sure she is actually a lovely person. How else would she have so many friends and contacts? It is MTV after all, so I am sure there is an abundance of editing and scripting. So, is Miss Palermo simply a hair icon or does she qualify as an all-encompassing style icon? <br /><img alt="olivia palermo city2" border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7PnvnhWh1gRE6y4J1YZ0QxmW6jJAxCCUDu16qUfb3A4nQ1bSJ2KQiWAX_Evl9WqguxcwKYpUAnbvQ04oHS0vY2sSgqi3lw4TpzKq995GSvvCPfI7DJCd72Wcr4q0-Quy2EyvBTZwiSO1/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="olivia palermo city2" width="386" /><br /><img alt="NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 22: EXCLUSIVE - TV.personality Olivia Palermo appears on set of MTV's "It's On with Alexa Chung" at the MTV Times Square Studios on June 22, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/PictureGroup)" border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OSNnbKnMQa0-kQ6Tw4Za3HN_yBwV11uZNA4wdoao8v0Memgy2CkcJjm3DIb97f0moO7GfJD_nsnKrbiJD878xLJDImLz1H8XpynFVbsJ-ST7juHkdoy5oUN6IVq9TxL8l5snYhx3Aao/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 22: EXCLUSIVE - TV.personality Olivia Palermo appears on set of MTV's "It's On with Alexa Chung" at the MTV Times Square Studios on June 22, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/PictureGroup)" width="316" /><a href="http://guestofaguest.com/wp-content/uploads/wppa/post_thumbs/Olivia_Palermo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="http://guestofaguest.com/wp-content/uploads/wppa/post_thumbs/Olivia_Palermo.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="332" /></a><br /><div align="center"> <img alt="olivia-palermo-style" height="480" src="http://gorgeousonabudget.today.com/files/2009/03/op7.jpg" width="307" /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://style.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/06/wto_2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://style.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/02/06/wto_2.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.style.com/slideshows/parties/041907GAP/51m.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.style.com/slideshows/parties/041907GAP/51m.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><img alt="olivia-palermo" height="594" src="http://www.imbringingbloggingback.com/wp-content//olivia-palermo.jpg" title="olivia-palermo" width="408" /></div><img alt="olivia palermo topshop" border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtBuJ2qFHiXx9QFy_TwpUmYtfkbtqCWh0eUkxnKl4iNHOCnob9jdhSTsAPkLsiKcazqBXVxscHMbbXWyweEOyEI63gmW6Cbv_qkXETisMQ5cwd9nhhFU4X-LV9siCuZn1dmhRSVI6hqU/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="olivia palermo topshop" width="406" /><br /><a href="http://sociallysuperlative.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/olivia-palermo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="http://sociallysuperlative.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/olivia-palermo.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="322" /></a><br /><img alt="olivia-palermo-style" height="480" src="http://gorgeousonabudget.today.com/files/2009/03/op3.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="345" /><br /><img alt="Olivia Palermo | Celebrity Style | Look Magazine" height="480" src="http://www.look.co.uk/resource/nnygvhrhi74vxwlb25czvt35.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Olivia Palermo | Celebrity Style | Look Magazine" width="364" /><br /><img alt="olivia-palermo-style" height="480" src="http://gorgeousonabudget.today.com/files/2009/03/op4.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="321" /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ixtX93e0N6U/SnhVQGWtUOI/AAAAAAAAAeU/myhWMbhRF6w/s1600/whitney-port-olivia-palermo-style-140509-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ixtX93e0N6U/SnhVQGWtUOI/AAAAAAAAAeU/myhWMbhRF6w/s1600/whitney-port-olivia-palermo-style-140509-2.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="310" /></a><br /><img alt="Olivia Palermo attends the Ports 1961 Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Promenade, Bryant Park on September 8, 2008 in New York City." height="480" src="http://www3.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Ports+1961+Front+Row+Spring+09+MBFW+gI4XwwL8xPgl.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Ports 1961 - Front Row - Spring 09 MBFW" width="322" /><br /><img alt="olivia palermo: sara jaye weiss.jpg" height="480" src="http://www.mmm-mag.com/2009/06/26/olivia%20palermo%3A%20sara%20jaye%20weiss.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="289" /><br /> <img alt="[olivia_palermo_back_in_business.jpg]" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c_7Z_y6iYOlTLs1mMmaEsdUa4jTq4Kh64dYLNfdGFEle4hDZ_rKeBb5gi7OedkfkabvbMyzfHJvYAmJXx4fYPs-3xQzmgz85uWS2Y39goRpb0a7JHdWwxxIIJSBiPcfsFxdvBNvGs5Wz/s1600/olivia_palermo_back_in_business.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="345" /><br /><img alt="" height="378" src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/0/3987/46_2008/b73c56705d2d152b_Olivia-Palermo.preview.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="467" /><br /><img alt="SPL124304_003" height="480" src="http://poeticembellishment.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/olivia-palermo-989-1.jpg?w=500&h=800" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="SPL124304_003" width="302" /><br /><img alt="Olivia Palermo" height="480" src="http://aliprivitera.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/olivia_palermo.jpg?w=350&h=457" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Olivia Palermo" width="370" /><br /><img alt="olivia palermo vest" border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpS5s8uBs4DYPE4_kwAhujLoI9Pv_1tCGC9OO7RI_xtq77BL4RBk71nfcAFeL3El4MLdZGT3bEaGd9mm57oZmH11316iVC5MzxYu0sH2lMfK20hyMYFMgGEBQLml3bZx0Pg7TWzDjYKP8/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="olivia palermo vest" width="324" /><br /><div align="center">Are you a fan of Olivia’s style? Who are your personal style icons?</div>

Olivia Palermo: Style Icon?

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