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Style Diary: Inspired by Olivia Palermo’s Vest

November 4, 2011
What I Wore to Work

Ever see a celebrity photo and then get totally inspired fashion-wise? It happened to me the other day when I ran into this shot of Olivia Palermo. Olivia is probably my favorite style star. I think she achieves a great balance between being classy and edgy, trendy yet classic. I’m often inspired by her as you can see in my other style diary post which was inspired by an Olivia Palermo outfit.

Seeing Olivia in this black vest reminded me of the black Bebe vest that I had sitting in my closet. It was a piece that sort of dumbfounded me. I got in a styling rut with it and it has sat in the back of my closet yearning for attention. That is until now. I layered it over a feminine dress that hit the knee similar to what Olivia paired her vest with and wore it with a pair of fall booties.

My booties are from Aldo, the dress is from H&M and the chain necklace is Express – all pretty cheap finds proving that you don’t have to spend a lot to create a stylish outfit. Looking at this now, I wish I had a pair of black leather motorcycle gloves to go with the outfit.

Style Diary: Inspired by Olivia Palermo

November 8, 2010
What I Wore to Work

Do you ever see someone’s outfit and get inspired to wear something similar i.e. copy someone else’s look?

I find that this sometimes happens subliminally. You see a red dress on a co-worker and for some reason the red dress in your closet pops out at you the very next day. Sometimes though, you admire someone’s outfit and pick it apart, analyzing the pieces that correspond to your own wardrobe, teaching and reminding yourself that you could create a similar look. That’s what happened when I ran into this photo of Olivia Palermo – one of my style inspirations.

I was inspired by this because though I’m a fan of the cardigan+dress+belt work look, I would not have thought about pairing the camel color with the black/white dress. So here is my Olivia Palermo inspired work outfit using my own patterned black and white H&M dress (bought on sale for $15), paired with a vintage belt and camel colored cardigan from Express(bought on sale for $19.99). Booties are from a NY boutique.