Style on TV

Today's style post is not dedicated to any individual but to TV programmes. How many of us watch a programme mostly to see the outfits the characters wear. For me the example would be MTV's The City and The Hills. That's where I discovered one of my style icons Olivia Palermo. Millions of women watched Sex and the City not only for the great conversations between the four awesome New Yorkers and to see their lives unfold, but their clothes played a big part too. It put the stylist Patricia Field on radar and Carrie Bradshaw's outfits were copied endlessly. Many got upset when the show finished and probably the same amount rushed to the cinema to see the Sex and The City Movie 1 and 2. Both out on DVD now have a special place in my DVD collection as well as the whole series of course.
But since then the clever people in Hollywood we love our fashionable series and keep feeding us with shows like Gossip Girl and the amazing BBC programme Mad Men. The great outfits help to make stars out of its characters off screen as well. Blake Lively is the new face of Chanel, January Jones became a face of Versace and the list would go on. They all cover endless amounts of fashion mags. Check out stunning Christina Hendricks on November's issue of American Harper's Bazaar here.
Let's admit it. We love it. If shows with sometimes not so great plot lines are our guilty pleasure just to watch the latest fashion, than it's not the end of the world. I'd rather watch Gossip girl than some blood and fights fuelled movie. And as for Mad Men, it's got great reviews and is very well written. So please TV gods keep the fashion feast coming, we'll never have enough.
Have a stylish day.

Palermo style

Could there be a new style icon in the making? Ever since MTV's THE HILLS and spin-off THE CITY was aired, its stars have been making headlines for all different reasons. I must admit I never watched the programme but OLIVIA PALERMO's fashion sense caught my eyes. Her style is quite simple with good accessorizing, eclectic but sophisticated. I love the way she mixes designer with high street and vintage finds. She attened this year's London Fashion Week's Topshop show dressed head to toe in Topshop and looked fabulous. She worked for Diane von Furstenberg and must have picked up some tips, getting her fashion credentials. The 23-year old collaborated with Roberta Freymann for a necklace collection and I can't wait to find out what she's up to next. In the meantime I'll be glad to see her pictures in magazines and get inspired.