Style Icon: Olivia Palermo

The mark of a style icon is when you would never wear what they wear but recognize their genius anyway.  This is how I feel about Olivia Palermo.

Olivia has no talent, no personality, and she's just a socialite (and model).  But she dresses better than most of the people in Hollywood and she doesn't have stylist.  She's amazing.

In addition to being simply gorgeous, Olivia rocks everything from ultrafeminine dresses to skinnies, blazers and flats.  She frequently wears black (which is fine because she lives in New York) and wears a lot of fur, which I would never do, but she pulls it off every time.  Let's review her best looks.

Formal:

Feminine:

Less feminine but still amazingly (arguably more) chic:

No matter the season, Olivia Palermo makes fashion her b-tch.  

Trend Alert: Red Leather Pants

Red leather pants are an interesting thing because they can be wonderful or terrible and most of the time, they're terrible.  To pull them off, it takes a couple of things: the right woman, the right outfit, and confidence.  Or someone who doesn't at all care. Which is hot.

This hot new trend dates all the way back to "Genie In A Bottle," as you can see here:

Tragically Christina's ridiculous style has been STOLEN by these celebrities who are pulling off this look

Kate Bosworth

Yes

Kate Moss

Yes!

Victoria Beckham

Oh my god yes

Olivia Palermo

Definitely

Katie Holmes:

Nope.