Olivia Palermo at the Couple of the Year 2011 Event in Germany

This is a best of the year contender in my mind — literally one of the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life. While this is a red carpet repeat (Elle Fanning wore the Marchesa piece in the fall, before I began my blog), I don’t see any comparison between the two. Palermo just looks absolutely deadly sexy, elegant…just stunning all over. Her clutch is by Club Monaco and studded and excellent and the seriously bold move of wearing the red and black satin pumps with the dress is so risky but works — her style acumen is above anyone else’s. The updo is classic and beautiful and really what separates her style from Fanning’s. She’s so mature and rather than working this as kind of an innocent and old look as Fanning does, she just dresses it up and keeps it old elegance.

Credit: style.com/zimbio

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