Celebrity Inspired: Olivia Palermo -

Today’s celebrity look for less is inspired by the always fashionable Olivia Palermo from when she attended a Valentino haute couture show. Some of you may remember her from ~~The Hills~~ The City and now she can be found all over the fashion scene on covers of magazines, front row at fashion week and running her personal website, www.oliviapalermo.com.

While I personally love Olivia’s style, at times it can be very fashion forward and difficult to recreate for the average girl next door. I love this look because it is classic while still being high fashion. Julia Roberts wore a similar look at The Golden Globes this year with a floor length gown. This look can also be done in a casual way that is more suitable for say, going out to dinner. Remember Emma Stone’s Lanvin black strapless dress moment? I absolutely loved that she wore a simple white jersey tee underneath such an expensive black dress. It was so effortless and so COOL.

I was inspired to recreate Olivia’s look after recently purchasing this LBD at H&M in their clearance rack. I think I actually gasped out loud when I saw the price tag. I have made many great purchases (remember LOFT?) but this one is definitely going down in the books. This ruffled cocktail dress retails for $59.95 (which is really not a bad price at all for cocktail attire). How much did I pay? $3.50! That is 94% off! The tag was marked down to $7.00 and everything in clearance was an additional 50% off! Unbelievable, right?! Don’t be afraid to dig through clearance racks. On the surface there may not be much but if you take the time to look, you never know what you will find!

I put a white blouse I already owned ($14.99) on underneath the dress and wore my BCBG Booties and Express clutch (less than $10!) to complete the look. Without the shoes, this look is under $30! You can easily switch out the shoes for a pair of red or blue pumps for a pop of color or strappy heels for a sexier look. I chose not to accessorize that day but a statement necklace would go great over the white button-down shirt or a pair of statement earrings with your hair pulled back.