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Olivia Palermos Carolina Herrera two-piece wedding dress: cute or budget?

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I usually don’t pay that much attention to Olivia Palermo, but I do enjoy her as a B-list fashion girl, and I sometimes include her when I’m covering fashion events. Olivia has been engaged to model Johannes Huebl for years now. It felt like she was trying to get attention from the engagement at various points in time, but beyond that, I never knew how she was really selling herself. Fashion Girl/fiancée seemed like her calling card. Anyway, last week Johannes and Olivia married with little fanfare. They didn’t go all Kimye, they just seemed to run off and do an understated, simple wedding on the spur of the moment.

Olivia’s website (which uses a bizarre third-person voice) ran the photos. Which is the whole reason I’m covering this. Because this is not the wedding gown of a fashion girl!!! What in the world? According to the bizarre third-person account, Olivia’s wedding two-piece was made by Carolina Herrera. It consisted of a light long-sleeved sweater and a frothy tulle mullet skirt. Olivia’s “something blue” was a pair of navy Monolo Blahniks. Here’s more:

Under a cloudless sky and whisked away from the hustle and bustle of NYC, after six and a half years of courtship, our favorite duo quietly and stylishly became husband and wife. In an intimate ceremony, very befitting of the private couple, the two said their vows amongst only a handful of family members and closest friends as they were surrounded by ivy and blossoming flowers in a quiet park tucked away in Bedford, New York.

“We really wanted to keep this beautiful day very private and special to us and enjoyed the whole day with our family and two friends. Bedford is such an amazing and romantic countryside.”

Olivia looked effortlessly stunning as she personified bridal bliss while wearing three elegant pieces all by wedding designer favorite, Carolina Herrera. The fashion guru created the look for her special day by styling a simple cream cashmere sweater with scattered ostrich feathers and chic white shorts with a full tulle skirt overlay that cinched at the waist in layers of satin and silk and featured a high slit in the front with floral details along the hem. Her hair and makeup were kept easy and sophisticated as her hair was pulled back and up in her signature centered-part pony-tail and natural-looking makeup provided a soft romantic touch complimenting the simplicity of the day itself.

“I wanted the makeup to be light and fresh and more focused about the lashes while keeping the eyes clean. my hair was in an uncontrived Pony Tail, one of my favorite personal looks.”

[From Olivia Palermo]

Shorts and a tulle overlay? Er. Okay. What was Caroline Herrera thinking with that one? And the blue Monolos just don’t go, in my opinion. They’re cute shoes but not for your wedding day. This whole thing just seems sort of bizarre, but God bless. Also: Johannes wore a Marc Anthony Hamberg suit and shirt, plus a Charvet tie and Etro pocket square. In case you care.

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Photos courtesy of Johannes Huebl/oliviapalermo.com.


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