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Dress Up Classic Black & White

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Photos (from left): Olivia Palermo, Constance Jablonski and Anja Rubik. Courtesy of vogue.fr; celebstyle.com.

During Christmas season, when I’m surrounded by so many red and green, the chicness of classic black and white always freshes me up, not to mention that this combo will be the hottest in the coming spring/summer.

Today, I picked three of my favorite black & white looks lately to share with you how to dress them up and stand out from the crowd.

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Same Pieces, Different Looks (Part II)

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This is the second part of our last entry, about how Olivia Palermo recycles old pieces in her wardrobe. As you can see from the two looks above, the main pieces are almost the same: white coat, black sweater worn underneath and edgy leather pants. But again, accessories made a difference: comfy flats, earth- tone satchel and loose hair said laid-back chicness while delicate suede pumps and braided hair made her look evening-ready.

To make a coat-and-pants combo appropriate for both day and night, the key is

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Same Pieces, Different Looks (Part I)

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Olivia Palermo is undoubtedly a fashion icon. She always looks flawless no matter what she does: walks the dog, runs errands or attends red carpet event. But compared to her ladylike looks (like this one with girly pink Valentino dress), I prefer to see her in some edgy, chic pieces. Since she is so sweet and elegant, the former is too predictable, whereas the latter is more attractive because of the contrasts. I believe most of you know what I mean.

As I mentioned in this post,