We liked Joe Zee's alphabetized list idea so much (A to Zee, get it??) we thought we'd do one of our own. This goes out to you, Olivia! Thanks for all the laughter, tears and rolly-eyes. The City wouldn't be the same without you.
A is for attitude. Needless to say, Olivia Palermo has this in spades.
B is for Butler, also known as Liv's adorbs little puppy! (Hey, at least he's not named "Man Servant.")
C is for can, as in can you BELIEVE the look on Erin's face when Olivia nailed it tonight? Booyah!
D is for debs, short for debutantes. Which ranks second (behind "toodles") on our list of Words To Steal.
E is for Erin Lucas. Is it just us or does she look totally different this season?! Annnnnyway ...
F is for Kelly Cutrone's Ford. Nothing to do with Olivia, we just like the idea of it. A lot.
G is for glaring uncontrollably at your frenemies. You know who you are.
H is for unbathed hipsters in grungy, Kurt Cobain plaid. Viva la revolution!
I is for immature. Remember that time Whit tried to talk about personal shtuff?? Soooo high school.
J is for Johannes Huebl, Olivia's smokin' hot (but, sadly, off-camera) boyfriend.
K is for kissing 22 goodbye! Here's what we gave Olivia for the big 2-3.
L is for Liv's amazing one-liners. "Shamu's not runway material"? Classic!
M is for Manolo Blahnik, Olivia's close, personal friend (who may or may not remember her).
N is for Olivia's ne'er-do-well cousin, Nevan Donahue. How's the job search going, bro?
O is for Olivia's house rules. We especially liked the one where she made fun of Nevan's kicks.
P is for personalized placecards. You can't have a casual, five-star dinner party without them.
Q is for quit asking Whitney about Liv, okay? They aren't super best friends. Get over it.
R is for recessionista! Who knew our Uptown Girl was so into Top Shop and H&M??
S is for socials! Raise those glasses of champy up high, girls!
T is for Tamarama, Olivia's most favoritest band in the whole wide world! Oh wait, are we in Opposite Land?
U is for going undercover/acting like you're busting up a drug ring ('steada just a dude in a Pravda hat).
V is for vintage-loving Victoria Beckham, who you just KNOW is Olivia's secret star crush.
W is for where have all the cocktail rings gone? No, seriously, where?
X is for X-mas etiquette. FYI, Liv is AGAINST getting so drunk you "like, fall on your face." Duly noted!
Y is for yellow. Fashionable gals wouldn't be could dead in it. Or WOULD they??
Z is for the amazing Joe Zee, who never stopped believing. Way to make him proud, girl!
We didn't see that much of Samantha on The City (she occasionally rounded out Whit's Sex and the City-ish foursomes along with Allie and Erin), but lately girl's been spending QT with Erin Lucas away from the show's cameras. The real-life gal pals showed off similar strapless black getups (above, left) at a movie premiere earlier this week -- and that wasn't the first time they color-coordinated their clothes! Check out the pic we dug up from the February '09 Fashion Week archives. What can we say? Great style minds think alike!
We're all for low-maintenance when it comes to haircare. But yesterday, The City's Erin Lucas threw us for a loop by admitting it's been over a week since she last lathered, rinsed and repeated. (Or, as she tweeted: "i may or may not be going on day 9 of not washing my hair. personal worst. i am officially grossing myself out.")
And while the story has a happy ending (Lucas caved a few hours later, declaring "Shampoo has never felt better!"), we wanna know what you think about her hair-raising rebellion.
+ Is grease still the word? Take our poll and tell us the longest you've ever gone between washings!
New episodes of Whitney's big City adventures are hitting the small-screen this fall. But that doesn't mean you'll have to wait til the last-minute to cram. Catch up on all the action (Olivia's DVF treachery, Erin's love life, Allie and Adam's fight nights and the Whitney/Jay saga) next week by pre-ordering the DVD now! The 13-episode, 3-disc set is available on Amazon next Tuesday (August 11). Happy early Labor Day!
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Hold the phone! Last night, at the RIM BlackBerry Tour kickoff party (which went down at NYC's Thomson Hotel), Olivia Palermo and her City costar Erin Lucas were actually spotted giggling, smiling and maybe even texting together. So what had these two former frenemies seeing eye-to-eye?
We're not sure, but our best guess would be the indisputable hotness of Gossip Girl star/fellow partygoer Chace Crawford. Anyhow, peep these pix ... and note the major height differential caused by Erin Lucas' adorbs pink stilettos. Work it, girl!
Erin Lucas may not be into exclusive dating right now, but back in junior high this swingin' single was a one-man kinda gal. In a new interview with Maxim.com (where, P.S., she's looking GAWGE-ous), Erin shared the story of her very first romance! Ah, memories.
"I was in the eighth grade," Lucas recalled. "I was such a little prude back in middle school. I was going out with this guy who was a grade older than me. I made him wait an entire month before I would let him kiss me. It was after homecoming, and I was really nervous. I think he had gum in his mouth, and somehow it ended up in mine."
Aww/ewww! Thanks for the recap, lady! Meanwhile, we're just glad that didn't end with the phrase " ... and that's when we realized our braces were stuck together."
Have you ever tried wiping the grin off your face for a sexy photograph, a la M-K and Ash Olsen? It sounds easy, we know, but do it wrong and you run the risk of looking bored and pissed-off instead of sultry and mysterious. Fortch, The City's Erin Lucas seems to have mastered Tyra Banks' so-called art of smiling with her eyes. Take a look at these Top Model-worthy shots and give our girl props for showin' off her more serious side!
Erin Lucas recently showed off "the girls" with this cleavage-cradling necklace. And it looks as though she might've caused a chain reaction. At Miami Fashion Week, Olivia Palermo showcased her love of blingy, larger-than-life jewelry -- a style she's been cultivating since Cannes. But is bigger always better when it comes to baubles? Tell us whether you're into the bold, metallic look!
From chest bling to glow-in-the-dark sneaks to fiery red lips, Erin Lucas has tried it all. And at last night's Casio Exilim MOBILE launch, the City star was looking sexy 'n' sporty in a tight, black and grey tube dress and peep-toed pumps. But after seeing her low-hanging jewelry, we're wondering: is her simple strapless too tame? Let us know whether Erin's rectangular-print dress was geometrically glam -- or totally square!
When the drinks are bubble-gum flavored, the step-and-repeats are hot pink and the partiers are mostly Kardashians, you've gotta dress to impress. And Erin Lucas had us at fuchsia. Laughing, blowing bubbles and mugging for the camera, the brightly clad City star sparkled at last week's Three-O Bubble Vodka launch party. And as for her jewelry? Erin made a splash with this low-hanging, look-at-me-necklace, which is either sexy or scandalous, depending on your cleave comfort level.
+ Think the stylish City girl looks pretty in pink? Or is her daring necklace a don't? Take the poll and let us know whether Erin's cleavage-hugging jewelry is too hot to handle!
