Olivia Palermo's never tried to hide the fact that she likes living the high life. From namedropping her fashion connections ('member her BFF, Manolo Blahnik?) to bashing hipsters (eww, Plaid Mafia) to lording over her luxurious, Park Avenue apartment, Liv's always struck us as the poster child for "money is no object."

But just cuz she's got cash to burn doesn't mean she's willing to throw it away -- especially when designer knockoffs are so cheap! As Look.co.uk reported, the so-called "social" has been accenting her outfits with accessories from Zara and TopShop (the Brit equivalent of H&M).

Olivia "I hang with Marc Jacobs" Palermo in mainstream retail? Holy recessionista!

If you like music and have a raging crush on Whitney Port's sometimes bf, Jay Lyon, then the time has come to pony up for your very own soft, cottony Tamarama tee. (Note: they usually retail for $70, but if you pretend to like OK! magazine, they can be yours for just $25!)

'Course, before you plunk down the cold, hard cash, you might wanna check out some City-inspired t-shirts we dreamed up on our own. Try these babies on for size -- and let us know if any of these slogans have serious summer wardrobe potential!

+ Whitney's A Key-Puh!
+ Who Wants Champy??
+ I Got Bitchslapped By Kelly Cutrone
+ Team Nevan
+ Are You There, Manolo Blahnik? It's Me, Olivia!
+ Plaid Mafia Rules!
+ "I'm Sooorry, Honey"
+ Hipsters: They're Just Like Socials! (Without The Trust Fund)

Got any better ideas for a City tee? Tell us in the comments!

Tomorrow, The City's Olivia Palermo is saying "Toodles!" to 22 and moving into her 23rd year of overprivileged existence. But what to get for the 'social' who has everything? Break out the champy and rejoice! Here, our list of recommended essentials:

• Houseguest repellent spray (a.k.a. Nevan B Gone!)

• A facial expression besides Smug Permasmirk. (We suggest an "Uggggh, I Stopped Listening Ages Ago" Yawn followed by a perfectly-executed "Ewww! Don't Stand So Close, Someone Might Be Watching!" Glare.)

• Butler's very own line of "DVF for Doggy" clothes.

• Touched-By-A-Hipster Kit (containing disinfectant spray/seat-liner/change of clothes/Mariah Carey CD). Perfect for those (rare) occasions when you're actually forced to slum it at a dirty downtown bar and/or fraternize with "Normies."

• An Olivia-inspired strappy sandal made by her old pal, Manolo Blahnik. We imagine the shoe will be a little stiff and uncomfortable, but absolutely beautiful to behold.

• Subway map, to be used ONLY in the event of a serious emergency (i.e. your driver has been deported and you have only 15 minutes to get to Bergdorf's before they give away your cut/color/blow-out appointment).

As soon as we heard Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt were hosting tomorrow's live Engaged & Underaged wedding special (1pm ET), we got to thinking about the couple's own plans to hop (re-hop?) down the aisle. So what will Speidi's Wedding: Part Deux actually entail? Here's a couple of our bestest/silliest/most wishful thinkingest ideas:

+ Theme: Fancypants. This over-the-top black-tie affair (catered by the winner of Top Chef: New York, photographed by Us Weekly and planned to perfection by Brent Bolthouse) will have all the snooty staples: giant, four-tiered wedding cake (think: too gorgeous to eat), long, flowy couture dresses for the girls, James Bond tuxes for the boys. Party favors to include designer giftbags (fuchsia-colored Balenciagas, natch) filled with a Tiffany crystal-framed glamor shot of the happy couple. Honeymoon to follow at Doug Reinhardt's parent's house in Cabo.

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On tonight's City premiere, much time was spent making the uber important distinction between NYC's uppity uptown girls (like socialite and close, personal friend of Manolo Blahnik, Olivia Palermo) and downtown 'fedora-wearing' hipsters (like Whit's non-committal, guitar strummin' love interest, Jay Lyon).

Now, we don't like labels one bit, so we're not going to tell you that our eyes bleed every time we go above 14th Street, or that Bergdorf Goodman's cosmetics section gives us hives. We will tell you, however, that not all of these geographical stereotypes ring true. Not all Upper East Siders dress like Gossip Girl characters and throw fancy dinner parties with placeholders. And not all Lower East Siders suck at relationships and could benefit from a haircut. Still, you can't be in two places at once...

We want to know where you'd rather hang. You tell us: Uptown or downtown?