Bitch Stole My Style! Olivia Palermo vs. the Dowager Countess

A Manhattan style icon battles it out with the reigning queen of Downton Abbey

By JJ Moore Oct 01, 2014 11:10 PMTags
Olivia Palermo, Maggie SmithKristy Sparow/WireImage/ITV

We love Downton Abbey as much as the next person, but apparently no one loves it quite as much as Olivia Palermo. Or should we say, no one loves the incomparable Dame Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess quite as much.

The City alum went so far as to pay homage to the ornery estate dweller by wearing a total '20s Grandmama costume on a 2014 red carpet!

Yes, the New York native is wearing a more modern version of the lacy look that Lord Grantham's mother wears in every single episode, but can it compete with the original? The modern Alessandra Rich design is equal parts intricate, well-fit and high in the neckline.

And yet it doesn't come with the Dowager's snide remarks. That makes it second best in our book. What's your take?

Poll

Olivia Palermo vs. The Dowager Countess

Who wore her Downton Abbey costume best?
Olivia!
42.1%
Maggie!
57.9%