Recently in Red Carpet Category

Despite the canceled Golden Globes, the stars have had plenty of recent opportunities to get red-carpet ready. Case in point: the Chanel Fine Jewelry - Night of Diamonds at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

Although none of these stars would probably have attended the Globes, they were our favorites of the night by far. From left to right, Kate Mara, Selma Blair, Blake Lively and (our style muse!), Margherita Missoni. The daughter of Italian designers, Margherita always looks impeccable.

Selma and Blake’s dresses are actually somewhat similar with the embellishments on the bodice and the silver brooches at the waist. We prefer Selmas take. The fit of Blake’s dress seems to be a bit off and, combined with her kind of messy hair, she looks a bit like someone playing dress up

It was a very sophisticated affair at the 2007 National Board of Review Awards Presented by BVLGARI on January 15, 2008 in New York City. Jennifer Garner, Kate Winslet and Sarah Lawson (George Clooney’s gal) were all the epitome of taste, class and simplicity. Doesn’t Sarah’s dress look like the twisted halter from Banana Republic’s holiday collection (shown left)? If you hurry, you can still buy it. Certain sizes are still available in blue and red.

Silk Asymmetrical Dress, $39.99 at bananarepublic.com

Cloverfield stars Jessica Lucas, Odette Yustman and Lizzy Caplan were all radiant at the Los Angeles premiere of the popular monster-attack flick. Intentionally cast as “unknown” actresses, they easily passed for leading ladies on the red carpet.

Also at the premiere, almost everyone from The Hills!

Audrina Patridge, Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag and even Laguna Beach star, Kristin Cavallari were all there. We’re a little shocked at how dressed up Kristin is. She dressed as if she was a star of the film. Our favorite is Lauren. The print of her dress is really fun and the zig zag hem of the dress makes it pretty unique. Although we’ve got to hand it to Heidi, she looks way better than she did here.

Also in attendance, Michelle Trachtenberg (remember Harriet the Spy?), Lindsay Lohan and Ashlee Simpson (with a new red-haired look).

Actresses were out and about for the 7th Annual Awards Season Diamond Fashion Show Preview in Beverly Hills, California. The occasion was informal, but what girl wouldn’t dress up knowing there’ll be diamonds? Among the best-dressed were Kristen Bell and Debra Messing and Jennifer Morrison.

This is not the first time Jennifer’s style has caught our attention! We absolutely loved her dress at the Movies Rock concert. She’s becoming quite the accomplished fashionista.

Best dressed ladies of the night were Kyra Sedgwick and Marion Cotillard (Marion won a Best Actress award at last night’s ho hum Golden Globes for her portrayal of Edith Piaf in the biopic La Vie En Rose). Kyra’s mostly red dress has a simple silhouette, but a surprise detail on the bottom keeps it from being boring. Marion has a thing for wearing Chanel, so watch for that in the upcoming red carpet season.

And lastly, the best dressed couple of the night was none other than Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Angie was nominated for her role in A Mighty Heart, but did not win. But her classy black trench on the red carpet paired with matching peep-toes is a winning look.