One day when I have the energy (or am drunk), I really want to do an entire installment of GBU in the style of US Weekly's "Fashion Police." And so, when it came to Ashley Judd, I'd have some pun about either De-Lovely or Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. As it is, let's just say, congrats.


Naya Riveria is one of those women who can actually wear American Apparel's fashiony items, which is very misleading to the rest of the world.


Digging on Molly Sims' LBD, don't have the energy to object to shoes anymore.


On the fence about Mandy Moore's getup. On the one hand, I get it. On the other, that doesn't mean it doesn't age her. But on the third hand (work with me), maybe that's okay.


If it's November, dammit, you can wear tights. Debra Messing thinks so, too.


Ambassador Swanee Hunt is also an Ambassador of whatever land Snakes and Ladders comes form. Or, "shoots and ladders" as the sanitized version is known.


Are people getting sick of the slightly retro mini yet? Not TV host Catt Sadler.


In case there was any confusion, Tami Farrell removes it.


"Class act" is, of course, in the genes for Eva Amurri. (We're ignoring The Banger Sisters.)


PSI's Kate Roberts has a lot going on. A multi-tasker, even.


Ellen Burstyn works flowing robes like no one else.

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I like that the detailing on Anna Kendrick's dress can double as a deterrent to close-talkers.


Here's the thing: doesn't Dana E. Glauberman's dress defeat any and all purposes of having sleeves? But to each her own.


Do you think director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) deliberately matched the fall of her necklace to the slit in her skirt? Or is it serendipitous?


Tippi Hedren looks Melanie Daniels pulled-together. (Pre-birds, I mean.)


Diane Kruger can wear flats and a jumpsuit. This is the sort of thing a fairy gifts you with in the cradle.


Zoe Saldana's really running with the whole futuristic thing. In this case, futuristic bombshell!


Susan MacLeod is a special effects supervisor. Which is maybe how she supervised the theft of this Klimt.


Nikki Reed needs the jacket to tone down the blinding brilliance of her frock. It's like looking at the sun.


Her bracelet strikes me as confusing, but given that Zooey Deschanel I'm going to go ahead and assume it's actually adorable.


Well. It wouldn't be a Hollywood event without Kat Kramer propping up the red carpet. And by "wouldn't" I mean, "would."

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Beyonce Knowles, the ultimate modernist bombshell, in classic form.


The Hoff - in one place where he's always appreciated.


Juliette Lewis is intent on making everyone remember, at every turn, that she is not a rocker. Apparently she does put on a killer show!


Leona Lewis' getup makes me ponder the wide range of human tastes and likes.


Doda's outfit might be called "representational." "Literal," even.


But eh voila! The bomb contracts into a...large, random black circle.


Luckily for Lil Kim, there is a great deal to be said for consistency in this unpredictable world.


Is the, um, border of Shakira's arm-hole intended to evoke an Edenic serpent? Can she sit down in that dress? Or walk in those shoes? So many questions!


Now that she's 25, Katy Perry is an elegant grown-up lady. Or at least a Gibson Girl.


Asia Argento models the latest in Flintstones chic.


Elena Paparizou, meanwhile, models last year's iteration.


Not sure why Miranda Cosgrove needed to come to Berlin, but I guess Nickelodeon likes to represent. As do harlequins. And she's doing them both proud!


Shadow-tie-dye and high boots? If anyone can work it, it's a tall drink of water like Joss Stone.

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Blake Lively looks incredible. And that with a ball of tin foil around her neck, no small feat!


If Nina Garcia is the ultimate authority on style, and yet her proportions are obviously problematic - is it the rest of the world who's wrong? Philosophy.


Eleanor Ylvisaker's staticky dress reminds some of us to get legal cable one of these days.


Charlotte Ronson's ragamuffin glamourpuss is kind of adorable!


Starrett Zenko, clearly having fun with 80s glam.


Diane Kruger too, except for the "fun" part, which is impossible when one can't breathe.


As a frequent wearer of somewhat ridiculous, random and jaunty chapeaux, I must recuse myself from commenting on Lottie Oakley's (amazing) outfit.


Meg Braff: Hold my hand, it'll be over soon.
Claudia Overstrom: And no need at all to mention the war.


Jennifer Creel looks like she's about to make a run for it. Somebody man the doors.


It's actually really refreshing to see Leigh Lezark in something so soft and pretty - and she does Bright Young Thing so well!


I get what Lauren Santo Domingo's doing here, but there's always something slightly disconcerting about curtains opening over a crotch.


Helen Lee Schifter, a Vogue regular, clearly never has actual scabs on her shins like some of us with little boy legs, or she'd avoid tights like this.


When it comes to Ann Caruso, I must quote Singing in the Rain: "The sleeves are lined with monkey fur to lend a dash of drama."

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Thandie Newton, obviously, looks stunning. That said, early-90's tough florals and bows? Not so sure.


As one frequently heralded as a fashion comer, Camilla Belle has to periodically take sartorial risks. I'd say this one pays off.


Erin Axtell is clearly taking part in the current sequin-mania, which everyone is pretending is kind of 80's retro, but you know they secretly love it.


Jodi Lyn O'Keefe's gently Grecian pink is one of the most unadorned on the RC.


Lauren Graham wears L.A. casual/the fixed expression of one who's about to have to lie about how much she liked a movie.


This peek-a-boo trend, as modeled by Crystle Stewart, may never end.


Candis Cayne: the gypsy that remains.


Amanda Peet looks amazing, and there was an item in Page 6 about her a couple of days ago: seems her assistant entered Peet's house to find a burglar rummaging through the jewelry. The burglar said, "What's up, bitch? I live here." Then he ran out with the jewelry box.


Speaking of audacity! Morgan Lily has made my day! She's like a miniature steel
magnolia!


Estella Warren does pre-fab Euro-eccentric!


Hey, if Dania Ramirez is willing to sit through a two-hour movie in a dress this tight, she's earned the right to do whatever she wants.


Beatrice Rosen sports that modern classic, the angry cat.


As Vail Bloom and everyone knows, "leather" and "bustier" go together like bacon and eggs - or the really bad-tasting equivalent thereof.


Shannyn Sossamon will not let the one-piece go. Well, she can work it. Even one that looks kind of like high-fashion scrubs.

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Ho hum. It's just Lady Gaga in a lace fencing mask and vintage lingerie. Yawn.


Can't you see Christian Siriano whipping a coat rack, a parrot and a magic yardstick out of this massive bag?


Mickey "Mr. Mickey" Boardman is a famous New York style eccentric with a great love of sequins.


Eric Daman is the costume designer for Gossip Girl, which explains the louche insouciance, not the jewelry.


Betsey Johnson, in usual Monday night attire.


She would like you to see her ass, so here it is.


Model Hilary Rhoda gives new meaning to the phrase "fits like a glove."


Erin Wasson: Morticia Adams 4.0


Agyness Deyn mixes equal parts Carnaby Street and Kelly Osbourne, for a hundred per cent bizarre effect.


Love the juxt of Bazaar editor Glenda Bailey's neckline and necklace. She's also never afraid of a smile.


What say you about Molly Sims? Home run or foul?


Diane von Furstenberg is wearing the same shoes! Plus a sparkly Kandinsky!

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Gabourey Sidibe has "regal" so down.


Sidney Poitier brings the regal; his guest (daughter Sydney) brings The Belt.


Xosha Roquemore the kind of woman who can work an unadorned shape, clearly. Man alive, as gramps would say.


Woman of the hour: Sapphire.


Lisa Edelstein is ready for a garden party, should one arise. And really, you never know.


Gayle King is unquestionably elegant, but I'm just obsessed with figuring out whether she's sporting boots?


Sherri Shepherd: Party in the front, after-party in the back!


If Olivia Wilde was going for an "Uptown Girl" costume for a Billy Joel-themed party that I just made up, well, this would be really good.


It's funny how a dress like Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon's can make one more aware of the breasts than something plunging. This is not to say she doesn't look great: just musin.'


Paula Patton's style of corset, for instance, always makes me think more "engineered."


I strongly suspect that Star Jones' dress is unflattering. But I see what she was thinking and, it's true, that would have looked wonderful. And we've all been there.


How is it that Mary J. Blige can combine a distracting print and a gratuitous slash and still work one of the best looks of the night?


Speaking of! Has Mo'Nique ever looked more totally glam? (Compulsory in Hollywood when one has played a non-glam character!)


Paula Abdul goes a little job interview, a little Bowie, a tad New Wave, a bit crazy...and yet, I dig.


I'm sorry, Oprah, I think you're under-dressed!


I mean, do you see Mimi over here? Doing classic bombshell absolutely flawlessly? This is an occasion for festivity! (Thoughtful festivity.)


How Kat Kramer and her omnipresent pantyhose made it here, I don't know...but I stand in awe.

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As a sexy snail costume, this is fairly awesome. However, Kylie Minogue has sported for flattering frocks.


Model Dree Hemingway teaches a master class in "artsy society event" chic.


Lately Julianne Moore's been straying dangerously close to "Eileen Fisher" territory. Of course, she'd look good in a sack - luckily.


Yvonne Force is from the Art Production Fund. Hence the urchin arm-warmers and middle-school nails, you see.


Cynthia Rowley's all about the whimsy. Sometimes, apparently, that means "Snake Pit."


Would artist Hope Atherton be sporting this sexy hairball costume at any other time of year? I'm gonna go with "yes."


I love the elegant alternative-socialite look, as modeled by Anh Doung.


These are the Delicious Divas. The same ones who run the recipe website?


I hate to tell model Kimbra, but...we can see her vagina. [Is this legal in NYC? -Ed.]

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Amy Smart looks simple. elegant and natural. And we're kind of in one of those periods where that's novel.


Let's just say it: Jessica Capshaw's dress is doing something very sinister to her breasts.


Ricki Lake's getup falls somewhere between Russian revolutionary and Andy Warhol's Factory. And yet is not cool. How is this possible?


The easy volume of Sheryl Crow's simple frock leads me to believe the food was both excellent and bountiful.


People/InStyle's Cyd Wilson does something that always confuses me: the partial-cover. If it's that cold, why not wear a sweater, too? It's like Indian summer upstairs, winter below.


Don't you kind of wish honoree Dr. Harvey Karp (with wife Nina) had sported an emerald shirt, for the Christmas Card Effect?


The rosette and the shoe add a not-displeasing hint of dowd to Jane Kaczmarek's classic benefit-wear.


James and Nancy Chuda are at home in the world, benefit circuit.


When your last name, like Anna's, is Getty, you know how to do the "I'm having fun but always keeping in mind why we're here" thing.

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Jennifer Lopez, in L.A., shows off the night's dress-code: tight, shiny and black.


Kesha, in London, is either sullen or really taking the occasion seriously. I'm going with sullen.


Everyone did some homage to MJ: Judith Hill's, in L.A., was one of the more literal. And it always works!


Mel B, in London, was all class.


Rosie Perez stands up to NYC's rainy chill with a power jacket.


Sherri Shepherd took a...cozier approach.


Monique Coleman rocked a popular L.A. choice: skintight leather.


Julianne Hough shows off another: the corset.


Nikki Blonsky, in NYC, matches her bag to her belt. Somewhere, both Michael and my grandma are smiling.


Paris Hilton, in L.A. of course, seems to have confused "Michael Jackson circa '92" with "Liz Hurley circa '92."


London.


Kind of love that, now that everyone else is in leather, Katy Perry does demure, deco-inflected lace!


Paula Abdul, in L.A., is a lone spot of color.


Vivica A. Fox, in L.A., treats the event with respect. The sexy kind.


Not sure what aspect of MJ's oeuvre Rosanna Arquette, in L.A., is referencing...


Or, for that matter, NYC's Carol Alt.


The brothers Jackson, in L.A.

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Charlize Theron just auctioned off a kiss for some insane sum. This sort of vixen costume is appropriate kissing-booth wear.


Hilary Swank is drawn like a moth to the flame to Loehmann's Back-Room Dowdy.


Carey Mulligan's bird of paradise is rendered a tad unflattering by these divisive shoes.


And speaking of the avian... Shannen Doherty should really learn that 5 pounds of plumage around the waist is less than attractive.


Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe's gorgeous, regal gown is set off perfectly by the unexpected pop of the necklace. She must have known she was going to be front and center accepting an award!


AnnaLynne McCord has apparently been raiding Nancy Reagan's rag bag again.


Still don't know how I feel about the combination of giant shoulders and tiny hair that's all the crack. Do know that Julianne Moore looks lovely in peach.


Zachary Quinto's retro shantung is appropriately Spock-ish.


It's too bad Maria Bello's frock is so sack-like, because I am prepared to love anything sleeved and easy.


Kate Beckinsale will not let the red carpet faux-hawk die. Whatevs, it's working with this slick LBD.


Diane Kruger sports a gown that, if anyone wore it as a wedding dress, would be the cause of sadness and confusion to the future daughter who looked at the wedding albums. (Note: a black dress belonging to the groom's ex-girlfriend also has this effect on a young daughter. Not that I would know or anything.


Even by Zooey's usual cutie-pie, mod standards, this is both very cutie-pie and very mod.

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Could Ginnifer Goodwin be cuter? Not hardly, kids. This is what Anthropologie would surely term "Audrey Style."


Kinda digging on Kathryn Morris' belt action, but must confess to being distracted by her 'do.


Olivia Wilde is deco-fab.


Emily VanCamp: also rocking distracting hair. In her case, "rain-storm" hair.


It must be nice for Dianna Agron to get to wear normal clothes! No fireworks here, but that's certainly her prerogative.


Calista Flockhart goes curiously mother-of-the-bride. Or, you know, politician's wife, a la 'Brothers and Sisters'.


Andrea Bowen, like all of us, enjoys a dress with pockets.


Okay, Amy Smart. This trend has gone quite far enough. Go get a needle and thread. We'll wait.

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Artist Natalia Fabia's outfit is really appropriate for any situation, when you get right down on it.


Candice Yath, meanwhile, has tailored her Lolita duds for the occasion.


Designer Jessica Louise is clearly influenced by 40s glam...among other things.


Audrey Kitching: maximum flair.


Designer Yuko Yamaguchi may or may not always carry this doll. I wouldn't blame her.


Lenora Claire doesn't do cute, not even gothic-cute.


Artist Misha does!


Miranda Cosgrove meets the punk-cute quota...barely. Cherries do count, though.


Tarina Tarantino's steampunk iteration is rounded out by a cameo. Well, kind of.


Really, Paris Hilton must be feeling practically matronly!


And what do the adorable Ming Lee and Aoki Lee Simmons think of the adults' getups - thrilling or terrifying?

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Martha Plimpton has always embraced her eccentricity, and that's one stranglehold she's not breaking.


Wonder what Tommy Hilfiger, lover of American Sportswear, makes of Dee Ocleppo's MOB special?


Speaking of matronly, gala-appropriate-wear, we give you Maggie Rodriguez.


Marie and Ed Royce have the whole charity-prom thing down. Exhibit A: the belt.


Marjorie Andrade has exactly replicated the posture of a fashion illustration; this is creepy.


I guess when, like Charlene Wittstock, you're on the arm of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, an Ivanhoe-style girdle-belt feels somehow topical.


Frederic Fekkai, ironically a haircare magnate, and Shirin von Wuffen, who will shortly have some curious tan lines.


Lynn Wyatt: obviously a pro.


And Maguy Maccario-Doyle, with Yves Piaget, is a woman of a dying breed: that who can sport a fur-trimmed, silk shantung, cigarette-pant suit and act like it's no big deal.


Alex McCord's brand of fug really just isn't the same.


And we've saved the best for last: Mariska Hargitay, at her most retro-elegant.

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Let's get one thing clear: I do not accept Katie Holmes as a fashion icon; she has not earned it, IMO (which counts for exactly nothing, but still). And yet: this is pretty fab.


Emily Blunt, on the other hand, has shown chic and confidence and a distinctive style from the get-go. And yes, I'm psyched about The Young Victoria.


Speaking of signature looks: Renee's sticking with the classics that won her that "best-dressed-list" inclusion.


And while the furbelowed trousers may confuse me a bit, no one does suits better than Robin Wright (Penn?).


Willa Holland's super-flattering LBD is one of the night's prettiest.


Unlike Sofia Vassilieva, I rarely feel that leather trim adds that hard-edged je ne sais quoi.


Kind of digging Jenna Elfman's consistent commitment to flapper-maternity.


Miranda Cosgrove's take is more questionable, although she pulls it off by a hair. (Not the Chris March kind.)


Not digging? Julianne Moore's bizarre earth-mother sack. Although it's very...nurturing.


Speaking of "not the most flattering thing she's ever worn," I give you... Diane Kruger.


It's hard to know how to feel about Kat Dennings' trench-dress, because her 10-ton shoes draw all attention, gravity.


Why so modest, Zoe Saldana? You look gorgeous!


It's nice to see Dianna Agron out of a cheerleader's uniform. Not, specifically, in these shoes.


Obviously, everyone's a winner. But if we had to have a least-favorite? Might be Cat Deeley's 90's nostalgia.
shoes.


What more could we ask? Answer: nothing. Maybe an umbrella.

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Rachel Griffiths' hint of leopard feels like the kind of "fun touch" Stacey and Clinton are always pushing for classic basics.


Trying to decide what contributes the air of Loehmann's back-room to the normally-flawless Angela Bassett. Is it the wrap? The straps? The open-toed with hose?


On the one hand, Eloisa Dudamel's rather standard gown could be more interesting. But how amazing does she look in this color?


Dana Delaney also gets major points for working "Flaming June" - even if the gown itself isn't setting the world on fire.


Kelley Phleger's seriously unflattering shoe-dress combo kind of plays up the worst aspects of both.


Kind of dig Rita Wilson's subdued take on the disco-glitz trend.


Deborah Borda represents classic concert-wear.


And it's fun how Jenna Elfman's playing with pattern - few are this bold in maternity.


I don't feel that Sophia Bush has ever gotten sufficient recognition for her track record of impeccable dress.


I love that Jason Schwartzman is here, even if he's looking a tad Rushmore.


Ginny Mancini (with Quincy Jones)'s sleeves are the evening's highlight.

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Man, does anyone do pure glam like Iman? (That's not rhetorical. The answer is no.)


Although Susan Fales-Hill is not half-stepping either, as a lame, sleazy dude said to me once after complimenting my friend.


What is it that renders Emmy's bodice detailing somewhat...mature?


Oh, and you have to see the side-view, when she goes totally ethereal Aphrodite. Somewhat ridiculous, but when you've done that "Music of the Night" Victoria's Secret scene at such a tender age, your threshold is probably permanently altered. (And what does Duritz make of it, btw?)


I am on record in my affection for the public persona of JoAnna Garcia (since, you know, I don't actually know her.) And while I'm still getting used to platform-and-gown-not-in-a-drag-show, she's working it.


I once saw this quote where Rufus Wainwright said "I have a body that looks really good in clothes," which, while it was one of the most ludicrous things I'd seen prior to seeing Jorn Weisbrodt's cravat, is also indubitably true.


Presented without comment.


Y'know, Natalie and Mila would look impeccably cute all alone - the coordinating perfection just takes it over the top. And did they plan this? Because there are literally no photographs where they're not huddling together like this.


Aww, I hate it when "guests" are not identified, especially when they sport such riveting jewelry!


Remember that IMAX film Blue Planet? Yeah, so does Veronica Webb. Ah, those halcyon, post-March-of-the-Penguins years when we thought people would line up forever to watch nature films...


See, what is the fur adding to this beyond a recoil factor? Not warmth, surely - her arms are still bare! I don't understand, unnamed guest!


Yeah, you know what I think of when I hear "American Ballet Theatre Gala?" Adam Duritz. Rage on. Guy's only doing it for some doll, some doll.

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Viola Davis thinks pink!


Brooke Mills is apparently a fan of Speedo's women's styling.


Sanaa Lathan does several trends - gray, mini, a hint of glitz - to perfection.


This is the sort of getup a girl of Emerald Young's age can really get behind!


Claudia Jordan's graphic prints are pretty, but...do her shoes seem about to slip off? Maybe she's made the mistake of applying that genius Band-Aid non-friction balm, not realizing that it's a catch-22 and prevents friction because your foot won't stay in it.


Regina Hall's 20's layers are a tad costume-shop, but have their charms...


As Vail Bloom shows, there's sweet, and then there's florals and pink pumps and headbands and pearls.


Tasha Smith takes mini to a new, almost-no-pants level.


See, normally it's a good idea, as the ladymags will tell you, to choose one trend: thigh-high boots or epaulet jackets, for instance. Eva Pigford respectfully disagrees.


He makes this look easy. And seriously, who else could overcome Phantom?

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When it comes to Malin Akerman's two-toner: lumpy and bizarre, or oddly successful?


Diablo Cody makes us ponder the eternal question: are Chucks and their derivatives always appropriate - or never? Philosophers have spent centuries without finding the answer.


Writer Dana Fox is a writer, whom Carrie Bradshaw, by her own admission, respects. And yet her dress could be more flattering and less prom-like, which Carrie Bradshaw would also respect. So I for one can't help wondering: when it comes to clothes, are we all naked emperors?


Kristen Bell looks characteristically lovely, and yet at the same time her dress encapsulates two seemingly contradictory attributes that I'd previously only seen reconciled in La Perla underwear: dowdiness and trashiness.


Karen David, too, looks beautiful - and yet her dress has the quality of those heavy, hand-sewn taffeta formals from the 40s or 50s one sometimes finds at flea markets, and whose seams then one accidentally bursts behind the rack of clothes which serves as a dressing room, and which then end up, out of guilt, hanging forever in one's closet.


Natasha Gregson Wagner pulls off that effortless-basics-that-are-actually-probably-Dries-van-Noten-and-cost-thousands-of-dollars look beautifully. And her hair is also adorable.


Rachel Smith skews a little Barbie, but she looks so happy, who cares?


Kali Hawk, meanwhile, skews a little American-Apparel-on-overdrive (not to give them any ideas. This would be a bleak - albeit shiny - future.)


I have many problems with Erika Christensen's otherwise cute getup, and by many I mean "her belt."


If you gotta go grape, and I guess you gotta, Jonna Walsh's simple frock is a good way to go.


Tasha Smith is seriously feeling this recent-retro trend. And I hope signals its end.


All this excitement over the Olympics has gotten Janna Fassaert thinking about triple axles! Apparently.


So here's the thing: is the Queen's power great enough to elevate this accursed event - or is she merely degraded by association? I think its evil is such that the latter is true. It was certainly true of National Treasure. (And while we're not on the subject, can we talk about what's happened to the History Channel? It's all Founding Fathers' Codes and Ancient Aliens!)

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Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe's plum-colored gown has questionable sleeves, but she looks happy and comfortable.

IMdB tells me that Chyna Layne was in Cadillac Records and something called STD: Sexually Transmitted Demons. Her one-sleeved gown is not for wallflowers! It kind of looks like wallpaper, but I love the color, and the large bow on one side reminds me of the Baroness in The Sound Of Music.

Sherri Shepherd looks fantastic, though I think she'd benefit from a more open neckline.

71-year-old Jane Fonda appears to be wearing LEATHER PANTS. And looking fierce while doing so.

Harvey Keitel's glasses = Awesome.

Precious actress Xosha Roquemore looks adorable in this little strapless number.

Paula Patton is stunning, and I dig her interesting LGD — little gray dress — but the booties just aren't right.

Mariah Carey shows off her hourglass figure in what seems to be a long-sleeved American Apparel tee.

Mariah's husband Nick Cannon: Dapper.

Steve Buscemi and date: Charmingly rumpled.

I can't decide if Oprah's BFF Gayle King looks casually elegant, needs a shorter hem, or both.

You've gotta love the rock 'n roll nonchalance Lenny and Zoe Kravitz bring to the red carpet. Everything's a little bit off, yet it all works somehow.

I love that line in Mary J. Blige's The One" where she sings, "I ain't saying that I'm the best; but I'm the best." The lady looks amazing. You are the best, Mary!

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