A few weeks ago Eva Mendes flew around the world to attend the closing ceremony of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) where she sported an exquisite white one-shoulder asymmetrical gown ($3.690) from J.Mendel’s Pre-Fall 2009 collection. The actress looked absolutely stunning and completed her look with maroon beaded jewelry.

Today Victoria’s Secret angel Selita Ebanks wore the same delicate dress when she attended the A Magical Evening Gala in New York City. The tiny model looked equally gorgeous but wore her hair in an updo and decided to color-coordinate her accessories by wearing expensive diamond jewelry to go with her luxurious dress.

As much as I love Eva, this dress looks much better on Selita who gave it the elegant twist and accessories it needed. The sleek updo and clean neckline helped, too. What do you think? Eva or Selita?

J.Mendel Pre-Fall 2009

J.Mendel Pre-Fall 2009

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Isla Fisher looked absolutely gorgeous posing outside for the photogs prior to her taping of “The Late Show with David Letterman” in a winter white J.Mendel draped mini dress with cap sleeves. The redhead beauty finished her look with a stand-out silver statement necklace and to-die-for silver Christian Louboutin “Very Galaxy” Platform Pumps.

Isla looks head-to-toe stunning, but I wish she would’ve skipped the necklace though. It’s beautiful, but combined with the dress it looks out of place.

Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Maggie Gyllenhaal in Lanvin Spring 2009

Hayden Panettiere

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Hayden Panettiere in Gianfranco Ferré Spring 2008

Heidi Klum

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Heidi Klum in vintage James Galanos

Vanessa Hudgens

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Vanessa Hudgens in Alberta Ferretti

Christina Applegate

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Christina Applegate in Roberto Cavalli

Kyra Sedgwick

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Kyra Sedgwick in Oscar De La Renta

Amanda Seyfried

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Amanda Seyfried in Stella McCartney

Alek Wek

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Alek Wek in Christian Dior Fall 2008

Lisa Edelstein

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Lisa Edelstein in a black strapless sequinned dress with bow detail on the waist.

Jenna Fischer

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Jenna Fischer in Zuhair Murad Resort 2009

Anna Paquin

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Anna Paquin in Hervé Leroux

Kristin Scott Thomas

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Kristin Scott Thomas in Lanvin

Jane Krakowski

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Jane Krakowski in J.Mendel

Madeline Zima

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Madeline Zima in an orange gown.

Olivia Wilde

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It was all about Olivia Wilde in her strapless lavender Reem Acra Bridal Spring 2008 gown for me. She was nothing short of SPECTACULAR in that exquisite dress with a voluminous ruffled skirt and I adored the soft pastel color on her.

Even though 2009 has just begun, I am pretty sure this dress is going to be in my “Top 5 Dresses of 2009“.

Amy Adams

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Amy Adams was pure magic in her black strapless Oscar De La Renta Spring 2009 gown which had a voluminous skirt and leaf embellishments all over the dress. Amy opted for emerald green leaf-shaped earrings (♥ ♥ ♥) to complete her look.

It was a safe choice for Amy to wear this dress, but she looked SO, SO great in it, I couldn’t care less.

Anne Hathaway

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Anne Hathaway was almost equally stunning in her midnight blue strapless gown from the Armani Privé Fall 2006 Couture collection. The dress’s sparkling bodice was shining against Anne’s flawless alabaster skin and her stunning earrings got me gushing over her perfect ensemble.

Loved the red nail polish as well.

Laura Linney

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A striking Laura Linney outshined most of her younger colleagues on the red carpet in a yellow Elie Saab Spring 2008 Couture one-shouldered gown.

The asymmetrical dress was embellished at the waist and beautifully draped at the hips. I also loved Laura’s lovely leaf-shaped earrings (♥).

Kate Winslet

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Kate Winslet was my No.1 girl crush last night. She was such a stunner! I’m so glad she won both awards for “Best Supporting Actress” and “Best Actress“. Her acceptance speech was so touching, I had to dash away one or two tears of my own.

While I will admit that her black strapless Yves Saint Laurent isn’t the most exciting dress, I am convinced Kate carried it off with more elegance than everyone else who attended the Golden Globes last night. She has so much class. I ♥ you, Kate!

January Jones

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January Jones channelled old Hollywood last night in her sky blue one-shouldered Versace Spring 2009 dress and blonde retro waves.

Her dress had pockets at the side and gold lining along the folds. Quintessential Versace and I absolutely LOVED it!

Eva Longoria

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Eva Longoria turned heads in a dramatic red strapless Reem Acra gown which had a long mermaid hem and scalloped edging on the bodice. The Desperate Housewives star completed her look with silver jewelry (loooove the flower-shaped earrings) and a Daniel Swarovski clutch.

This type of dress is favored by Eva for big events such as the Golden Globes. Though being a slightly predictable choice, no one is going to blame Eva for looking so stunning in this red gown.

Rumer Willis

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Miss Golden Globe 2009 Rumer Willis opted for an eggplant Reem Acra Pre-Fall 2009 strapless gown which she accessorized with a black jeweled belt and looked absolutely enchanting in it.

Salma Hayek

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Salma Hayek sure knows how to dress her assets. The racy actress strut the red carpet in a figure-hugging ivory Bottega Veneta dress and accessorized with Boucheron jewelry and a grey Bottega Veneta woven box clutch.

Evan Rachel Wood

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Evan Rachel Wood looked absolutely svelte in a sparkling black tiered Elie Saab Fall 2006 Couture gown which had a plunging neckline and floral appliqué at the waist.

A great look for Evan. Maybe next time we’ll get to see a little more color on her.

Jennifer Morrison

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Jennifer Morrison opted for some color on the red carpet and donned a cobalt blue Oscar De La Renta Pre-Fall 2009 strapless ruched dress. The actress completed her look with an elegant updo and beautiful matching Lorraine Schwartz earrings.

This dress was one of my favorites of Oscar De La Renta‘s Pre-Fall 2009 collection and it’s great to see someone like Jennifer pulling it off effortlessly.

America Ferrera

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Kudos to America Ferrera for NOT wearing black. She was also one of the few who did not opt for floor-length gowns. Instead America went for an asymmetrical taupe knee-length dress from the Oscar De La Renta Pre-Fall 2009 collection which she accessorized with silver jewelry and matching peep-toe pumps. Gorgeous!

Mary-Louise Parker

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Mary-Louise Parker “felt blue” last night and opted for a cobalt blue strapless Carlos Miele Spring 2009 dress which had asymmetrical tiers cascading down from the bodice with a floaty chiffon train at the bottom. The actress completed her look with a Mary Norton clutch and Chopard jewelry.

I wasn’t too fond of the blue eyeshadow though.

Drew Barrymore

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Drew Barrymore was delicate in her dusty blue John Galliano off-the-shoulder gown. Most people weren’t discussing her dress though, but her big messy hair. Personally I didn’t really like it, but apart from that Drew looked to good to not being on the “Best Dressed”-list. But I am still not sold on the red clutch, too.

Melissa George

Melissa George in Armani Privé

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks in J.Mendel Spring 2009

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace

Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos

Demi Moore

Demi Moore in modified Christian Dior Spring 2009.

Kate Beckinsale

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Kate Beckinsale is starting to annoy me with her really booooring dress choices. Yes, she looked great in that white strapless dress from J.Mendel (again!), but her dresses are all the same. Strapless, figure-hugging and often white. And those ruby red chandelier earrings didn’t do anything for me either. Start reading some fashion blogs, Kate!

Beyoncé Knowles

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Beyoncé Knowles in Elie Saab Spring 2008 Couture was also very predictable. The singer left her alter ego Sasha Fierce at home and turned to her old bling bling “Look, here I am!“-self with a faible for too-tight-to-stand-straight-in-it type of dresses. I liked her more when she tried the risky route (think Gareth Pugh).

Beyoncé’s necklace was to die for though, so she hits the last place on “Best Dressed“.

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt

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Angelina Jolie likes to wear a lot of dark colors on the red carpet, so it was a welcome surprise to see her in something other than black. The beautiful actress strut the red carpet in a gorgeous snow white Max Azria Spring 2009 one-sleeved gown looking statuesque alongside partner Brad Pitt who happened to be a good match in his black suit.

Angelina wore her hair pulled back in a sleek ponytail and accessorized with pearl earrings, a white Hervé Léger Spring 2009 box clutch and a pair of matching white satin peep-toe pumps.

If someone else had worn this dress, I’d probably found it just OK, but Angie is working the hell out of this dress. And her hypnotic gaze does the rest. Red carpets were invented for women like her.

Amanda Bynes

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A red carpet event wouldn’t be what it is if we hadn’t at least one celebrity go for the body-con Hervé Léger. Young Hollywood loves its curve hugging bandage dresses, so I was the last to be surprised seeing Amanda Bynes rocking a hot pink version from the Spring 2009 collection.

Amanda who is having the same hairstyle for ages accessorized the pink minidress with black sparkling Christian Louboutin slingbacks and a gold clutch. She should have matched her clutch with the black pumps instead. This would have given her outfit an Alexander McQueen feel to it making her attire less booooring.

Indeed it’s a VERY predictable choice and I am as tired as everyone of all the Hervé Léger overload, but I won’t deny that Amanda looked absolutely sexy in it. Like a real-life Barbie doll (which is not automatically a bad thing because you know we all loved and caressed our precious Barbies back then, didn’t we?).

I will give this one to Amanda for reviving old childhood memories, but this is certainly the last time I’m putting a celebrity wrapped in Hervé Léger on the “Best Dressed“-list. Go and get yourself some creativity, Hollywood!

Amy Adams

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Amy Adams was her usual fabulous self looking flawless in a royal blue strapless cocktail dress from the Oscar De La Renta Pre-Fall 2009 collection. The redhead adorned her dress with a silver brooch at the hip and accessorized with a matching silver clutch and Christian Louboutin Criscross Slingbacks.

Loving the natural make-up, especially the nude lipstick. Beautiful!

Anne Hathaway

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Anne Hathaway was undergoing a major style improvement in 2008 and the trend seems to continue in 2009. The lovely actress looked stunning in a black and white folded strapless dress from the Gianfranco Ferré Spring 2009 collection. I am loving the Cruella de Vil vibe of her dress.

Anne completed her look with sleek hair, hoop earrings, a transparent belt with a golden buckle and black platform peep-toes.

Eva Longoria

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Eva Longoria sticked to her usual short cocktail dresses and brought some much needed color to the red carpet by wearing a turquoise Monique Lhuillier Spring 2009 halter-neck dress with gold embellishments at the neck and waist.

It’s a typical Monique Lhuillier design and a bit of a safe option for Eva, but you really can’t blame her for choosing it. It’s a beautiful dress and the gold embellishments against the rich turquoise color remind me of summer, so I will forgive her for being a tad boring. This time.

See how Eva elongated her legs by wearing nude Christian Louboutin pumps? I would’ve ditched the yellow clutch for a matching gold one though.

Kate Beckinsale

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Kate Beckinsale was beautiful as usual wearing what she wears best: figure-hugging strapless gowns. This chocolate brown J.Mendel Pre-Fall 2009 dress is a good choice, but I start to tire of Kate’s safe approach to red carpet fashion. I wish she’d let Anne Hathaway or Diane Kruger inspire her to change her dressing habits to being more adventurous when it comes to fashion.

Diane Lane & Josh Brolin

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Many celebrities dress in black on the red carpet and end up looking boring and uninspired. If you happen to be Diane Lane however wearing a sequined black Monique Lhuillier dress with a black satin bow tied to your waist, there’s absolutely no need to worry. A good looking hubby on your side doesn’t hurt either though.

Danielle Ward

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Writer Danielle Ward looked very elegant in her monochrome floral printed strapless dress which had a sweetheart neckline and a sparkling brooch attached.

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