Kyra Sedgwick‘s tea rose L’Wren Scott dress wasn’t working at all for the actress. The embellishments and the extra draped fabric on the shoulder cheapened the dress in my opinion and made Kyra look like a third class beauty pagent contestant. Me no likey.

Chandra Wilson wore a black strapless taffeta gown by Pamella Roland. The boring color, the enormous, tacky floral print and the strange bunny ear-shaped bodice were what brought Chandra here on this list.

At first glance you may be surprised to see Sarah Silverman on this list as the cobalt blue color of her dress looks stunning against her pale skin. But upon closer inspection you’ll realize how the gown makes Sarah look extra wide by adding inches of fabric to her hips. Not flattering at all.

I could’ve lived with Padma Lakshmi‘s eggplant dress if it wasn’t for that hideous red floral detail on her hips. What was she thinking?

Toni Collette is a great actress, but she has yet to learn a lot in the style department. Her barbie pink Monique Lhuillier Resort 2010 gown was too sickeningly sweet for me. The dress may have worked on her with either just the color OR all the frills. Both together make Toni look like a prom queen gone overboard.

Mary-Louise Parker wouldn’t look so bad if it wasn’t for the ginormous, absolutely unneccessary bow on the hips.

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Evan Rachel Wood

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Evan Rachel Wood in Monique Lhuillier Pre-Fall 2009.

Kate Winslet

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Kate Winslet in Narciso Rodriguez and Chopard jewels.

Taraji P. Henson

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Taraji P. Henson in Hervé L. Leroux Couture.

Freida Pinto

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Newcomer Freida Pinto was divine in her lavender Marchesa gown. Her look was completed with a Roger Vivier box clutch and Martin Katz jewelry.

Anne Hathaway

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Anne Hathaway in Azzaro.

Teri Hatcher

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Teri Hatcher brought the drama on the red carpet with her white asymmetrical gown from the Monique Lhuillier Pre-Fall 2009 collection. She was confident enough to pull it off, but I can’t help feeling that she’s drowning in that dress. I wish someone curvier had worn it.

Diane Lane

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Diane Lane in David Meister.

Christina Hendricks

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Christina Hendricks in Carolina Herrera.

Jenna Fischer

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Jenna Fischer in modified Pamella Roland Spring 2009.

Lisa Edelstein

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Lisa Edelstein in Reem Acra Pre-Fall 2009.

Emily Blunt

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Emily Blunt in Pamella Roland Spring 2009.

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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As promised, here’s the second part of the Pre-Fall 2009 collections. And this one’s even better than the first. I instantly fell in love with almost every collection I looked at. From Alexander Wang (edgy & sexy) to Nicole Miller (so chic!) to Tory Burch (the accessories!) and of course the unforgettable Versace (the epitome of sexy & fabulous).

Which Pre-Fall 2009 collection did you like most? Vote for your favorite in a poll after the jump.

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Hayden Panettiere in a white Monique Lhuillier Spring 2007 Dress at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards in January 2007.