Celeb Fashion Hits & Misses

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JENNIFER LOPEZ: HIT

The singer-actress channels 1960s screen siren Brigitte Bardot in a lacy Dolce & Gabbana frock at a charity fashion event in New York City.

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PINK: MISS

Known for her edgy style, Pink takes things too far in a blindingly busy gown (floral and zebra prints?) at a benefit concert in Hollywood.



ROSARIO DAWSON: HIT

Dawson showcases her curves in a mermaid-style Gucci gown at the New York City premiere of Rent.

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JENNY MCCARTHY: MISS

With her shellacked bouffant, too-tight top and velvet gauchos, McCarthy hits a sour note at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles.

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FAITH HILL: HIT

The country star keeps it simple at the American Music Awards in a ruffled cocktail dress accented with delicate brooches.

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EMMY ROSSUM: HIT

Rossum looks ethereal in a crystal-encrusted Monique Lhuillier tulle gown at the American Music Awards.

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KATHERINE HEIGL: MISS

At a charity event in Beverly Hills, the Grey's Anatomy star goes for 1940s-style glamor, but misses the mark in a chiffon blouse, pencil skirt and mismatched fur stole.

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CHARLIZE THERON: HIT

Golden girl Theron could easily hit the runway in an asymmetrical Gucci cocktail dress at the design house's fashion show in Milan.



SHAKIRA: MISS

Did the dog eat her jacket? The Colombian singer looks disheveled in a tattered jacket layered over a sequined dress and too many necklaces at the American Music Awards.

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KEIRA KNIGHTLEY: HIT

The Pride & Prejudice star is elegant in strapless satin Calvin Klein, which she accessorizes with a gold arm band and fur shrug, at her movie's New York City premiere.

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SALMA HAYEK: HIT

Salma Hayek ? recently named one of Time magazine's 25 Most Influential Hispanics in America ? is elegant in an empire-waisted Versace top and diaphanous lacy skirt, ignited with a touch of red, at a screening of the movie Secuestro Express in West Hollywood.




RACHEL BILSON: MISS

O.C. star Rachel Bilson's layered look, worn to Beverly Hills restaurant Dan Tana's, is too much fabric for her petite frame.

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Best - Best Actress Julia Roberts chose a vintage Valentino for her win at the 73rd Academy Awards in '01.

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Nicole Kidman went sexy in a black bustier dress from Yves Saint Laurent in 2002.

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SCARLETT JOHANSSON: HIT

Scarlett Johansson is a vision in silver in her sexy, body-hugging Marchesa dress at the London premiere of The Island.

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One-Armed Bandit: Geez, we know there was a recession in 1990, but couldn't Kim Basinger afford a whole dress? The future Oscar winner for "L.A. Confidential" crash-landed at the Academy Awards in a white satin one-sleeved, mono-collared, half-jacketed eyesore of her own design. Where's the rest of the gown? It's a question for the ages, although Kim's pup tent of a skirt has us wondering if her then-boyfriend Prince was hiding underneath. Basinger opted to use her time onstage to criticize the Academy for overlooking Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," but her political statement couldn't compete with this weapons-grade ugly frock. If evil could take the form of clothing, this is what it would look like. Look away, people. Look away!

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Fanny Nice: Thirty-five years before Janet Jackson busted out of her bustier, Barbra Streisand had Oscar audiences doing double-takes at her black sheer pailettes-covered, Peter Pan-collared, bow-topped Scaasi pantsuit. The diva, who won the 1969 Best Actress prize for her portrayal of Fanny Brice in "Funny Girl" (she tied with Katharine Hepburn for "The Lion in Winter"), had a moniker-appropriate moment when she tripped on her ginormous bellbottoms as she made her way to the podium. She recovered quickly, basking in her win and purring, "Hello, gorgeous." Scaasi denied that Babs' PJ-like tulle and chiffon outfit was see-through, insisting it was lined with skin-toned crepe to give the illusion of nakedness, which somehow seems much, much worse. Last year, Streisand auctioned off her famous suit for charity, selling it on eBay for $11,358.24.

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RACHEL MCADAMS: HIT

Red Eye star Rachel McAdams looks like a 1950s glamor girl in a full-skirted Donna Karan party dress at the Westwood, Calif., premiere of her thriller.




NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN: MISS

We'd be hiding behind sunglasses in this getup, too: Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan is tacky in taffeta and gladiator-style stilettos at an ABC party in West Hollywood.

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JOY BRYANT: HIT

The Skeleton Key actress Joy Bryant is aglow in a Grecian-style, decolletage-baring Donna Karan gown at the L.A. premiere of her movie.

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When She's Bad, She's Better: Sigh. If only Cher made the Oscar scene every year. Honestly, we're tired of those annoying stylists, who ensure that good taste rules the red carpet. What fun is that? Year after year of classy couture has made us truly appreciate, even admire, Cher's knowingly bad fashion choices.

For the 1986 Oscars, the icon, who was reportedly smarting over getting snubbed for her performance in "Mask," suited up in an outrageous, flesh- and hip-bone-exposing gothic Bob Mackie original, complete with dominatrix accents and an explosive feathered headdress. "As you can see, I did receive my Academy handbook on how to dress like a serious actress," she said onstage.

Two years later, she wore another skin-flashing Mackie to accept her Best Actress prize for "Moonstruck." Cher, we're faced with the prospect of another dull parade of Oscar fashion. We're begging you, come back soon -- and bring a Be-Dazzler-clutching Bob Mackie with you!

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Swan Wake: We're guessing that 2001 Best Original Song nominee Bjork wanted people to laugh with her, not at her, when she made the decision to wear a faux swan carcass to the biggest fashion event on the planet. Fashion experts flipped the Icelandic pixie the bird over her Marjan Pejoski-designed disaster ("Bjork Lays an Egg," crowed one paper), which she obstinately kept on while performing her nominated song, the appropriately titled "I've Seen It All." Quipped host Steve Martin, "I was going to wear my swan, but to me they're so last year." Still, the stuffed swan wasn't Bjork's worst style crime, since at least we appreciate its kitsch value. No, that dishonor is reserved for her droopy flesh-toned bodysuit, a fashion don't with or without a beak-accessorized tutu.

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FERGIE: MISS

Black Eyed Peas frontwoman Fergie is an unwelcome throwback to the pastel-plagued '80s with her corseted and ruffled cocktail dress and multicolored pumps at a fashion event in New York City.

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DREW BARRYMORE: HIT

Drew Barrymore is lovely in a chocolate-colored Versace halter dress custom-made for her at a London screening of her film Fever Pitch.