The Week In Red Carpet

Designer Rachel Roy flirts with androgyny at a screening of Adam at AMC Loews 19th Street in New York City on July 28, while singer Kristinia DeBarge gets monochromatic at a Loso’s Way screening at the Tribeca Grand Hotel the night before. On the west coast, Mandy Moore pairs motorcycle boots with a motorcycle jacket at the TXT L8TR Campaign at Nobu in Hollywood.

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You’re clashing with the carpet, Penelope! Cruz attends the UK premiere of Broken Embraces July 30 in London in head-to-toe crimson at the TXT L8TR Campaign at Nobu.

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Michael Knight, that’s who! The Project Runway designer attended the opening reception for the National Urban League at the Field Museum July 29 in Chicago in a summer blazer and Sperrys.

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Get it while it’s not faux pas! Hollywood’s leading ladies get their money’s worth on summer whites: Amy Adams at the Los Angeles screening of Julie & Julia July 27, Claire Danes at Adam July 28, and Maria Menounos at Julie & Julia.

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In an uncharacteristically look-at-me moment, Brad Pitt flashes the goodies beneath his dapper gray suit at the Inglourious Basterds premiere June 28 in Berlin.

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Wait, never mind—they are wearing clothes. Diane Kruger and Chloë Sevigny inspire double takes at the Inglourious Basterds premiere and the BlackBerry Tour party, respectively.

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Actress Gwyneth Paltrow angers a nation by proving she hasn’t aged a bit since Shakespeare in Love in a metallic party dress at the Children of the City “Champions of Hope” benefit gala in Tribeca.

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These red carpet regulars match bold frocks with understated accessories, proving once and for all that when it comes to prints, less is more: Actress Rose Byrne at the Adam screening, Rachel Weisz at an afterparty following the press night for A Streetcar Named Desire July 28 in London, and beloved pixie Rachel Bilson at the TXT L8TR Campaign at Nobu.

Dimitrios Kambouris, WireImage / Getty Images; Dave M. Benett / Getty Images; Sara De Boer / Retna Ltd.

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Emile Hirsch channels his Into the Wild character at the Taking Woodstock premiere July 29 in New York City, while actress (and Michael Cera’s girlfriend) Charlyne Yi channels Little Orphan Annie at the premiere of Paper Heart in Los Angeles a day earlier.

Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images; Jay Valena / Retna Ltd.

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Don’t mess with success. The little black dress scores big three times over on actress Melanie Laurent at the Inglourious Basterds premiere, Audrina Patridge at the Red Bull Toasted event honoring Travis Pastrana July 28 in Hollywood, and Ivanka Trump at the Women’s Jewelry Association Awards For Excellence Gala July 27 in New York City.

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The Week In Red Carpet

With movie premieres to attend and new gadgets to fête, the stars were out in full force this week. VIEW OUR GALLERY of the faces and trends in front of the flashbulbs.