Look I'm Loving: Diane Kruger at the Louvre

Diane Kruger, 95% of the time, has flawless style. It's borderline avant garde, but almost always impeccably chic.

(via Go Fug Yourself)

Here at a charity gala in Paris, she looks stunning in a nude Alessandra Rich dress with chartreuse lace embellishment. I LOVE the pop of tangerine, which is just edgy enough against the contrasting yellow-green.

Her arm candy doesn't hurt, either.

Pre-fall perfection

I posted my pre-fall favorites last Friday (check it here if you missed it), but I saved one very special collection for its own post.

Oscar de la Renta, you are a genius.

From the ladylike tweed skirtsuits to the edgier leather pants and skirts, from the classic and glamourous evening gowns to the on-trend wide-legged pants, the collection touched every fashion base with finesse. The diverse collection screamed uptown girl. There was literally nothing shown in this collection that I wouldn't want in my wardrobe immediately. (Not sure where I'd wear 8 evening gowns... Probably just to lay around the house like Marie Antoinette or something.)

Above, you have my favorite looks. But you can peep the whole collection over at style.com.

Sunday Lust List: All dressed up

It's gala season in DC. And while I have a couple full-length gowns hanging in my closet, waiting for a good reason to be worn, I can't help but look around. When my friend Danielle sent me this BCBG dress, I was hooked.

Issa silk-jersey gown, available at Net-A-Porter: $885

Azzaro Carmen evening gown, available at the Outnet: $2,458

3.1 Phillip Lim sequined silk dress, available at Net-A-Porter: $1,100

BCBG one-shouldered belted gown, available at Bloomingdales: $298

Countdown to New Year's

What are you wearing this New Year's Eve? Between shopping for presents, it's hard to find time to shop for the perfect New Year's dress!

I'm not going to lie: I'm partial to sequins on NYE because if you can't wear them then, when can you? And on New Year's Eve, everything sparkles! You're just fitting in.

But I realize sequins aren't for everyone, so I picked out some other options for you party-goers: bold colors, sexy blacks and more fabulous frocks. Everyone can ring in the new year in style!

Sparkling:

ADAM folded-sequin silk-organza dress, available at Net-A-Porter: $1495

ABS sequin scoop back dress, available at Saks: $402

Jessica Simpson sequined holiday dress, available at eDressMe: $148

3.1 Phillip Lim sequin shift dress, available at MyTheresa: $1037.24 

Pop of color:

BCBG strapless party dress, available at Saks: $278

J. Crew hammered silk flambe dress: $495

Twenty8Twelve Porter dress, available at Diani: $143

Rachel Roy Marquesa dress: $119 (This is a little fancier, but I like it a lot)

Thread Social asymmetric silk bow dress, available at The Outnet: $198.40

Sleek and black (bring in your personality with fun accessories):

Rachel Pally Babe dress, available at Shopbop: $207 (I have to credit Liz with finding this number... but it's so perfect and fun!)

Foley + Corinna metallic lace strapless dress, available at Shopbop: $475

Forever 21 tiered leatherette dress: $39.80

A little bit of everything:

Topshop sequin spot tulle dress: $250

Forever 21 Twinkling Sequins party dress: $24.80 (But nix the dumb hat)

Christopher Kane galaxy print silk-satin dress, available at Net-A-Porter: $2,185 (For the adventurous dresser who just got a nice bonus!)

If the glitz and glamour of these dresses is wrong for you, check out Style Bakery's list of non-sequined New Year's Eve dresses. They are pretty cute!

For the final touch, head over to Refinery29 to check out their guide for how to accessorize your party dress. (PS - They accessorize the Christopher Kane dress from above - I totally picked this dress before I read their tips though! Great taste abounds within me, I guess!)

One more note: I do not necessarily advocate spending a ton of money on a NYE party dress. Here's why: A) With lots of drinking, stuff can happen. Clothes can get ruined. Be careful. B) As much as I love sequins, how much are you going to wear the fully sequined dress? That's why the Forever 21 and Jessica Simpson options are so great - fun party frocks without costing all the cash. This is just my 2 cents though... I'd buy all of these dresses in a heartbeat if I could.

Now all I need is a pair of glass slippers

Sometimes, a girl just wants to be Cinderella.

Monique Lhullier

Naeem Khan

Monique Lhullier

David Basso

Donna Karan

Marchesa

Lela Rose

Reem Acra

Why can't I just wear this to work?

Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for IMG (via The Cut)

This Monique Lhullier dress from her Spring 2011 collection is a showstopper. If this dress were mine, I'd just hang around in it all day.