“Sometimes you wear a dress, and it’s all about the dress and you lose the actor. And I don’t feel like that when I’m wearing his dresses,” says Bejo of why she loves wearing Saab’s gowns. They were photographed by Jonathan de Villiers on Sept. 4 at the Elie Saab Showroom in Paris.
On Bejo: Elie Saab Haute Couture Black dress with plunging neck and fully embroidered skirt.
The pair were photographed by Mike Rosenthal on Sept. 12 in Beverly Hills.
On Rossum: Monique Lhuillier dress and shoes, Graziela Gems earrings, Graziela Gems Fusion of Styles ring. On Lhuillier: Monique Lhuillier pants, Celine blouse, EF Collection Diamond Triangle bangle, Melinda Maria Katrina pave ring.
“Because she’s a woman, Monique knows how to design for women. She knows what flatters and how to make them feel comfortable and beautiful,” says Rossum of what makes Lhuillier her go-to designer.
“Red-carpet dressing really helped create worldwide brand awareness on a scale that print advertising campaigns alone cannot,” says Mendel.
“As soon as I see a dress on a red carpet or runway, I am always able to guess that it’s his,” says Mara of Mendel’s distinct style.
The pair were photographed by Cameron Krone on Sept. 5 at Mendel’s atelier in New York City.
On Mara: J. Mendel dress and shoes.
“I think about the dress that January [Jones] wore at the Emmys. That just stood out because it is a freaking beautiful red dress, right? And just confident, that is a confident dress, that is a designer who knows what he is doing and has a point of view,” says Parker of Gurung.
They were photographed by Miller Mobley on Aug. 26 at The Surf Lodge in Montauk, New York. On Parker: Prabal Gurung dress, SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker shoes, Veronika Borchers for Pearl Collective earrings.
“I enjoy this dress because I’m quite a woman of soft curves and I love these sharp little angles on me that contrast who I am,” says Hendricks of this and other Westwood gowns she has worn.
The two were photographed by Rebecca Miller on Sept. 10 at Westwood’s studio in London. On Hendricks: Vivienne Westwood Couture.