School of frock: The fabulous Fan Bingbing

FAN BINGBING (A-)

Shanghai International Film Festival In Shanghai

Gown: Stephane Rolland

This is a woman who takes dressing up very, very seriously - and for that, I am eternally grateful. This theatrical burgundy velvet Rolland creation isn't his best, but it's good enough to make everyone else on this list look embarrassingly basic.

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SELENA GOMEZ (C)

Hotel Transylvania 2 photocall in Cancun, Mexico

Top and skirt: Katie Ermilio

Shoes: Christian Louboutin

Did anyone lose a skanky bridesmaid on the way to a Vegas chapel? Here's yet another way Gomez tries to tell the world she's not 14 anymore.

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MILEY CYRUS (C)

amfAR Inspiration Gala New York in New York City

Gown: Moschino

Shoes: Dr. Martens

I could've got on board Cyrus' kitschy costume because she doesn't look half bad, but she had to ruin it with the
ridiculous side-braided mohawk. So I guess I don't ''heart'' this after all.

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TARAJI P HENSON (C)

Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco

Dress: Valentino

Shoes: Gianvito Rossi

Someone needs to stop shopping in the children's section. I can totally see this cute embellished babydoll frock on Kiernan Shipka, Elle Fanning or Chloe Moretz, but on a 44-year-old woman, it's just a joke. Classic case of not dressing your age - or shape.

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ZOE SALDANA (D)

Premiere of Infinitely Polar Bear in Los Angeles

Dress: Louis Vuitton

Shoes: Kurt Geiger

I get it. You have twin babies. You're sleep-deprived. You don't give a damn about pretty clothes any more when all you really want is to be in bed, naked and nursing. Been there, done that. So Saldana gets one free pass for this dreary choice - but that's it!

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ANJA RUBIK  (F)

amfAR Inspiration Gala New York in New York City

Gown: Emilio Pucci

Rubik needs to cough up some compensation because my eyeballs have been assaulted by this dreadful psychedelic print and I'm having hallucinations about scorpions. The dress should really come with those "do not drive or operate heavy machinery" warnings. It's basic red carpet safety.

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WHO WORE IT BETTER?

GILLIAN JACOBS

White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, April 25

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ODEYA RUSH

Goosebumps Photocall in Cancun, Mexico, June 12

Honestly, the Peter Pilotto swirl of appliques, patterns and embellishments isn't the most attractive. But I'll take the gown version over the dress for its neat symmetry. Jacobs' elegant styling also helps the weirdness go down a little easier.

 

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MOST IMPROVED

CARA DELEVINGNE

The British supermodel is not a gown girl. Put her in anything remotely feminine or floaty - like this simple white Grecian get-up - and she goes from edgy to plain. So I was glad to see her return to form a month later, in an interesting mix of mesh, velvet and houndstooth that show off her best assets. Fierce girl, fierce make-up, fierce dress.

de Grisogono party at the Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 19

Dress: Saint Laurent

Paper Towns Photocall in Berlin, June 16

Dress: Mary Katrantzou

Shoes: Christian Louboutin

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SPECIAL MAN-TION

BRAD GORESKI

amfAR Inspiration Gala New York in New York City

Jacket: DSquared2

I applaud guys who are brave enough to opt for non-traditional colours for their formal wear and celebrity stylist Goreski doesn't disappoint. Seriously, that salmon velvet tuxedo jacket is delicious.

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The whole point of an actress having a stylist is so you can make more money, or more people want to hire you, or the brand that you're wearing is making more money because it's driving sales. It's all wrapped up in money - it's Hollywood - we're not at church.

- Celebrity stylist Brandon Maxwell on the financial side of the red carpet and how designers pay celebrities and their stylists to wear their clothes at big events