gowns

At the London premiere of Snow White and the Huntsman, Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart coordinated beautifully in long black sheer gowns. Both actresses stole the show, Charlize in a Dior gown and Solange Azagury-Partridge jewels, Kristen in a Marchesa dress and Jimmy Choo pumps. Inspired by their moody, romantic gowns, we set off to find equally gorgeous sheer black dresses so you can re-create their red-carpet look for your next fancy soiree. Step inside to see and shop seven of our stunning picks.

Isaac Mizrahi is bringing his couture skills to the wedding gown with a series of six sophisticated gowns exclusive to wedding site The Aisle. The gowns, which will range in price from $2,200-$4,500 will be available to The Aisle New York members starting tomorrow (this might be a good time to sign up if you're a bride-to-be) for a six-month period. For those who want their gown to fit perfectly — which is everyone — the collection will be available custom made-to-measure and delivered to you within two weeks. Check out the six gorgeous dresses here.

Paris Fashion Week wrapped up yesterday, and now that the last model has walked the last runway, we're taking a look at our absolute favorites in the eveningwear category. A highlight had to be Alexander McQueen, whose designer Sarah Burton modeled her Winter-white-clad models after the story of the Ice Queen. Or Chanel, where Karl Lagerfeld made the evening jumpsuit the main focus over traditional gowns. There were fun, flirty, short dresses too. We've rounded out the top 25 most stunning evening looks and put them all for you here. Click away.

>> The Oscars — hitting a television screen near you this Sunday — is the perfect forum to have an iconic dress moment. And while the past couple years have been a bit ho-hum in the red carpet arena, we have high hopes for 2011. Anne Hathaway, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Williams, do you hear us? We've whittled down from the Fall 2011 runway gowns shown thus far the 29 dresses we want to see go straight from runway to Oscars red carpet!

We've had red-carpet looks on the brain here for, oh, ever, so we paid special attention to the gorgeous gowns coming down the runway at New York Fashion Week. There were florals, lace, flowy chiffon numbers, lots of red, and plenty of sparkle from our favorite designers, including Jason Wu, Prabal Gurung, and Monique Lhuillier. Here are the top 25 most drop-dead gorgeous dresses of the week — and the ones we're hoping to see on the Oscars red carpet!

Over the weekend, the stars got all dolled up and attended LACMA's gala for its new "Unmasking: The Lynda & Stewart Resnick Exhibition." While Molly Sims and Nicky Hilton opted for short frocks, the rest — Nicole Richie, Olivia Wilde, Kim Kardashian, Teri Hatcher, and Monet Mazur — made an entrance in floor-length gowns. Olivia went nude, Kim chose red, Teri black, Monet did shimmery turquoise, while Nicole opted for a dramatic Marchesa. Click through to see them all up close, then vote on whose look is most Fab.