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Home · Fashion

Top 10: The Week's Best Dressed, 11-16-2012

Celebs go glam for a week of posh events. Check out the chic lady who landed the No. 1 spot.
By Celia L. Smith · Updated October 28, 2020
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#10: Ashley Madekwe

Where: The GQ Men of the Year Party at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.

Why: This black-and-white graphic dress adds a little ’80s rock to the red carpet. Get the look!

Top 10: The Week’s Best Dressed, 11-16-2012
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#9: Jessica White

Where: The 2012 Kisses for the Troops event at Times Square in New York City.

Why: We love the effortless feel of White’s studded smock dress with the added pizazz of her snakeskin pumps. Simplicity goes a long way. Get the look!

Top 10: The Week’s Best Dressed, 11-16-2012
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#8: Iman

Where: The Gato Negro Films & The Cinema Society screening of Hotel Noir at the Crosby Street Hotel in New York City.

Why: Iman maintains her modelesque swag in a chic black-on-black ensemble topped with fur — a tried and true fashionista uniform. Get the look!

Top 10: The Week’s Best Dressed, 11-16-2012
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#7: Solange Knowles
Solange Knowles
Top 10: The Week’s Best Dressed, 11-16-2012
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#6: June Ambrose

Where: The Gato Negro Films & The Cinema Society screening of Hotel Noir at the Crosby Street Hotel in New York City.

Why: The style connoisseur keeps it simple (by June standards) in bold stripes and fab noir accessories. Get the look!

Top 10: The Week’s Best Dressed, 11-16-2012
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Style File: Alicia Keys

Where: The MTV EMAs 2012 in Germany.

Why: Keys knows how to pick a dress to flatter her figure, and she keeps coming back to this Stella McCartney sexy “Optical Illusion” style. Get the look!

Top 10: The Week’s Best Dressed, 11-16-2012
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#4: Chanel Iman

Where: The Ninth Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards in New York City.

Why: This antique matte metallic fabric makes the gown that much more retro feeling and reminiscent of the 1970s. Get the look!

Top 10: The Week’s Best Dressed, 11-16-2012
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#3: Terri Seymour

Where: The GQ Men of the Year Party at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.

Why: This leather dress speaks for itself — it’s fierce and sexy without trying too hard. Get the look!

Top 10: The Week’s Best Dressed, 11-16-2012
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#2: Liya Kebede

Where: The Ninth Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards in New York City.

Why: We’re suckers for leather, especially this off-the-wall, white perforated, zip-up style by Proenza Schouler. Kebede kills it every time! Get the look!

Top 10: The Week’s Best Dressed, 11-16-2012
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10
#1: Allyson Felix

Where: The 22nd annual Glamour Women of the Year Awards at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Why: This ESSENCE cover girl has shown she knows a thing or two about fashion. At the year’s most glam event, the Olympic medalist sported a Vera Wang fishtail gown flawlessly. Get the look!

Top 10: The Week’s Best Dressed, 11-16-2012
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