Celebrity Style Story

- Season 2

(2015)

Jennifer Lawrence always knew she'd be famous. She grew up in Louisville, Kentucky playing field hockey and softball in addition to modeling on the side. After a visit to New York with her mom, a talent agent sees her during a photo shoot, and J-Law's acting career gets kicked into high gear. First came roles on Monk and Medium, then a sitcom. Jennifer then branches out into movies with roles in some indie dramas. At 20, she lands her first Oscar nomination for Winter's Bone, wins the award two years later for Silver Linings Playbook and is the star of one of the ...

Emma Watson grew up in the public eye. At age 10 she bagged the much-coveted role of Hermione Granger in the first Harry Potter movie and suddenly she was an international star. Not a style star though. But to be fair, how many of us really knew how to dress when we were 'tweens. The Harry Potter series becomes a billion-dollar franchise and Emma becomes a household name. Thanks to hours in the wardrobe and makeup trailers she starts to earn style points and by the time she puts Hermione Granger to rest, Emma is a full-fledged fashionista. Her post-Potter career is ...

Kerry Washington goes from a natural beauty trying to find her way on the red carpet to a Scandal-icious style star. She could always hold her own in a sartorial showdown, but her role as Olivia Pope elevates her to a gladiator in the fash-arena.

The 40-year-old Philly native came from humble beginnings. He started his career with an amazing acting opportunity for a camp comedy that saw him miss his New York Actor's Studio graduation. That decision set him on a gradual and steady rise to stardom. Cooper's career and fashion sense start to gain momentum as he first becomes know for supporting character roles in Wedding Crashers but everything kicks into high gear when he stars in the sleeper hit The Hangover and meets top designer Tom Ford. Some broken hearts and fash faux pas are made along the way, but a Tom ...

For more than 85 years, the Academy Awards have given fashion fans lots to talk about. The outfits seem to garner more attention than the awards themselves! From the best couture, to the most glamorous Hollywood couples to the downright crazy costumes that have everyone saying "What were they thinking?!" - the Oscars get everyone talking.

Anna Faris, Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig are three of the funniest ladies working in comedy today. These gals may be hilarious, but when it comes to fashion they are downright serious. In a world of non-stop premieres, red carpets and awards shows, these ladies have a lot of appearances to make and they don't want to be fash laughing stocks.

Kendall Jenner, Cara Delevingne and Kate Upton are more than just selfie-starlets. They're the new couture clique stomping their way to supermodel-dom. But before these fresh faces of fashion were trending on Twitter they went through an awkward phase just like the rest of us.

Amy Adams has gone from small-town Colorado dinner theatre to Oscar-nominated films. She scored her first role in Drop Dead Gorgeous while working as a dancer at a local playhouse. That spurred her to move to LA to pursue acting, and her experience in musical theatre won her the lead role in Disney's fantasy Enchanted. Her early style seemed like an extension of her on screen personas - naïve, timid and plain. Today, her style rebels that with bold fashion choices. Amy has become a favorite on the red carpet wearing breathtaking gowns by Gucci, Valentino and Oscar de ...

From the minute she exploded onto the Hollywood scene with her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in 1998, Cate Blanchett has been the crown jewel of Hollywood fashion royalty. A dedicated wife and mother and a commanding actress, Cate made waves starring as Hollywood starlet Katherine Hepburn in "The Aviator", Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There" and the immortal elf queen in the "Lord of the Rings" series. While she's made some very mortal fashion mistakes over the years, there's more rad than bad in her wardrobe. Over the years, she's teamed up with fashion heavyweights like ...

Channing Tatum goes from stripper to model to leading actor in just four years! He brings his street style and sweet moves to his breakthrough movie Step Up in 2006. Channing takes that raw, urban sensibility to his early red carpets, and gets zero style points. But a few years later, he has that light-bulb moment where he swaps sweats for designer three-piece suits. With his wife Jenna Dewan by his side, Channing has finally stepped up his fashion game. From exotic dancer to box office stud, Channing Tatum became a fash favorite when he traded in baggy for boutique!

Kristen Bell was a musical theatre geek from way back who got her big break playing high school sleuth Veronica Mars on TV. She cracked the case every week, but on the red carpet her style was a bit of a mystery. But after she broke onto the big screen in Forgetting Sarah Marshall she also broke the code of seriously stylish fashion. From figure flattering couture to gorge-y glamazon red carpet appearances, she's got her style covered, even though she likes to show a little leg.

Helen Mirren's an Oscar winning style star, but her first red carpet looks are fabric-overload-city. The Dame covers up from head to toe, hiding her hot-bod under one fash-fail after another. Luckily her style-sense gets better with age and she lets her sophista-sexy side shine through.

Once dubbed "Worst-Dressed man in the World," by GQ magazine, the Oscar winner's recent stretch of red carpet appearances done right has helped him lose the bad style moniker. Thanks to the initial success of his hip indie roles ("Fight Club," "Requiem For A Dream"), Jared has become a fixture onstage and aside runways. Over the years Leto's proven to be more than a bit of a chameleon when it comes to transforming himself on screen. That willingness to make wild, weird and sometimes bewildering fash choices has also followed him in his personal life. Now he's an Oscar...

Sienna Miller seems to garner more headlines from her parade of celebrity boyfriends than her stellar acting roles. She was born in New York in 1981. Before she broke into acting, Sienna began her career as a photographic model. It was in 2004 that she got her real break in the film industry, playing opposite Jude Law in the remake of the 1966 film 'Alfie'. With her modeling background, Sienna was able to make an impact on the red carpet almost immediately. In 2007, she showed how fash-forward she could be by launching the Twenty8Twelve clothing line with her older ...

Chris Evans, Chris Pratt and Chris Hemsworth are three of the biggest hunks you will ever see, and all of them are comic book super heroes. They all geared up in trademark suits to battle evil onscreen, but in real life their secret weapon is suit and tie on a glitzy red carpet. They all started with seriously sketchy style, but after becoming comic book franchise players they gave their look book the love it needed.

The Critics' Choice Awards are a chance for the pro-movie reviewers to sound off on their fav-films of the year, but more importantly it's another red carpet during award season for fash-fanatics to fawn over. Since its start in 1996 the Critics' Choice has become a sartorial-palooza with mega-style stars like Angelina Jolie, couture kiddos like Dakota and Elle Fanning, and WTF fashionistas like Sarah Silverman posing hard on the red carpet.

Audiences were first introduced to Amanda Seyfried when she played Karen, the ditzy but lovable member of the Plastics in "Mean Girls." We soon learned she's nothing like her character. She's made smart career choices, eventually earning critical acclaim in movies like "Les Miserables" and "Lovelace." After a slow start on the red carpet, Amanda experimented with several designers to find her favorite looks. She admits that she likes to often cap off her look with a powerful red lip. From Mean Girl to Glamor Girl, Amanda rode a wave of bad reviews before finding her ...

The British are coming! The British are coming! Carey Mulligan, Felicity Jones and Rosamund Pike are the hottest thing to come out of the U.K. since Early Grey tea. With rock-solid red carpet looks, these talented ladies are on the must-see list for every event.

Elizabeth Hurley made it big as the British babe who binged on body-con and bandage dresses, but when you look closer, she's a style pioneer leading the way in celebrity fashion for the last quarter century. She's definitely known for deep Vs, thigh-high slits and a love of pink, but from her iconic Versace safety pin dress to her love affair with Cavalli, her look has been copied by stars across the Hollywood galaxy without them even knowing it. She may push too far and play it too sexy, but when you look that good, is that really a problem?

When Penélope Cruz makes the move from Spain to Hollywood her style is totally lost in translation. Her first looks on the red carpet are all over the map from too casual to over styled, but she heads in the right sartorial direction when she wins Oscar gold and it's not long before she's living in style city.

Voted one of the sexiest women of all time, Kate Beckinsale sizzles in her sartorial choices. But it wasn't all landslide victories for the beautiful Brit. She had a serious string of style slip-ups when she first hit the big screen. The '90s didn't flatter this fierce fashionista, but it only took one legendary latex-clad role for this lovely lady to find her fash footing. Now she's a designer's dream! This Celebrity Style Story belongs to Kate Beckinsale.

His motto is JKL - Just Keep Livin' and Matthew McConaughey is definitely living the high life as a sex symbol, family man and Oscar winner for Dallas Buyers Club. This Texas born mega-babe originally wanted a career as a filmmaker, but a chance meeting with a casting director led him to where he belongs - in front of the camera. After a flashy debut as an eternal teenager in Dazed & Confused, he got his breakthrough role in A Time To Kill. Like his personality, Matthew's fashion sense maintained a cool, laid-back approach. When he discovered brands like Dolce & ...

The Girls of "Girls" skyrocket to style stardom when the series debuts on HBO in 2012. Creator Lena Dunham takes the lead with Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, and Jemima Kirke rounding out the couturiffic cast. The fashionable foursome showcases an eclectic array of looks on-screen and off-screen they never disappoint the style elite hitting the red carpet in sartorial stunners.

Zoe Saldana is all about transition. She's a dancer turned actress who landed a part in the highest grossing film of all time to become a major movie star. On the style tip, she ditched her seriously fugly '90s fash to become a millennial style maven. While starring in blockbusters, she hooked up with the hottest designers to find the best way to flaunt her form. With an eye for drama, a thing for short skirts and a love of Balmain she's relentless in her quest for red carpet perfection. Now she knows what works for her and she knows how to work it. This Celebrity ...

Jessica Chastain knew she wanted to be an actress since the age of seven and has worked hard to get there. She grew up in Sacramento, California, went to school at Juilliard in NYC and returned to California to pursue her acting career. She toiled as a guest actor on television before breaking out in a big way when six films she starred in were released during the 2011 calendar year. An Oscar nomination for her role in "The Help" throws her into the spotlight even more as she begins the awards circuit. Then she's right back to acting to even more critical acclaim in "...

The Golden Globes are known for controversy, cocktails and couture. Through the years we've seen slits, slip-ups and straight-up style surprises. From the Rat Pack storming the stage to rumored trophy bribes, the Globes never disappoint when it comes to a wildly entertaining awards show.

Megan Fox rarely portrays the "good girl" whenever she appears in TV shows or features films. Don't get her wrong - she enjoys being a "bad ass." She's got the tattoos to prove it! She first gained our attention as Shia Labeouf's sexy sidekick in Transformers. She quickly made the Maxim Hot 100 list and graced the cover of several men's - and women's magazines. With her hot bod and sexy curves, Megan knows how to put a dress to good use. She knows what works for her body, and even served as a brand ambassador for Armani. From sex bomb to fabu fashionista, Megan Fox ...

Sofía Vergara is a sizzling sitcom star, but when this 5'7 stunner moves her Columbian curves to the U.S. her first red carpet looks are freezing cold fashtastrophes. Once she lands the hilariously hot "Modern Family" her style sense heats up and the Latina looker is on fire.

The world fell in love with Robin Wright when they saw her as the pristine Princess Buttercup in The Princess Bride. Stepping into the spotlight in the '90s made for some interesting fashion choices, but even through the big shoulders and bad trends she asserted herself. Her relationship with Sean Penn had highs and lows, but this mistress of monochrome keeps it consistent on the carpet in a black gown or white suit. After her kids were all grown up, she reinvents herself on the ground breaking series House of Cards and thanks to clean lines and high-class couture, ...

Tilda Swinton is an original. She's known for her androgynous looks as well as pushing the envelope with fashion risks when she's given the opportunity to step out - and she's been given plenty of opportunity. She's an indie queen who flirts with Hollywood from time to time, but this lady is never going to be pinned down. Avante Garde and architectural detailing are her thing. This is a woman who did it her way to rise to the top of the acting and fashion worlds.

Elizabeth Banks has taken the world by storm. But she wasn't always a style star to bank on. This funny lady had some seriously comical looks but it only took one over-the-top role in The Hunger Games to get her head in the style game. She's a fan of fierce fashion, staring in flicks with her friends and ruling as the queen of color on the carpet. With her hands in acting, producing and directing, this triple threat always gets a double take. This Celebrity Style Story belongs to Elizabeth Banks.

Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell and Troian Bellisario make up TV's fabulous foursome known as the Pretty Little Liars. These fashion-forward high-schoolers band together to take on an anonymous foe who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets. From four tormented teens, to forging their own fashion identities, the Pretty Little Liars came together to create one of TV's most stylish shows

Lupita Nyong'o, Diane Kruger, and Marion Cotillard are the ultimate red carpet queens. The style elite drools with fash-envy over their killer couture cred and even when they suffer a sartorial stumble these mega movie stars manage to land on their sick stilettos.

Kim and Kanye, George and Amal, Sofia and Joe - we love our celeb couples and we love to know what they are wearing. Good-looking people in good-looking clothes is a no-brainer, but when these couples get together it's two times the couture.

From a young up-and-comer to a pitch perfect star, Anna Kendrick learned to play to her strengths and her Twitter account to become one of Hollywood's fashion elite. Her quick rise meant she had to scramble to figure out her style game and when she found something that worked she stuck with it, showing loyalty to Marchesa, Ellie Saab and J. Mendel. With the release of "Pitch Perfect" she returned to her singing roots, blossomed into true stardom and used it to push forward with her style game. It doesn't always work, but she's always trying.

These three sets of siblings are making big moves on the big screen and in the fashion scene. But it wasn't always silver screen worthy sartorial choices. They've gone from questionable and quirky to fierce and fashionable. All it took was a Golden Globe nom, a star on the Walk of Fame and a few collaborations to get these stars some style. This Celebrity Style Story belongs to Stylish Siblings.

From Boston bestie with Matt Damon, to Hollywood A-Lister, Ben Affleck upped his style quotient when he aligned himself with some of the most style-savvy divas in Hollywood.

Kris Jenner and her daughters Kourtney, Kim and, Khloé Kardashian are the fierce females leading the first family of reality TV. Fash-fans have been trying to keep up with their rating raising style since the show first aired in 2006 and today their sartorial selections are more influential than ever. Whether they're dressing a plus one, a baby bump, or a scandal these ladies know how to make an appearance.

Eddie Redmayne, Russell Brand and Benedict Cumberbatch are three of the most talented Brits to come out of the UK. And while they are known for dominating stage and screen, they all have their own distinct style. British Boys may be known for black suits and skinny ties, but these three go beyond basic fash, with red carpet looks that that prove they're more than cute chaps with charming accents.

From runway model to red carpet star, Milla Jovovich used her natural poise and flair for fashion to rise to the top of the heap.