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Gossip Girl stars Blake Lively, Penn Badgley, Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford joined forces to help relaunch Ray Bans “Clubmaster” shades at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom last night. Known for its distinctively cool and classic 1950s design, the “Clubmaster” was worn by legends as disparate as Malcolm X and Katherine Hepburn. It seems only fitting that the Gossip Girl stars would help rebirth it. Other stylish stars in attendance included Diane Kruger, Joshua Jackson and Maggie Gyllenhaal. We can’t wait to get our hands on a pair. You can get your own pair of “Clubmasters”, $130, at a Sunglass Hut near you.

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If there are two things that Hollywood’s biggest stars love, it’s stylish shoes and worthy causes. And the Stuart Weitzman-sponsored celebrity-designed shoe auction is combining the two — and letting everyone from Hilary Duff to Jessica Alba get creative and give back. Twenty-nine of your favorite fashionistas have customized and autographed the sole of a Stuart Weitzman pump, which are up for auction online only between now and September 30th, with 100% of proceeds going directly to support ovarian cancer research. And while we’re feeling partial to Jessica Simpson’s bedazzled creation above, click over to stuartweitzmancelebrityauction.com to check out looks by Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rachel Bilson, Blake Lively and more to judge for yourself. Then place your bid and get in on giving back.

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She may have gone from a sky blue hue to something a little more subdued, but it looks like Blake Lively’s buzzed about Rag & Bone Peasant dress is still her go-to look for dates with boyfriend Penn Badgley. Just two weeks ago, both the Gossip Girl star and California girl Cameron Diaz chose blue striped Rag & Bone tunic dresses for hot dates, causing the frocks to sell out almost instantly online after we ran the story. This time around, Blake settled on the gray striped version — and even took a cue from Cameron and wore it looser. In case you missed out on grabbing the blue tunic, you can get the gray striped one now, $325, at madisonlosangeles.com. Tell us: Which color do you like better on Blake — the blue or gray?

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What to wear on a summer date with a hot guy? Well, according to Blake Lively and Cameron Diaz, it’s Rag & Bone’s Peasant dress. The Gossip Girl star stepped out for dinner with her costar boyfriend Penn Badgley in her blue and white dress last week in N.Y.C., while the California girl hit the streets of West Hollywood with her new guy, British model Paul Sculfor. Both blondes look totally breezy and cool in their blue dresses — why not nab one for yourself on sale? Get it at eluxury.com now for $229, reduced from $325. Tell us: who wears their Rag & Bone dress better? Blake or Cameron?

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For decades fiery red has been Hollywood’s color of choice for heating things up on the red carpet. This season though, another sunnier shade has been gaining ground, with everyone from Beyoncé to Blake Lively to Fergie and more stepping out in buttery hues of yellow. And while the color might not yet be commonplace in the colder months, it’s rising popularity is understandable — it’s surprisingly flattering on almost all skin tones. And it looks like most of you agree. You’ve been voting the trend as one of your favorites in our Would You Wear These Trends poll. Click here to vote now on this and other top Hollywood trends. Then check out our editors’ picks to get the red carpet trend for less.

Sean Collection Stretch Satin Halter Gown with Brooch, $258 at nordstrom.com

Nicole Miller Strapless Cross-Front Gown, $465 at neimanmarcus.com

Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent Long Strapless Dress in Yellow, $299 at revolveclothing.com

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The City of Lights shone a little brighter this week as Hollywood’s biggest stars descended on Paris for the Spring/Summer 2008 haute couture shows. See what Hilary Swank, Uma Thurman, Blake Lively, and more got up to at the most exclusive runway shows of the season.

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Lost in Translation filmmaker Sofia Coppola and legendary singer Marianne Faithful were front and center for the French design house, whose parade of undulating shapes and organic details gave form to an ocean-inspired vision.

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Opulent exuberance was the look at Dior, where body-conscious dresses turned up the volume in bold colors like canary yellow, lime green and fuchsia. Stars like Diane Kruger were among the luck first to get an up-close view of the collection’s cut-out platform wedge heels and fluorescent feather eyelashes.

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It’s a long way from show choir to the Chanel Haute Couture show in Paris, but that’s just the kind of leap that 20-year old Blake Lively is experiencing now. “I had a normal, all-American high school experience — nothing like the kids on Gossip Girl,” Blake tells PEOPLE, tricked out in a black pleated Chanel bubble dress and long strands of pearly necklaces.”The amount of money the characters have is incredible. The kids on the show drink cocktails at the Palace Hotel; I was eating hamburgers at fundraisers at Fuddruckers.” But she’s totally enjoying the access the show is giving her a scant two years out of high school. “[It's] opened so many doors for me, like coming to Paris to see a Chanel show.” But considering that the show is nearly as famous for its designer costumes as for its steamy sex scenes, a fashion show is a natural place for Serena van der Woodsen’s alter ego. And that’s just fine with Lively. “It doesn’t even seem like a job,” she says. “We’re getting paid to live in New York and wear amazing clothes.”