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What Hollywood fashionista doesn’t love an excuse to indulge in shoes? And at last week’s Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award event honoring Manolo Blahnik, everyone from Lucy Liu to Hilary Duff, January Jones and Nicky Hilton had their best excuse yet. Liu, who presented Blahnik with the award, wore his chic and strappy sandals. “These shoes are incredibly comfortable,” she told PEOPLE. “They’re slip-ons first of all, and they’re incredibly elegant. I love the idea of detail that he puts into his shoes — and they’re super comfortable.” As for how many pairs of Manolos Liu owns, “You literally cannot count!” she laughs. As guests milled around, drinking mojitos and looking at the iconic designs displayed in Lucite boxes, Hilton dished about what she thinks makes the designer’s shoes so popular. “You just feel good in them,” she said. “They’re so fun and they’re all so different. I have a lot [of pairs]. It’s a hobby — you collect them.” And we can’t think of a chicer pastime. –Reporting by Jenny Sundel

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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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Can anyone tell me where Hilary Duff’s giant zebra bag in StarTracks is from? I think Halle Berry was recently photographed with a similar one. — Megan

Hilary Duff shows off her wild side down-under as she arrives at the Sydney airport toting the hottest Jimmy Choo bag on the the market. The singer’s ponyhair zebra print Jimmy Choo bag is new for the Spring/Summer ‘08 season. Even with a price tag of $3,395, the “Saba” Printed Pony handbag is already on back order at jimmychoo.com. The Saba style bag with its African inspired bangles is quickly becoming an A-list favorite–Katherine Heigl has it in brown suede, $2,450! If you have the cash to burn check a local Jimmy Choo store for availablity or to order. If not, try one of these other zebra printed bags we found. Don’t forget to check out all the other star styles we found!

Get Hilary’s Bag for Less:
DeGroot brown suede Zebra hobo, $289, bluefly.com

Zebra-print tote bag, $169, spiegel.com

Steve Madden Balma zebra bag, $48, stevemadden.com

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Heidi Klum made our Academy Awards Best Dressed List with her red silk Haute Couture by John Galliano gown, but the Project Runway host isn’t going to be adding this stunner to her dress collection any time soon. The model is donating this one-of-a-kind Galliano to benefit women’s heart health, a cause she supported by walking the Red Dress Collection runway during Fashion Week. You can enter a sweepstakes to win Heidi’s couture gown at mycokerewards.com — Diet Coke will donate $1 to support women’s heart health for every entry towards a goal of $250,000. A winner will be chosen on March 10. Tell us: Did you like Heidi’s Oscar dress?

Click here to see more iconic red dresses throughout Oscars history, including Nicole Kidman and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

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When it comes to accessories, Hilary Duff can never have too many. The young starlet loves starting trends with her eclectic jewelry choices. Recently, we spotted Hilary drawing some inspiration from the Far East with Rosena Sammi’s Bliss Necklace, which features the word “Bliss” in traditional Indian Sanskrit. Lindsay Lohan has also been sporting this tranquil necklace. Get your own, $99 in gold or $88 in sterling silver, at rosenasammi.com. Check out all of Rosena Sammi’s designs here.

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From turquoise to hot pink, this fall is definitely about color. At Teen Vogue’s annual Young Hollywood party, starlets like Hilary Duff and Jamie Lynn Spears showed off another bright dress trend for the season—bold geometric patterns. Jamie Lynn showed off her legs in a geometric print Marciano number with a beaded neckline. Hilary added her rock ‘n roll edge to a loose-fitting red and white Marc by Marc Jacobs halter with knee-high double breasted buttoned boots, black tights and a knit hat. Get the look with one of our favorites:

Catherine Malandrino Infinity dress, $425, shopbop.com

Get Jamie Lynn’s Marciano Marina print dress, $158, marciano.com

Jeweled V-neck pink printed dress, $118, ardenb.com

Necessary Objects square neck ruffle, $48, Nordstrom.com

LIMELIGHT PICTURES

In your Star Tracks, I saw Hilary Duff wearing these great sunglasses, do you know where I can find them?!–Michelle

While hitting the glam stores of Beverly Hills with a friend, Hilary Duff made a bold style statement in large gold-plated Marc Jacobs aviators. You can snag Hilary’s frames, $264, at framesdirect.com. Or get a similar pair for a lot less with these, $14, from urbanoutfitters.com. Now if we could only have the chance to shop with Hilary!