Last night Sarah Jessica Parker and Abigail Breslin attended the world premiere of "Smash", Blake Lively and Emmy Rossum wore Jason Wu for Target to the collections launch party, Chairwoman Jenna Bush Hager hosted the cocktail reception for UNICEF's Next Generation, and so much more. Last night's parties were all about dressing to impress. More»

Each year in ballrooms from Paris to St. Louis and everywhere in between, daughters from the world’s most elite families don white dresses for the ultimate coming-out party—the debutante ball. But this is not your average fête, steeped in tradition and antiquated rituals, these girls prepare for the ball by attending etiquette classes, taking ballroom dance lessons, and spending hours learning how to curtsey like the Queen. Without a candle lighting ceremony or a DJ booth in sight, the debutante ball is the most super of all Super Sweet 16's. Thinking of making your debut? Here’s a roundup of the best balls to come out at around the world.

PARIS - On Tuesday, Longchamp Artistic Director Sophie Delafontaine and designer Mary Katrantzou celebrated the designer's latest collaboration for Longchamp at colette in Paris. The facade of the store was covered in the colorful prints from the Mary Katrantzou for Longchamp collection, and a 3-foot-tall version of Longchamp's iconic Le Pilage bag was on display. Guests enjoyed champagne from bottles printed with the designer's "East Meets West" theme. More»

To celebrate the launch of Uncle Karl's new eponymous line with Net-A-Porter, KARL, five pop-up window shops are being unveiled across the globe in Paris, New York, London, Berlin and Sydney.

The fashion festivities kicked off in Paris, where a mysterious cube that appeared on Boulevard St. Germain was officially opened by Mr. Lagerfeld himself.  The interactive window display allowed customers to scan, shop, and win pieces from the affordable collection. More»

Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte and others enjoy the premiere of HBO's new drama "Luck"; David Beckham cheers on the Lakers with Jack Nicholson and Chris Tucker; Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Amanda Peet take in a play at the Mark Taper Forum—it's all about having fun on a school night in L.A. and we have your insider's look in this installment of Last Night's Parties. More»

Jennifer Aniston reportedly just dropped a cool $21 million on an 8,500 square foot Mid-Century mansion in  Bel-Air.  The house was designed by L.A. architect A. Quincy Jones and sits on almost two acres of land, absolutely huge for Bel-Air.  The amenities include four bedrooms, six and a half bathrooms, city and ocean views, and (wait for it) a vineyard, which means that Jen can let Justin Theroux feed her grapes all day, or possibly bury him out back if it doesn't work out.  Check out the slideshow for a photo tour of Jennifer Aniston's new home! More»

Last night, Red Egg celebrated Chinese New Year with DJ's May Kwok and The Kids, Stylecaster and Sebastian had their launch in a very crowded Darby Downstairs, Harley Viera Newton and Lydia Hearst Shaw partied for INC at Le Bain, Tiffany & Co. wrangled all the pretty people of Manhattan into one room, Coco Rocha and Johnny Weir did some midnight ice skating at the Standard, and so much more. Last night's parties were a style overload. More»

This week, the Cut informed us that Simon Doonan thinks Obama's style is "unremarkable" and, what's even more, that "the only stylish politicians are dictators." As 2011 was a particularly rough year for absolute rulers, how stylish are the dictators of this world (or, those who are left)? And do they deserve their cult of personality? We decided to analyze Doonan's statement a little closer by investigating the most stylish dictators...