Kristen Bell

This is another one of those dresses that overthought itself. She looks very nice in it, and it fits, PRAISE BE, and LIPSTICK, etc. But I wish it had continued as it began, OR perhaps broken into the ruffles at the waist, and gone for maximum drama, rather than just... knee drama. There is only one knee drama in the world and it is "Here On Earth" and it is where Leelee Sobieski is felled by knee cancer and can't live to flourish under the love of Chris Klein. Or even sad, rejected Josh Hartnett. And even THAT knee drama probably shouldn't exist.

Kristen Bell

See? That's so pretty. AND the ruffles are pretty. I just think it needed to be MORE ruffle, or none.

Kristen Bell in Zuhair Murad

This is fine, and also very January Jones to me. I can totally see why SHE changed -- that delicate grey train would've gotten ripped and trampled at this party. But Kristen, WHERE IS YOUR BRACELET. This one NABs way more than the other one because there's nothing ELSE. At least that one had a necklace.

Kristen Bell in Reem Acra

She looked great in this, too, although those shoes gave me a moment of, "Oh, my God, are we heading back to a 2003 place with our feet? I CAN'T." Although at least they're not slides and/or kitten heels, because then I really WOULD be standing in the middle of a Steve Madden ten years ago.

Dax Shepherd and Kristen Bell

These two. I am delighted by them.

Oscars Fug or Fab Carpet: Kristen Bell in Roberto Cavalli

I have to give it to Kristen Bell. Jessica and I were talking about the whole "stop running unauthorized paparazzi photos of children" movement that she has spearheaded with such success, and how Jennifer Garner must be thinking, "God damn, I had to haul up to Sacramento to testify to the state assembly, and nobody cared, and all she has to do is Tweet a strongly worded letter?!?" Then again, Jennifer Garner probably doesn't care who got people to listen, as long as the lenses stop hanging out outside her children's school and literally chasing them all up and down Montana in Santa Monica, which Jessica has seen happen, and described to me in detail as a super freaky-ass situation. What I think will be the interesting by-product: The way the photos that are okayed expose which celebrities are complicit in their photographed adventures in and out of medical buildings, on the way to ballet class, to the pumpkin patch, etc. All the publications that are banning these pictures have said that they'll run them if there was parental consent; presumably calling the paps on yourself counts. Anyway: Kristen Bell. She can kickstart your movie AND your child's safety. Can she kickstart my metabolism and my wrinkle cream, too? I mean, come on, spread the love. [Photos: Getty]