Carey Mulligan

I loved her with short hair, but I have to say that I think this do -- and that lipstick! -- is really working for her.

Carey Mulligan

Also working? This dress. It's unusual to see a basic black dress that's not boring, but I think this manages it. Noteworthily, she also managed that at the Oscars that one year, so it may be in her wheelhouse. (Looking back at that post, I stand by not liking that shoe choice, and I MIGHT feel slightly the same here.)

Carey Mulligan

And this, honestly, ought to be a disaster -- it looks like a magical experiment gone wrong -- and I STILL think she's kind of selling it. Maybe SHE'S magic.

Well Played, Carey Mulligan

So, apparently, according to some clarifying remarks she's made recently, Carey here had her baby about a month ago; it was a girl, and they're not releasing the name.* I've decided that her name is Keira Knightley Mulligan Mumford, and I'm sure she's adorable. Carey, certainly, has basically never looked better. *I LIED. They totally released the name. Where did I even get that? Apparently the heat has melted my brain. Her name is Evelyn. I love it! [Photos: Getty]