Diane Kruger

German actress Diane Kruger could be the most consistently chic actress in Hollywood. The former model knows what works for her body and arguably takes more risks than anyone on the red carpet -- and she rarely misses. A true fashion chameleon, Kruger attends festival after festival wearing fashion royalty. Some of her most memorable looks include Valentino couture at the Toronto Film Festival, a gray chiffon Prabal Gurung dress at the Museum of Modern Art's Film Benefit and a metallic Vivienne Westwood gown in Cannes.

When I read the H&M Loves Music pool party invite, I didn't take the "pool party" part literally. H&M, an official Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival sponsor for the fourth consecutive year, threw its first party Saturday. I imagined people dressed in long, sheer maxi dresses and high heels sipping cocktails next to a pool sitting in lounge chairs under umbrellas. When I arrived at the Merv Griffin estate in La Quinta where the party was held, I was in for a surprise. After a short walk up some stairs to the back of the estate, I was greeted by the sound of splashing.

At the Chanel show at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday, Diane Kruger of “Inglourious Basterds” said she arrived at midnight the previous evening specifically to see the collection. A regular at the classic label's haute couture shows, Kruger wasn't on the lookout for Oscar week fashions this time. She said she had another special occasion in mind. “I thought I might find something for the premiere of 'The Host,'” said the star of the sci-fi thriller, which opens in March.

Rachel Bilson is almost as well-known for her sense of style as she is for her acting career, so what does she advise women to wear on dates? Something short and tight, she tells Cosmopolitan in the May issue, because men are so visual. On the cover she wears a short (but not tight), flirty pink dress. [Cosmopolitan] [For the record, April 1, 11:53 a.m.: An earlier version of this post incorrectly said that Rachel Bilson made comments in the April Cosmopolitan issue. ]

It's not only Americans who can make leaden, video game-style exercises in dumb war action. French import "Special Forces" whips up a lot of the same swirling camerawork, macho theatrics and fast-cutting mayhem we expect from testosterone-fueled Hollywood as it tells the tale of a tight-knit band of Gallic soldiers - led by a stoic Djimon Hounsou - tasked with rescuing a war correspondent (Diane Kruger) from Taliban captivity in the tribal areas of Pakistan. Writer/producer/director Stephane Rybojad likes his Islamic fundamentalists childishly ruthless, his Afghani victims helpless and his first-person-shooter heroes full of spit, vinegar and martyr-laced bravado.

She enters the dining room of the Hotel Costes, and nobody looks up. This is a place where exotically garbed hostesses outshine the guests -- assorted stars in jeans. Fitted with a sumptuous Moroccan health club, the hotel is a discreet hangout for the famous. Diane Kruger is living her last anonymous hours, before the release of "Troy." Known as Wolfgang Petersen's "Troy" and Brad Pitt's "Troy," the original Troy was the battleground of Homer's Iliad.

"Farewell, My Queen" offers an intoxicating opportunity to eavesdrop on history, to be a fly on the wall at the great palace at Versailles as an old order starts its slow-motion collapse into the dustbin of history. As directed by France'sveteran Benoît Jacquot, "Farewell, My Queen" has a potent emotional component as well, involving the tangled emotional lives of three beautiful women: Marie Antoinette (Diane Kruger), the queen in question; Sidonie Laborde (Léa Seydoux), the monarch's worshipful young servant; and Gabrielle de Polignac (Virginie Ledoyen)

When I read the H&M Loves Music pool party invite, I didn't take the "pool party" part literally. H&M, an official Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival sponsor for the fourth consecutive year, threw its first party Saturday. I imagined people dressed in long, sheer maxi dresses and high heels sipping cocktails next to a pool sitting in lounge chairs under umbrellas. When I arrived at the Merv Griffin estate in La Quinta where the party was held, I was in for a surprise. After a short walk up some stairs to the back of the estate, I was greeted by the sound of splashing.

"Farewell, My Queen" offers an intoxicating opportunity to eavesdrop on history, to be a fly on the wall at the great palace at Versailles as an old order starts its slow-motion collapse into the dustbin of history. As directed by France's veteran Benoit Jacquot, "Farewell, My Queen" has a potent emotional component as well, involving the tangled emotional lives of three beautiful women: Marie Antoinette (Diane Kruger), the queen in question; Sidonie Laborde (Lea Seydoux), the monarch's worshipful young servant, and Gabrielle de Polignac (Virginie Ledoyen)

"Unknown" is a nifty international thriller of the "what if?" variety. What if you came out of a coma after a car accident to find that no one knew you? Or, even worse, that someone had pilfered your identity, and everyone you thought you knew, especially your wife, insisted that that other person was you. Now an ordinary individual might have trouble in that situation, but "Unknown" doesn't have anyone average as the beleaguered biologist Martin Harris ? it has Liam Neeson, the star of "Taken" and one of the most naturally forceful actors on the contemporary scene.

Queen Elizabeth II bestowed the Order of the British Empire on fashion designer Stella McCartney in ceremonies Tuesday at Buckingham Palace. McCartney dressed conservatively for the occasion, wearing a navy suit of her own design, with a pencil skirt and a fit 'n' flare jacket, and topping things off with a rhinestone fascinator with demure veil. And she and husband Alasdhair Willis definitely must have coordinated their outfits. [USA Today] Amanda Bynes tweeted that she has clothing and fragrance lines in the works.

Actress Diane Kruger is considered one of the world's most well-dressed women. She makes a statement just about every time she walks a red carpet.  Kruger, who stars opposite Max Irons and Saoirse Ronan in "The Host,"  has been busily promoting the new film, which is set to hit theaters Friday. She is proving once again she's the fashion-forward trendsetter to watch this season. For the film's L.A. premiere, Kruger opted for a black dress with floral appliques and sheer side panels from the Thakoon Spring 2013 collection.

At the Chanel show at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday, Diane Kruger of “Inglourious Basterds” said she arrived at midnight the previous evening specifically to see the collection. A regular at the classic label's haute couture shows, Kruger wasn't on the lookout for Oscar week fashions this time. She said she had another special occasion in mind. “I thought I might find something for the premiere of 'The Host,'” said the star of the sci-fi thriller, which opens in March.

German actress Diane Kruger could be the most consistently chic actress in Hollywood. The former model knows what works for her body and arguably takes more risks than anyone on the red carpet -- and she rarely misses. A true fashion chameleon, Kruger attends festival after festival wearing fashion royalty. Some of her most memorable looks include Valentino couture at the Toronto Film Festival, a gray chiffon Prabal Gurung dress at the Museum of Modern Art's Film Benefit and a metallic Vivienne Westwood gown in Cannes.

It's not only Americans who can make leaden, video game-style exercises in dumb war action. French import "Special Forces" whips up a lot of the same swirling camerawork, macho theatrics and fast-cutting mayhem we expect from testosterone-fueled Hollywood as it tells the tale of a tight-knit band of Gallic soldiers - led by a stoic Djimon Hounsou - tasked with rescuing a war correspondent (Diane Kruger) from Taliban captivity in the tribal areas of Pakistan. Writer/producer/director Stephane Rybojad likes his Islamic fundamentalists childishly ruthless, his Afghani victims helpless and his first-person-shooter heroes full of spit, vinegar and martyr-laced bravado.

"Farewell, My Queen" offers an intoxicating opportunity to eavesdrop on history, to be a fly on the wall at the great palace at Versailles as an old order starts its slow-motion collapse into the dustbin of history. As directed by France's veteran Benoit Jacquot, "Farewell, My Queen" has a potent emotional component as well, involving the tangled emotional lives of three beautiful women: Marie Antoinette (Diane Kruger), the queen in question; Sidonie Laborde (Lea Seydoux), the monarch's worshipful young servant, and Gabrielle de Polignac (Virginie Ledoyen)

Rachel Bilson is almost as well-known for her sense of style as she is for her acting career, so what does she advise women to wear on dates? Something short and tight, she tells Cosmopolitan in the May issue, because men are so visual. On the cover she wears a short (but not tight), flirty pink dress. [Cosmopolitan] [For the record, April 1, 11:53 a.m.: An earlier version of this post incorrectly said that Rachel Bilson made comments in the April Cosmopolitan issue. ]

Queen Elizabeth II bestowed the Order of the British Empire on fashion designer Stella McCartney in ceremonies Tuesday at Buckingham Palace. McCartney dressed conservatively for the occasion, wearing a navy suit of her own design, with a pencil skirt and a fit 'n' flare jacket, and topping things off with a rhinestone fascinator with demure veil. And she and husband Alasdhair Willis definitely must have coordinated their outfits. [USA Today] Amanda Bynes tweeted that she has clothing and fragrance lines in the works.

"Farewell, My Queen" offers an intoxicating opportunity to eavesdrop on history, to be a fly on the wall at the great palace at Versailles as an old order starts its slow-motion collapse into the dustbin of history. As directed by France'sveteran Benoît Jacquot, "Farewell, My Queen" has a potent emotional component as well, involving the tangled emotional lives of three beautiful women: Marie Antoinette (Diane Kruger), the queen in question; Sidonie Laborde (Léa Seydoux), the monarch's worshipful young servant; and Gabrielle de Polignac (Virginie Ledoyen)

"Unknown" is a nifty international thriller of the "what if?" variety. What if you came out of a coma after a car accident to find that no one knew you? Or, even worse, that someone had pilfered your identity, and everyone you thought you knew, especially your wife, insisted that that other person was you. Now an ordinary individual might have trouble in that situation, but "Unknown" doesn't have anyone average as the beleaguered biologist Martin Harris ? it has Liam Neeson, the star of "Taken" and one of the most naturally forceful actors on the contemporary scene.