Best Dressed

It may be peak vacation season, but Copenhagen Fashion Week is here, providing a welcome break from the poolside posing on our Instagram feeds via a much-needed dose of street-style chicness. What’s everyone wearing? Checked pieces, bursts of yellow, easy neutrals and reworked tailoring is catching our eye…

Fast becoming one of our favorite red-carpet dressers, actress Yara Shahidi teamed a ’60s-Space-Age-style LBD with sock boots and hoop earrings at the BlacKkKlansman premiere in Hollywood. A star for the modern day.

Wearing a floor-sweeping, dusty pink satin gown by designer Reem Acra, rapper-turned-actress Awkwafina had a full-blown Hollywood moment at the Crazy Rich Asians movie premiere in LA. We love that she matched her lipstick and clutch bag to the statement red bow on the back of the dress.

Actress Constance Lau opted for a glamorous take on a cheongsam for her appearance on the Crazy Rich Asians red carpet.

Chloë Sevigny brought a touch of vintage glamour – albeit with her signature cool-girl edge – to the Skate Kitchen film premiere in New York.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley proved that you can’t beat the timeless appeal of a figure-hugging black gown (especially when it’s designed by Stella McCartney) at The Meg movie premiere in LA.

Teaming an oversized denim jacket with her slip dress and barely there sandals, poet Cleo Wade looked equal parts classic and cool at the launch celebration of Reese Witherspoon’s talk show, Shine On With Reese.

Chinese-Norwegian model Betty Bachz embraced the barefoot vibe at Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire, England, this weekend, opting for a bright blue maxi dress and standout shades from her eyewear label Moy Atelier.

Designer and DJ Harley Viera-Newton displayed her multiple talents in East Hampton on Saturday night, wearing one of her own playful HVN designs at the NET-A-PORTER x GOOD+ Foundation Summer Dinner, before hitting the decks to entertain the stylish guests.

Wearing a Carolina Herrera gown, charity founder Jessica Seinfeld co-hosted the NET-A-PORTER x GOOD+ Foundation Summer Dinner in East Hampton, New York on Saturday evening. Now in its 17th year, GOOD+ works to help in-need families get out of the poverty trap.

There’s no better time or place to break out a white dress than summer in the Hamptons. Actress Leslie Mann and YOOX NET-A-PORTER President Alison Loehnis – wearing Rosie Assoulin – show how chic is done.

We’re wild with envy over InStyle Editor-in-Chief Laura Brown’s animal-print dress.

Stella McCartney has a knack for elevating the every day. The design details on her denim midi do the trick here.

Bella Hadid is forever pushing the needle with her sartorial choices, and this outfit is no exception. Not only does she prove that pairing super-high hems with mules creates the illusion of never-ending legs, but by combining an effortless sweater dress with ladylike accessories and slicked-back hair, she’s also brought the athleisure trend up to speed, turning it into a winning date-night look.

Actress Sasha Lane might have been attending a screening of her new movie The Miseducation of Cameron Post, but this sequined Balmain mini dress ensured all eyes were on her. Finishing the trophy piece with streamlined boots was a styling masterstroke that kept the look modern.

Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski makes the case for understated summer dressing in this second-skin dress and sneakers combo. This low-key look certainly proves that sometimes less really is more.

Power shoulders? Clashing textures? Glittering sequins? Check, check and check. Our obsession with all things ’80s shows no signs of abating, meaning we’re obsessed with actress and activist Rowan Blanchard’s high-octane after-dark look.

Trust Victoria’s Secret Angel, PorterEdit cover star and self-confessed ‘tomboy’ Elsa Hosk to toughen up a ditzy summer dress with technical sneakers with total style. A masterclass in hi/lo dressing, she finishes the look by adding a ladylike chain bag and ’90s-style sunglasses to the mix – in other words, everything we want to wear right now.

Japanese model Yuka Mannami turns the bohemian look on its head by pairing her ethereal peasant dress with Maison Margiela’s iconic Tabi boots and a modish bag by cult label Mansur Gavriel. The result? A retro-futuristic mash-up that feels utterly fresh.

Dressed in a trailing white lace blouse layered over black cigarette pants, actress Gemma Chan had a modern Victoriana fashion moment at the Crazy Rich Asians screening after-party in Philadelphia. The red lip and diamond hoops were the perfect finishing touches.

From her streamlined jumpsuit to her super-sleek hair, actress Laura Harrier gives a masterclass in head-to-toe polish while promoting new film BlacKkKlansman in New York.

Think heritage fabrics aren’t after-dark material? Chloë Grace Moretz shows just how versatile a checked blazer can be by teaming it with a black slip dress, sheer socks and stiletto sandals, ticking off a multitude of trend boxes in the process.

Mila Kunis made a bold statement while out in New York promoting The Spy Who Dumped Me, as she opted for a color-clash look by Victoria Beckham. Proof that tailored separates needn’t be boring.

Trust Jennifer Lopez to transform the humble tracksuit into something this fabulous courtesy of oversized shades, stacks of jewelry and glittering platforms.