Blake Lively brought vintage Chanel to the New York party scene, choosing a midnight-blue sequin minidress from the fashion house’s Fall/Winter 199 collection for a jewellery launch. The actress attended the holiday event hosted by jewellery designer Brent Neale at Majorelle on the Upper East Side, where she joined friends for the evening.

Designed during Karl Lagerfeld’s tenure at Chanel, the archival minidress featured a strapless silhouette, a scalloped neckline and oversized black satin bows running down the front. Its midnight-blue sequins gave the piece a distinctive eveningwear finish, while the contrasting bows added definition to the embellished design.

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Lively paired the vintage creation with a black Chanel bucket bag, bringing another piece from the French fashion house into the ensemble. She completed the look with black Christian Louboutin pumps featuring transparent panels, pointed toes and slim ankle straps. The shoes’ signature red soles added a contrasting detail to the otherwise dark accessories.

Jewellery from Brent Neale also featured in the outfit, a fitting choice for an evening celebrating the designer’s latest collection. Lively added statement earrings and rings, while her blonde hair was styled in loose, side-parted waves. Her beauty look kept to understated tones, allowing the heavily embellished dress to remain the focus.

The appearance offered another example of Lively’s interest in archival fashion. Rather than opting for a recent runway release, she chose a design from Chanel’s 1994 collection, bringing a piece from the house’s earlier fashion history into a contemporary setting.

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The actress has previously worn vintage and archival designs from established fashion houses, making the Chanel minidress a continuation of an approach that frequently brings older collections back into public view.

Her New York appearance also marked a rare public outing in recent months. Before attending Neale’s launch, Lively’s last widely photographed appearance was at the FIFA World Cup final in July, where she supported Argentina.

The 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards took place on Monday, November 2, at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Often called the Oscars of American fashion, the event celebrates designers and other creatives for their contributions to the industry. Among the night’s winners was Rachel Scott of Diotima, who received the American Womenswear Designer of the Year award.

But before the ceremony began and the honors were handed out, several celebrities, designers and their muses arrived on the red carpet in looks from some of the biggest names in fashion.

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Keke Palmer in archival Bob Mackie

Hosting this year’s event, Keke Palmer wore a vintage Bob Mackie gown previously worn by actress Raquel Welch during a performance on The Cher Show in 1975. Palmer appeared in the archival piece before taking the stage to host the ceremony.

Meanwhile, Hailey Bieber, Zoë Kravitz, Anja Rubik and Rosé were among the stars who wore gold pieces from Anthony Vaccarello’s latest and final collection for Saint Laurent. The designer, who recently announced his departure from the fashion house after a decade, was also named International Designer of the Year.

Elsewhere, Emily Ratajkowski kept her look classic, arriving in a simple black sweater paired with a low-rise orange skirt and black boots, all from Tory Burch. Elle Fanning, on the other hand, wore a pink slip dress beneath a floor-length leather trench coat from Coach by Stuart Vevers.

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Sydney Lemmon in Emily Dawn Long

Actress Sydney Lemmon also arrived in a black, long-sleeved button-front shirt, worn partly undone to reveal red embellished underwear beneath it from first-time nominee Emily Dawn Long. Gracie Abrams wore a strapless black velvet gown by Colleen Allen, who won the Google American Emerging Designer of the Year award.

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Lupita Nyong’o in Gapstudio

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Indya Moore in Diotima

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Cole Escola in Luar

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Gracie Abrams in Colleen Allen

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Emmy Rossum in Kallmeyer

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June Ambrose in Marc Jacobs

Rosé, Anja Rubik, Anthony Vaccarello, Zoë Kravitz, and Hailey Bieber in Saint Laurent

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Olandria Carthen

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Mona Tougaard in Lii

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Alexa Chung in Tory Burch

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Elle Fanning in Coach

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Travis Scott

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Emily Ratajkowski in Tory Burch

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Awkwafina in Jason Wu

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Tinashe in Christopher John Rogers

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Pamela Anderson in Carolina Herrera

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Jonathan Simkhai and Avrey Ovard in Simkhai

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Megan Thee Stallion

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Carrie Coon in Partow

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Demi Moore in custom GapStudio by Zac Posen

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Isabella Damon and Matt Damon in Ralph Lauren

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Brandy in Sergio Hudson

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Rose Byrne in Carolina Herrera

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Becky G in Carolina Herrera

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Shaboozey in Ralph Lauren

This year’s Halloween celebrations came with a wide range of celebrity costumes, and many stars couldn’t even wait until October 31 to reveal their looks. From paying tribute to fellow celebrities and recreating favorite on-screen characters to transforming into unusual and scary creatures, stars found different ways to celebrate Halloween this year.

Kicking things off early, Kim Kardashian shared her Halloween costume on October 20, dressing up as her 13-year-old daughter, North West. She recreated North’s signature gothic look with a long blue wig, dramatic makeup, and fake facial piercings. She also wore a black graphic T-shirt over a striped long-sleeved top, paired with a pleated mini skirt, chunky jewelry and sneakers.

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Meanwhile, Halloween queen Heidi Klum once again gave fans something unexpected at her annual Halloween party in New York. She arrived in a costume designed to look like a giant severed hand, complete with red nails, her wedding rings, and even a tattoo of her husband Tom Kaulitz’s name on one of the fingers. During an interview the model shared that she starts thinking about her next Halloween costume on November 1.

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Dressed as the Addams family from Wednesday

Paris Hilton continued her tradition of paying tribute to Britney Spears, this time recreating the singer’s 2001 performance of I’m a Slave 4 U at the MTV Video Music Awards. Hilton also shared two family costumes with her husband, Carter Reum, and their children, dressing up as characters from The Addams Family, inspired by the Netflix series Wednesday, and later bringing Beauty and the Beast to life, with Hilton dressed as Belle.

Elsewhere, Lisa Rinna transformed into Kylie Jenner, recreating the orange Chrome Hearts gown Jenner wore to the Los Angeles premiere of Marty Supreme in December 2025. Janelle Monáe was dressed as the Phish Boy at her Wondaween celebration in Los Angeles.

Below, take a look at some of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of 2026.

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Dressed as black Barbie

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Chase Hudson at Heidi Klum’s 25th annual Halloween party

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Gracie Abrams as a vampire

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Dressed as Suki from 2 Fast 2 Furious

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Lisa as Jibaro, a character from Love, Death + Robot

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Dressed as Naomi Campbell

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Dressed as Tim Curry from The Rocky Horror Picture Show

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Dressed as Rapunzel from Tangled

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Janelle Monáe dressed as the Phish Boy at her Wondaween celebration

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Alexis Stone as Michael Jackson

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Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka at Heidi Klum’s 25th annual Halloween party

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Snoop Dogg at the Sprouse House Halloween party 2026

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Karol G as Emily from Corpse Bride

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Meghan Thee Stallion as the three brides of Dracula

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Jade Thirlwall at Heidi Klum’s 25th annual Halloween party

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Dressed as Tony Montana and Elvira Hancock from Scarface

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Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse at the 2026 Sprouse House Halloween party

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Zendaya as Halle Berry at the July 2000 New York City premiere of X-Men

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Dressed as Grace Jones in Boomerang

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Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber as an angel and a devil

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Dressed as characters from The Flintstones

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Madelaine Petsch dressed as a vampire for Heidi Klum’s 25th annual Halloween party

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Christina Aguilera and Chappell Roan as a fantasy harlequin clown and Roan as a porcelain doll