7 Stars Who Knocked Our Socks Off In 2011 (PHOTOS)

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I was stunned when Evan Rachel Wood stepped onto the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year in a white floor-length gown from Alessandra Rich. The young actress, best known for her roles in Thirteen and Mildred Pierce, as well as her relationship with Marilyn Manson, was completely transformed. The gamine hairstyle, couture dress and model-esque stature launched the young actress to style icon status. Emmy-nominated starlet Leelee Sobieski pulled a similar maneuver when she showed up at the CFDAs wearing a sleek white suit by her designer husband Adam Kimmel--I mean, seriously, where has she been and since when was she such a style stunner? Wood and Sobieski aren't the only stars who have made us do a double take recently. Check out the celebrities who have graduated from the B-list to the front row in the past year.

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10:57 PM on 01/04/2012
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can someone tell kim kardashian to say something and do something more meaningful
10:41 AM on 01/02/2012
up to 10 year gaps? Gee, I would HOPE one's style would change moving from adolescence to adulthood... im just sayin.....
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Unorthodox Progressive
08:58 PM on 01/01/2012
In every case I liked the before pic much better
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Mitt--free up the last 9 years' taxes
07:48 PM on 01/01/2012
That was scary!

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