Odette Yustman

Celebrities have long been wearing black lace dresses for evening affairs, but as of late, lace dresses on the red carpet have been unique and inspiring on another level. Model Irina Shayk donned a body-hugging black lace dress for a Samsung event in London; we love the lace panels running down the sides. Odette Yustman stood way out in her black lace-and-leather peplum Zara dress ($159) at a Clos du Bois party in NYC; leather and lace are quite the fabulous duo, no? And Elsa Pataky attended the same event as Irina in a plunging black knee-length lace dress that balances sexy and ladylike. Inspired by these fabulous ladies, we set off on a search for equally spotlight-worthy black lace dresses, so shop your favorites below.

Lindsay Lohan wore it to court, Kaley Cuoco donned it at an event in LA, Jayma Mays rocked it at Marni for H&M's launch party, and now actress Odette Yustman sported it with a pair of Jimmy Choos and a Stark clutch on The Hunger Games red carpet. We're talking about Hollywood's latest color obsession: mint. And with Spring right around the corner, it's a fitting hue to be one with. Whether it's a blazer, jeans, or a dress like Odette's, mint has the ability to inject subtle sass into your wardrobe. Think ahead to the upcoming months; do you have any bridal showers or day weddings to attend? If so, Odette's mint motif is perfection — we found a similar but more loose-fitting strapless Tibi dress as an alternative. Just be sure to bronze your skin a bit as mint tends to wash lighter skin out. Bling up your wrists and earlobes, like Odette did, and you'll surely be a breath of fresh air wherever you go.

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Elton John held one of his legendary parties last night during and after the Oscars. The event, which benefits his AIDS charities, was held at LA's Pacific Design Center, and brought out many big stars who celebrated at the Vanity Fair bash as well. Nicole Richie and Joel Madden coordinated their white and black to pose on the cream carpet, while Heidi Klum picked a bold mirrored gown. Kim Kardashian showed off her curves in something strapless, and a dapper Chace Crawford headed inside to flirt the evening away with Emma Roberts.

High School Musical pals Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens stuck together for photos, while Malin Akerman smiled in a one-shouldered dress. Dave Annable and his wife, Oddette Yustman, were picture-perfect together, and Rashida Jones kept things relatively simple in her light, floor-length ensemble. The whole gang moved to their tables for partying with new dad Elton and his husband David Furnish — stay tuned for pictures from their festivities!

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I already gave you a sneak peek at Fox's Breaking In during the Winter TCAs, but let's take a closer look at the show by examining its very first episode. For my latest pilot scoop, here are a few of the comedy's pros and cons.

• What it's about: Cameron Price (Bret Harrison) is your typical college slacker with Van Wilder syndrome. Even with seven years of schooling under his belt, he'd much rather pull pranks and hack into teachers' emails instead of actually graduating. But once high-tech security firm Contra Security hears about Cameron's talents, it's only a matter of time before they come calling. Boss Oz (Christian Slater) literally breaks into Cameron's dorm room and takes him under his wing as an intern at the company, which attempts extreme heists (think stealing cars) to win over clients.
• Where it works: Harrison is just as charming here as he was on Reaper, and several of the quirky secondary characters show promise (I'm particularly a fan of the hovering office secretary Carol and Smallville's Michael Rosenbaum as sophomoric dimwit, Dutch).
• Where it doesn't: The script's jokes and vocabulary often try too hard, i.e., "douche-icle" instead of cubicle and "multi-assing" instead of multitasking. Groan. Odette Yustman seems like a miscast as the requisite love interest/bad girl, and for the first five minutes of the pilot, Christian Slater appears to be doing a Jack Nicholson impression, complete with dark sunglasses and cigar.
• Am I hooked? I wasn't in the beginning, but the show picks up steam further into the pilot. I'll probably give it at least one more go before I make a final judgment call.
• When is it on? Wednesday, April 6 at 9:30 p.m. on Fox.

Watch a preview clip after the jump.

I've seen lots of new faces so far at the Winter TCA, but a familiar face popped up on the tour for his brand-new show: Christian Slater! The actor is leading the ensemble of Breaking In, a quirky comedy from Fox about a high-tech security firm called Contra. Slater held court on stage with his costars and the showrunners, who talked about the show's group of geeky-but-chic characters.

• What brings star Slater to the comedy series? The actor said he's a big fan of half-hour comedies and called himself a goofball. Meanwhile, he had lots of excitement about his character Oz, the security firm's leader. Though Oz is sort of a manipulative charmer, Slater described him as quirky and eccentric, someone who "likes to stir things up" and "knows what the outcomes will be right from the start."
• Bret Harrison, who's also on V (but may be best known from Reaper), plays one of the geekier members of the Contra team, but he sounds like he's also the most brilliant: Harrison says he's "like a young Mark Zuckerberg."
• Odette Yustman (fun fact: she appeared in Kindergarten Cop when she was five) may be gorgeous, but her character Melanie is also very much a geek, but she assured everyone that she is definitely "the coolest geek." When asked if she felt that she had to prove that she can be funny, given how strikingly beautiful she is, Yustman said that she's just happy she's been given this opportunity, calling comedy "a passion of mine."
• Need another reason to watch? The director, Seth Gordon Green, is also responsible for one of my favorite documentaries: The King of Kong. He definitely knows something about cool geeks!

Keep reading BuzzSugar for more from the Winter TCA all week long!