Renowned for her understated, feminine style, former ELLE cover star Reese Witherspoon has perfected a simple yet undeniably elegant look that we all admire. Keeping hemlines long and demure and palettes understated, her wholesome, Southern-belle style transforms into that of a knock-out Hollywood star on the red carpet thanks to stand-out dresses from the likes of Nina Ricci, Giorgio Armani and Rodarte.
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Reese Witherspoon wears Stella McCartney at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards in London, February 2015.
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Reese Witherspoon wears Giambattista Valli at the 87th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon in Los Angeles, February 2015.
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Reese Witherspoon wears Michael Kors to the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, January 2015.
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Reese Witherspoon wearing Casadei to the premiere of Wild in Mexico, November 2014.
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Reese wears Tanya Taylor s/s 2015 to the Los Cabos International Film Premiere in Mexico, November 2014.
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Reese Witherspoon steps out in LA, October 2014.
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Reese Witherspoon wears Prabal Gurung to the American Cinematheque Award in LA, October 2014.
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Reese wears Dolce & Gabbana to the Variety Power of Women Luncheon in LA, October 2014.
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Reese Witherspoon attends The Good Lie film premiere in Toronto wearing Dolce & Gabbana, September 2014.
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Reese Witherspoon at the screening of Mud at The Museum of Modern Art wearing a black Saint Laurent dress, New York 2013.
Reese Witherspoon out and about in LA, December 2012.
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Reese Witherspoon wears a black Miu Miu dress, Casadei shoes, a Prada clutch, and Sethi Couture earrings to the 7th Annual March of Dimes Celebration of Babies, Beverly Hills, 2012.
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Reese Witherspoon wears a black lace paneled Elie Saab dress to the 22nd Annual Children's Defense Fund, 2012.
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Reese Witherspoon teams a navy sweater with printed skirt in LA, September 2010.
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Reese Witherspoon leaves a salon in Los Angeles, May 2010.
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Reese Witherspoon in Narciso Rodriguez at an Avon Foundation gala, New York, October 2009.
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Stealing the show in a Nina Ricci gown at the Oscars, this dress debuted on the catwalk just one month earlier.
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Looking radiant and super slim at the Screen Actors Guild in Nina Ricci again...
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Another chic ensemble, this time in Autumn's essential little black jacket .