Ed Filipowski, Expliquez!

©Swan

While most starlets went the super-short and sparkling route, Leighton Meester took a more pared-down approach to her New Year’s Eve–earning Chic Report’s serious fashion props and our best-dressed title. The actress wore a romantic ruffled frock by Nina Ricci…that’s Peter Copping’s Nina Ricci. Bravo!

Rumor has it that Peter Copping will replace Olivier Theyskens at Nina Ricci. It it just nous, or does he closely resemble the “fifth lady” of Sex and the City, Stanford Blatch!