Zooey Deschanel talks about her favorite red carpet looks

"His clothes fit me so well, and I fell in love with the capelet detail on this. (There's a whole strapless dress underneath.) I love how classic and pretty it is. When I was trying it on, and looked at the pictures, I thought, 'This would look great with a silk flower in the hair.' So I had my stylist Karla Welch track down some silk flowers."

“His clothes fit me so well, and I fell in love with the capelet detail on this. (There’s a whole strapless dress underneath.) I love how classic and pretty it is. When I was trying it on, and looked at the pictures, I thought, ‘This would look great with a silk flower in the hair.’ So I had my stylist Karla Welch track down some silk flowers.”  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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She’s quirky, sweet and always true to herself, Zooey Deschanel on some of her favorite red carpet looks. -- By Booth Moore, Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic

2013 Emmys, J. Mendel

“This is very Jackie O. I love how clean it is. It was the first dress I saw on the rack, and it spoke to me.”  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

2013 Costume Institute Gala celebrating the exhibition "Punk: Chaos to Couture," Tommy Hilfiger

“The theme of the event was punk. But instead of trying to dress punk, I decided I would rather embody the spirit of punk. And the spirit of punk would be not doing punk at a punk-themed party. I went to Tommy and said, “Why don’t I do a seersucker dress?” It had a giant bow in the back, so it was very feminine. A lot of people didn’t recognize me without my bangs, which have become kind of a signature. I guess I have a very changeable face. But there was a time in my life where I changed my hair a lot.”  (Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images North America)

2012 ESPY Awards, Oscar de la Renta

“This was a Supremes kind of look. With this kind of dress, sometimes it’s nice to see the waist. So I asked Karla to find a belt to go with it, to accent the feminine shape.”  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

2012 Golden Globes, Prada

“This dress reminded me of a Lite-Brite. When I tried it on, it was so different. Sometimes you have to step a little outside what people expect you are going to wear.”  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

2011 premiere of "My Idiot Brother," Moschino

“I love ruffles, but they are hard to come by. The shape of this dress is so fun, like a sexy court jester.”  (Jemal Countess / Getty Images)