By Kat Giantis

Purple Reign: Reese Witherspoon continues to be an inspiration to women everywhere who are dealing with marital implosions, as she vamps it up in yet another examples of the sleek, sexy style she's adopted in the wake of her split from Ryan Phillippe. The ever-more-svelte Oscar winner is a grape-alicious knockout in a violet Nina Ricci strapless gown complete with a floor-sweeping cascade of eye-catching ruffles. Reese sets off her orchid-tinted outfit with buttery but flyaway-topped tresses that frame her lovely, heart-shaped face, along with an alluring expanse of refreshingly jewel-free décolletage. (Steve Granitz/WireImage.com)