Fashion

All that glitters: the best of Hollywood’s sparkly dresses

Heidi Klum and other stars sporting outfits so sparkly you might need sunglasses to look at them.
Heidi Klum sequin dress

Demonstrating she’s still in supermodel shape, yummy mummy Heidi Klum stepped out in this short and sparkly number at the after party for America’s Got Talent this week.

The German beauty was hard to miss on the red carpet as she strutted her stuff in a black and gold sequinned mini dress, chunky belt and sky high pumps, but was the look all too much?

The 41-year-old’s sparkly theme could have posed a hazard to photographer’s using flash, but nevertheless the glamazon looked radiant with a glowing summer tan.

The Project Runway host isn’t the only star to get super glitzed for a red carpet event.

Here are some other memorable metallic ensembles.

Heidi Klum sparkles on the red carpet in this over the top glitter ensemble but still looks smokin’!

Sports Illustrated’s 2008 cover girl Marissa Miller shimmered in this glittering get-up on the red carpet in January. The model was attending the lavish bash held to celebrate 50 years of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition in LA.

Curtis Stone’s other half, actress Lindsay Price, sparkled in this metallic gown on the red carpet of the G’day USA Black Tie Gala Ball in January.

Denise Richards proves that you can make aqua blue look shimmery too at a premiere in 2012.

Andreja Pejić walked for Jean-Paul Gaultier in 2012 at the haute-couture collection in this dazzling gold floor-sweeping gown.

Actress Jessica Lange combines floral and shimmer at a 2013 Instyle event.

Nicole Kidman wears L’Wren Scott to the 2013 Oscars.

The Duchess of Cambridge dazzled on the red carpet in this Jenny Packham gown at a black tie event in September 2013.

Nicole Kidman went for a demure look in this classic design but jazzed up the black with gold buttons and belt.

Lena Dunham glittered in this metallic creation by Marc Jacobs at the Point Honors New York gala in New York this year.

Johnny Depp’s glittery accessories matched his fiancé, Amber Heard’s shimmering gold dress at the MET costume gala back in May.

Jessica Alba went all ’50s glam in this gold number at the MET ball this year.

This was a very unusual top for Gwyneth Paltrow in 2000.

Kylie Minogue looked like a gold statue as she posed for pictures in Cannes in 2012.

And who could forget these little pants? Kylie Minogue sports her famous shorts in the Spinning Around video clip… Wow!

Jessica Alba dazzled at the 2011 Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Gala in this unforgettable look.

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