Lifestyle Style Stars Fete Chanel! Young Hollywood – from Sarah Michelle Gellar to Rachel Bilson – turns out for a glam benefit wearing iconic Chanel dresses. By Melissa Liebling-Goldberg By People Staff Published on September 21, 2007 05:00 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos 01 of 09 SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage The actress, who called her Chanel dress “amazing,” dazzled in the intricate frock and fine jewelry at the Chanel and P.S. Arts Party at Chanel Beverly Hills. 02 of 09 RACHEL BILSON Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage A consummate fashionista, the star confessed to PEOPLE that her dress was on backwards – on purpose. “I like to be a little bit more subtle, and I was like I m going to try it backwards – and it works!” 03 of 09 GINNIFER GOODWIN Frazer Harrison/Getty The P.S. Arts host committee member was in head-to-toe Chanel (including her diamonds!), but admitted her favorite piece from the line was at home in her closet. “I have a black quilted bag with this silver chain, and it s very rock and roll to me. Coco and rock and roll. What a wonderful combination!” 04 of 09 KATE BECKINSALE Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage The actress, clad in a “glamorous ’50s housewife dress” from Chanel, joked that she brought husband Len Wiseman along as her “policeman” so she couldn’t ring up too many sales at the boutique. 05 of 09 KATE MARA Frazer Harrison/Getty The We Are Marshall actress matched her fiery locks to her red satin pumps – the better to set off her glittering black Chanel dress. 06 of 09 JENNIFER MORRISON Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Fresh from attending the Emmys, the House actress confessed that getting dressed up for the event “takes a lot of work, but it s fun!” 07 of 09 AMANDA PEET Frazer Harrison/Getty Images The new mom skipped the LBD in favor of a more covered-up look from Chanel’s Paris Monte Carlo collection – love the bow! 08 of 09 KERRY WASHINGTON frazer Harrison/Getty The always stylish actress picked up on a hot fall trend, pairing her navy silk dress with a wide black belt – and plenty of Chanel diamonds! 09 of 09 HILARY DUFF Frazer Harrison/Getty The star added a Parisian twist to her all-black look with a loose beret. She told PEOPLE that Chanel gave her one of her all-time favorite gifts, “this amazing handbag that was a special edition [with] cute little lipstick tubes on it!”