There is no denying that the red carpet loves Halle Berry. Not only is she well known for her acting chops, Miss. Berry is also known to set the red carpet on fire with her impeccable taste in designer gowns, perfectly sculpted body and million dollar megawatt smile.

With the help of her style team Halle Berry's look has become very elegant but not dated, and chic but funky. There is always a slight element of edge but nothing too over-the-top. Halle always manages to look effortless and comfortable in whatever she's wearing, this adds to her entire aura and her oozing sex-appeal.

Who will ever forget Halle showing up to the Academy Awards in 2002 wearing Elie Saab a then virtually unknown designer, the gown has since become part of history and will forever be an iconic look. In the years to follow other celebrities quickly showed up to events dressed in Elie Saab.

Off of the red carpet, Halle's style is very casual and classic. It should be noted that Halle is definitely not one to shy away from trends, but she ultimately knows what works best for her and is definitely a believer in timeless, staple pieces.

Halle's Fashion MO (as seen in InStyle Magazine):

"Clothes are a true expression of who we are and how we view our body. I wear what makes me feel good"

>Use Your Style GPS...
I dress differently in different cities. In New York I wear high heels, great coats and lots of black. L.A. is casual, so it's more light dresses, jeans, James Perse T-shirts and flip-flops or Crocs.

>Shop By Yourself...
If I really need to shop I go alone. Quick in,out,get it-boom, you're done. When you're with someone, shopping is an event.

>Work Your Assets...
I can't wear too low-cut-my boobs won't let me! I like Versace's pencil straight slacks and Juicy and Acne jeans-they're all great for the girl with a little junk in the trunk like me.

>Beware of Trends...
At the opening of Cafe Fuego, I wore clothes I hadn't worn i eight years, but they felt fresh to me because they weren't trendy. Clean, simple designs last decades. I don't dress trends-unless it's a trend I like! If I put it on and look like an idiot, I'm not gonna wear it.

>Walk This Way...
I really like Gucci and Prada flats because they're simple-no hoo-has. For boots, Fendi and Coach. My favourite line is Gunmetal. Not only do they make you look good but they're cut wider so your feet can spread out and they have a truly comfortable heel. I could walk across Montana in them.

>Adorn Yourself...
I keep every piece of jewelry I've ever gotten [Berry has two large custom cabinets with many, many cubbies]. I love everything from formal, set stones to modern pieces to African beads to rosary beads. At the moment I'm into Stephen Dweck's long metal-and-stone pieces. I like to layer and mix stuff.

For the past four months I have been caught…in a whirlwind of glamour and fashion, (Who am I kidding? I've been there all my life.) It all started with Halle Berry's Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in Monster's Ball and reached "fashion icon" proportions when she stepped on to the red carpet in her rich, burgundy, sheer yet embroidered couture gown and carried Oscar home.

How does one pick a dress that will be a part of history? The dress must be: elegant but youthful, chic but funky, artistic but sleek, couture but comfortable, sexy but respectful, memorable but not over-shadowing of the importance of the beauty of Halle and the event. Basically, the dress must be like Halle herself…

A wise bit of advice that anyone can use... dress not unlike dating and love-take time and choices to find the right one. My office and I saw the best that America's classic designers had to offer for "evening wear" in chiffon, silks, satins and jersey. With beading and lace from Vera Wang, Richard Tyler, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, Bill Blass, Carolina Herrera and Halston. We then surfed the Internet for that touch of European glamour that they do so well... like Valentino (who designed Halle's Golden Globe dress), Armani, Versace, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Karl Lagerfeld, Dior, John Galliano, Celine, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Prada, Roberto Cavalli, Vivienne Westwood, Ungaro & Lacroix. We looked at new designers like Catherine Malandrino, Eric Gaskins, Balenciaga by Nicholas Ghesquiere, and a list as long as my arm.

Next, we thought... well, if not new…what about vintage? No stone was left unturned. We saw hundreds of dresses, sketches, photos and fabrics…but one always stayed imprinted in my mind. An unknown designer from Lebanon created it, and it was a dress like none I had ever seen. The dress fit all of the criteria, and best of all; it made Halle feel, as she should-like a princess.

As we know, no fairytale night can begin without a glass slipper so we looked at shoes from Christian Louboutin, Dior, Manolo Blahnik, Giuseppe Zanotti, Sergio Rossi, Chanel and Stuart Weitzman. They offered us beading, embroidery and hand-painted stilettos, flats, ankle straps and wraps, mules, satin boots or thong-like sandals. We could have even sewn diamonds on her pumps (which brought the total value of one pair to over 1 million dollars) but less is often best so we opted for a sleek but comfortable Jimmy Choo sandal-dyed to match, of course.

Next was in place but the bag… Swarovski, Fendi, Badgley & Mischka, J.P. Tod's, or Judith Leiber and various merchants I found on eBay all had the right delicate antique feeling we wanted to be chic yet simple. But, it was Larissa Barrera's turn of the last century bag that was just what the fashion doctors ordered to make this "Operation Oscar" complete…and I think we'll just let you, the magazines and history be the judge of our success.