Emmy Rossum is radiant in red

Rossum wore Merlot-hued Murad London - Caroline Kent Emmy Rossum attended the All-Access Microsoft Christmas Party held in California, USA earlier this week. The actress was the epitome of festive cocktail-party chic in a gorgeous Zuhair Murad Pre-Fall 2012 long-sleeve embroidered mini dress with silk skirt. The actress has stayed just below the radar since her breakthrough roles in The Day After Tomorrow and The Phantom of the Opera. But style choices such as this Murad mini are sure to get her noticed by the masses. Meanwhile Zuhair Murad is busy in Beirut with preparations for his upcoming runway show at Paris Haute Couture fashion week. The designer enjoyed a raving review from the LA Times this week, who named the designer “The reviver of red carpet glitz” and cited some of the brand’s most memorable moments including the stir caused when Kristen Stewart stepped out at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2" in a sheer, corseted nude gown with lace panels revealing most everything except for a pair of panties.  And Sofía Vergara's aquamarine sequin mermaid gown that split down the back right before the famously curvy actress stepped onstage in September to accept the Emmy for outstanding comedy with the rest of the "Modern Family" cast. Sofia tweeted a photo of the busted zipper and her backside. As the LA Times rightly pointed out, you can't buy that kind of publicity.