Overall, an October of which JenCon should be proud

As you've probably noticed throughout the past 11 months, there are a handful of Hollywood women on whom I tend to keep a close watch.

Some of them, Scarlett, Monica, Kim and Jessica, to name a few, hold my interest for no other reason than their physical beauty. Put simply, these women, like this (my new favorite photo from The Sartorialist), are like art -- they're nice to look at from every angle.

Others, for example Katie, Natalie, Audrey, Ali, Rachel, Cate and Sienna, while still quite pleasing to the eye, are the women to whom I turn for style inspiration. They are the ones whose tastes and senses of style are most aligned with - or, as is the case with the last two, whose fashion choices challenge and expand - my own.

And finally, the last tier, a tier I've only recently discovered, includes those women whose figures I believe are the most style-versatile. These are the women who I believe have the legs, the arms, the shoulders, the back, the waist, the muscle tone, the height and just the right proportions to wear anything. I'm trying to work out on paper exactly what my indicators for entrance into this elite group are, because at present, the sole criterion for selection is the not-very-scientific whether or not I picture their figure in my head while I'm running off the two teaspoons of peanut butter that complemented my English Muffin that morning. So far, this category belongs to one woman and one woman only -- Jennifer Connelly*.

And the fact that I don't really care for her as an actress, a human being or a style star should lend credence to her selection as my ideal mannequin. That's right, feminists, to me she's nothing more than an objectified body on which I'd love to play dress-up.

As you'll see below, October was a busy red carpet month for Ms. Connelly. Her wardrobe choices varied from Tory Burch-looking cruise-wear (yick) to a dramatically-draped LBD (swoon) to a dreadful watercolor explosion (what's left to say that hasn't already been said?) to a prim and ladylike, ASJiNE hall-of-famer (double swoon).

Though I'd like to see her wear a little more McQueen and a little less Balenciaga - spokeswoman obligations or not - overall, this was a month of which JenCon should be proud.

At the "Women in Hollywood" party in a bead-trimmed, floral Balenciaga tunic
At the NYC premiere of Reservation Road in a bell-sleeved, ivory satin Versace mini

Arriving at "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in an asymmetrically draped Balenciaga tank dress

At the Hollywood premiere of Reservation Road in a highly-structured technicolor Balenciaga mini

On the red carpet at the Hollywood Film Festival in slim, belted cherry-red strapless Alexander McQueen
Arriving at "The Late Show with David Letterman" in a mod-style cropped jacket and high-waisted pencil skirt, both by Giambattista Valli

*those on the cusp include Eva Mendes, Catherine Zeta-Jones circa now and Angelina Jolie circa 2004