Beauty News

Charlize Theron is drop-dead gorgeous in a sleek black Dior Haute Couture Fall 2008 dress at the 5th Anniversary of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund at New York City’s Skylight Studios on Monday.

At the event, the 33-year-old actress had a piece of advice for the young designers “Stay true to yourself. As with any form of the arts, that’s the most important thing.”

Charlize later later introduced pal and designer John Galliano on stage.

Charlize Theron rubs shoulders with Christian Dior designer John Galliano at the Christian Dior & Chinese Artists event in Beijing, China on Saturday.

The 47-year-old designer has been designing for Christian Dior for over 10 years, after having worked for Givenchy previously.Galliano and Charlize have a close relationship where he has designed numerous couture dresses for her. He also has cited Charlize as his muse.

The 33-year-old actress was named a United Nations messenger of Peace on Friday with a special focus on ending violence against woman. She becomes the tenth messenger of peace for the

Charlize Theron attends the “Rock The Kasbah” fundraising gala benefitting Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Unite foundation on Thursday at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.

The 33-year-old wore a black asymmetrical Ralph Lauren dress and accessorized with Jimmy Choo’s “Cecil” metal mesh clutch clutch and Cartier earrings. Check out those fierce Dior shoes!!!!

To see the back of Charlize’s awesome hairstyle, check out the video at Hollywood.tv. (Her mom Gerda is also in the video–she yells at the paparazzi for Charlize.)