Katie Holmes in Holmes & Yang | “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” NY Premiere

When I first saw waist-length blurry camera phone photos of Katie Holmes arriving with her husband Tom Cruise for the New York City premiere of his film “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” last night — I actually thought her dress resembled a Valentino creation. It wasn’t until official red carpet images were released that I noticed it was just similar.

Katie attended the ‘Ghost Protocol’ premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre wearing a sheer long-sleeve navy blue dotted dress from her own womenswear collection Holmes & Yang. I hope I’m not the only person who thinks the sheer panels, color, and tiered skirt is kind of an obvious take on the Valentino Fall/Winter 2011 collection.

The color is very pretty on Katie — but it’s hard for me to appreciate the dress because her bra is so noticeable through the material. The entire portion from the bust to the hemline should have been lined considering camera flashbulbs pick up practically everything.

With that said — I do love that she joined the bandwagon of wearing sheer dark tights on the red carpet! Katie finished off her look with flawless make-up, a teased ponytail, and black satin Lanvin pumps.