Vera Farmiga hit the red carpet last week for the 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards wearing a classic color and a popular fall trend.

The 38-year-old actress arrived at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City for the ceremony donned in a black jacket and silk dress from the Spring/Summer 2012 collection by Calvin Klein. I appreciate changing up the runway look a little bit by pairing the jacket with a different dress, although I’m not sure she picked the right one. The jacket is being forced open at the bust and creating some unsightly bunching.

With that aside, I do love her on-trend velvet platform peep toe pumps. Anyway you can incorporate a little velvet into your look at this time of year is a good thing to me.

Vera Farmiga arrived on the blue carpet on Tuesday night at NYC’s Cipriani 42nd Street for UNICEF’s 8th Annual Snowflake Ball wearing a gown by Naeem Khan.

The “Higher Ground” actress enjoyed food, cocktails, and a performance while donned in a short sleeve embroidered top that was belted at the waist before a floor-length white skirt tiered with pleated ruffles.

It was a lovely look for her, and I’m glad she wore her hair up but loose. It added a low-maintenance vibe to an ensemble that seemed so effortlessly chic.

I would have preferred that she wore the matching short necklace from the runway, but her accessories were well-balanced with the dress. The double layered necklace picked up the topaz color of the embroidery as well as her metallic gold sandals. She finished things off with a maxi skirt-matching white clutch.