Leighton Meester's (center) recent lace jumper raised plenty debate. Was it a fashion do or don't? Was it forward thinking or backwards reasoning? I took to the pages of Google images to check if the Gossip Girl costars, Blake Lively (far left) and Taylor Momsen (far right).

The findings? Outfits that would call for questions about where the rest of the dress is and a dowdy getup on a teen who as of late, would rather show more skin than fabric.

The bad cannot outweigh the good, though. Celebrities have the Catch 22 of being in the public eye and not being allowed mistakes, whether personal or just fashion related. With that said, when we take them to court, we must have damning and redeeming evidence.

Here are how the stars wore lace with more success:

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Spacey ladies from the Star Trek premier.

Amanda Bynes

Hayden Panettiere (I hate spelling her last name - it drives me nuts)

Leighton Meester