Fashion Week's It Girl: Sophia Bush

"Fashion is really fun to play with because it's self-expression," One Tree Hill star Sophia Bush has said. This season, she expressed herself in the front rows of New York's most-exclusive fashion shows, wearing designer looks like this blush-toned ensemble from her pal, Max Azria. "[He] amazes me-he's just so talented," Bush told us. "Everything he makes is beautiful and every runway show he ever does I walk away feeling lighter and happier and inspired."

The actress wore a sheer print blouse and draped skirt from Abaete to the label's presentation. She likely found plenty of inspiration for her fall wardrobe: "It's exciting for all those coats and boots and hats to come out!"

The petite star dressed down a little black dress and Jacob and Co. diamonds with an edgy motorcycle jacket. Along with the designers' more dressy looks, Bush has pledged her allegiance to Rock & Republic's jeans. "I thank these guys for cutting things so well for our female backsides," she once told People.

The One Tree Hill star showed up to support her friend Max Azria at the launch of Herve Leger by Max Azria. Bush wore a curve-hugging striped bandage dress from the line along with diamonds by Jacob and Co.

The fashion enthusiast kept herself under wraps at the Malandrino runway show in a double-breasted white coat with military flair.

"French women have that allure that everyone speaks about and Catherine [Malandrino], I think, really puts that in her clothing," Bush told us. "It's sexy without trying, it's elegant." Certainly the sheer purple minidress the petite star sported-along with Jacob and Co. diamonds-embodied all those qualities.

Bush made a quick change of hairstyle before the Ports 1961 show-her sophisticated updo and Jacob and Co. gems complemented the label's ladylike wool dress.

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Ports 1961 wool sheath, $525; at saksfifthavenue.com.

From sweetheart to siren! Bush changed into a drop-dead red dress from Herve Leger by Max Azria for the BCBG after-party. She added diamond drop earrings from Jacob and Co.

Bush was a silver belle in her Tory Burch shift dress at the designer's presentation. She added extra sparkle with Jacob and Co. diamonds.

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Tory Burch metallic shift dress, $425; at bloomingdales.com.

The actress chose a girlish strapless dress from Jill Stuart for the designer's show at the New York Public Library. She finished the look with her favorite Jacob and Co. jewels.

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Jill Stuart strapless dress, $495; at shopbop.com.

The brunette beauty looked understated and elegant in her black taffeta dress from Monique Lhuillier, worn with Jacob and Co. gems.

Bush took in the Reem Acra show in a sequined shift from the designer, Jacob and Co. diamonds and mile-high Louboutins. Luckily for her feet, she had a mobile dressing room. "I change in the car," she told People.

Bush met the flashbulbs at Rebecca Taylor in a silky black sundress and Jacob and Co. gems. Although her fashion sense never faltered during her week in the front row, her vocal chords took a beating. "I did lose my voice earlier in the week, but I got it back," she told us.

The One Tree Hill star finished out her fashion week with a coveted spot in the front row of the Marc Jacobs show. She wore the designer's trenchcoat-inspired minidress, punched up with whimsical accessories from the line and Jacob and Co. jewels.