Cobie Smulders returns to Hello! Canada with festive chaos, cozy crimes, and a strapless smile that doesn’t flinch.
In Hello! Canada’s December 2025 issue, Cobie Smulders smiles wide in a strapless dress, ear cuff catching light, posture relaxed but alert. The photo’s clean, but not stiff. There’s warmth in the way she leans — like she’s halfway through a laugh.
The feature leans into her holiday rhythm. Smulders is deep into her fourth season of Mistletoe Murders , voicing Emily Lane, a chocolate shop owner in a town where people keep dying. But it’s cozy, she insists. Not grim. The kind of mystery that fans settle into with cocoa and a blanket.
She talks about her Vancouver Christmases — traditional, then generous. Care packages for the unhoused downtown. Chocolate wreaths half-nibbled before dinner. And now, as a parent, she jokes about Santa getting all the credit. “We do all the work,” she says. “Come on, Santa.”
There’s also Marvel. Her role as Maria Hill in The Avengers started in 2012, and she’s still proud of it. But what brings her joy now is simpler: her daughters, her chili on Christmas Eve, and the quiet of recording in a booth — even if it feels lonely compared to the team energy of How I Met Your Mother .
The show hit its 20-year mark this year. She laughs about it with Josh Radnor. Time moves fast, but the episodes still feel close.
The spread doesn’t chase glamour. It lets her be festive, funny, and a little tired. Which, honestly, is the most holiday thing of all.
Bella Poarch wore a floral quilted zip-up two-piece set and accessorized with a plush dinosaur bag at a Pre-GRAMMY party in Los Angeles.
At a Pre-GRAMMY celebration in Los Angeles on January 30, 2026, Bella Poarch arrived with a wink and a plush dinosaur in one hand. And it made perfect sense.
She wore a light zip-up two-piece set , matching jacket and pants in soft quilted cotton with a faint floral print. Think cozy pajamas — but made Y2K runway. The jacket was detailed with silver rope-like stitchwork resembling a military band uniform, giving the look just enough structure to avoid bedtime comparisons.
The pants? Loose. Very wide-legged. Grazing the floor over chunky white platform sneakers . No tailoring here — all comfort, all freedom.
And then… the bag. A red crystal-covered dinosaur plush , carried like it was a necessary accessory — not ironic, not jokey, just her . It sparkled under the lights like it had somewhere to be. That energy tends to follow her.
Hair was long, straight, and untouched-looking. Skin glowy. Blush just enough. Liner tight. Mouth barely tinted. She didn’t need to over-style. She showed up in a mood — and let the clothes carry it lightly.
In a room full of try-hard tailoring, Bella brought serotonin stitched in cotton.
Alexandra Daddario wore a strapless navy cocktail dress with pointed black pumps and minimal jewelry to the Avatar premiere in Hollywood in 2009.
At the Los Angeles premiere of Avatar on December 16, 2009, Alexandra Daddario leaned into understated eveningwear — a rarity on a red carpet where the directive often leans louder, brighter, more complicated.
She kept things simple. And memorable. In a strapless navy cocktail dress , falling to just above the knees, she let the fabric do the work. Fitted through the bust and slightly relaxed through the skirt, the dress offered gentle volume, and zero pretension. A structured bodice kept the silhouette neat, without veering into stiff. The skirt held light crinkles and a soft texture that caught shadows more than sparkle. Understated, efficient.
Her styling followed suit. A small black clutch , black pointed pumps with a low flex, and only the faintest touch of jewelry — a single bracelet on the wrist, and a whisper of a necklace. Nothing clashed. Nothing demanded.
Hair worn long and loose — down, natural, with a light wave. Minimal makeup. Her signature eyes framed softly, lips subtle, brows controlled. That was all.
In a world obsessed with extremes, this look didn’t push. It stayed still — and that’s why it worked.
