Style File | Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee has become a style icon in her own right.

Show Stopper - Tracee wore this stunning orange dress with a pair of purple peek-a-boo mary jane pumps to Elle Magazine's 25th Anniversary party.\r(Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)

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Show Stopper - Tracee wore this stunning orange dress with a pair of purple peek-a-boo mary jane pumps to Elle Magazine's 25th Anniversary party.\r(Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)

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Vintage Vixen - As the great Coco Chanel once said, "a girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." Tracee was both when she arrived at the opening of the Chanel boutique in Beverly Hills in this sexy vintage checkered number.\r(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Chanel)

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Vintage Vixen - As the great Coco Chanel once said, "a girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." Tracee was both when she arrived at the opening of the Chanel boutique in Beverly Hills in this sexy vintage checkered number.\r(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Chanel)

Divalicious - Tracee says she learned a lot about fashion from her superstar mother, Diana Ross. We think Mama taught her well.\r(Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Divalicious - Tracee says she learned a lot about fashion from her superstar mother, Diana Ross. We think Mama taught her well.\r(Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Classic With a Twist - You'd want to be friends with Tracee Ellis Ross—if only to borrow her clothes. Tracee's style can best be described as "classic with a twist," like this gold metallic dress she wore to Essence magazine's 40th Anniversary Fierce & Fabulous Awards Luncheon.\r(Photo by Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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Classic With a Twist - You'd want to be friends with Tracee Ellis Ross—if only to borrow her clothes. Tracee's style can best be described as "classic with a twist," like this gold metallic dress she wore to Essence magazine's 40th Anniversary Fierce & Fabulous Awards Luncheon.\r(Photo by Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

Sleek and Sophisticated - We can all take a page out of this trend-setting diva's book. She really knows how to make a classic look feel fresh, like she did with this skirt suit, by adding an unexpected short sleeve blazer with a long sleeve shirt—tres chic.\r(Photo: Getty Images)

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Sleek and Sophisticated - We can all take a page out of this trend-setting diva's book. She really knows how to make a classic look feel fresh, like she did with this skirt suit, by adding an unexpected short sleeve blazer with a long sleeve shirt—tres chic.\r(Photo: Getty Images)

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Trend-setting Style -  In true fashionista form, Tracee embraced one of this season's boldest trends—polka dots—at the Fifth Annual "PRE" Exclusive Dinner Event in Celebration of BET Awards '11.\r(Photo by Michael Underwood/PictureGroup)

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Trend-setting Style -  In true fashionista form, Tracee embraced one of this season's boldest trends—polka dots—at the Fifth Annual "PRE" Exclusive Dinner Event in Celebration of BET Awards '11.\r(Photo by Michael Underwood/PictureGroup)

Simply Elegant - No matter what Tracee wears she always looks elegant, and this blue silk dress she wore to the HBO Emmy after party back in 2005 is no exception.\r(Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)

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Simply Elegant - No matter what Tracee wears she always looks elegant, and this blue silk dress she wore to the HBO Emmy after party back in 2005 is no exception.\r(Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images)

Easy Breezy - While her character on BET's Reed Between the Lines, Carla Reed, is classic and sophisticated, Tracee's style is a more classic with a bit of edge. This daring belly-baring look she wore with low-rise jeans would just be "jeans and a tank" on any other girl but, on Tracee, it's pure fabulosity.\r(Photo: Getty Images)

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Easy Breezy - While her character on BET's Reed Between the Lines, Carla Reed, is classic and sophisticated, Tracee's style is a more classic with a bit of edge. This daring belly-baring look she wore with low-rise jeans would just be "jeans and a tank" on any other girl but, on Tracee, it's pure fabulosity.\r(Photo: Getty Images)

Basic Black - This grecian-style dress Tracee wore to the second annual Women In Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party back in 2009 was both romantic and flirty.\r(Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Basic Black - This grecian-style dress Tracee wore to the second annual Women In Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party back in 2009 was both romantic and flirty.\r(Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Comfy Chic - We all know comfort is essential, but striking the balance between being comfortable and looking chic isn't easy, unless you're Tracee Ellis Ross. This simple blazer and jeans look truly embodies her effortless style.\r(Photo: Getty Images)

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Comfy Chic - We all know comfort is essential, but striking the balance between being comfortable and looking chic isn't easy, unless you're Tracee Ellis Ross. This simple blazer and jeans look truly embodies her effortless style.\r(Photo: Getty Images)