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In current celebrity terms, Robert Downey Jr. is king of the world! As Hollywood’s highest-paid actor (thank you, Iron Man), he now gets lead billing in talky, money-losing dramas like The Judge and is currently expecting his second child with spouse Susan Downey.MARIO ANZUONI/Reuters

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Downey’s Judge co-star showed up at the Los Angeles premiere with wife Luciana Pedraza. He’s 83, she’s 42. Do they even sell defibrillators for home use?MARK RALSTON/AFP / Getty Images

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In the same May-September vein, here’s Billy Bob Thornton at The Judge premiere with girlfriend Connie Angland. Amazing how a good porkpie hat still draws the ladiesMARK RALSTON/AFP / Getty Images

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As does a cowboy hat, especially when worn by Dwight Yoakam, shown here with his frequent date-mate Emily Joy. Nothin’ says country like a pair of white cowboy bootsFrazer Harrison/Getty Images

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At the same event, Vera Farmiga posed with her trophy husband, musician-turned-carpenter-turned-film-producer Renn Hawkey (okay, so he’s only one year younger than her)MARK RALSTON/AFP / Getty Images

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The Judge premiere also brought a rare public appearance from actress Dyan Cannon. She’s not in the movie, but she’s still rocking the skinny jeans at 77MARK RALSTON/AFP / Getty Images

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And ladies and gentleman, Mr. Tom Petty! Hold on, that’s actually Sally Kellerman, who’s also 77Richard Shotwell

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Meanwhile in Carnoustie, Scotland, the British actor Hugh Grant spent a little too long admiring his own chip shot at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Get over yourself, Mickey Blue EyesDavid Cannon/Getty Images

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No such self-admiration for Bill Murray, however. It’s a confident man who wears plaid slacks and a gardening sun hat on a golf courseDavid Cannon/Getty Images

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‘Oh, my stars,” sniggered ex-Homeland fixture Damian Lewis to his Agents of Shield star Kyle MacLachlan. ‘Did you see those plaid pants Murray is wearing?’Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

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‘I don’t hear any Oscar buzz about you two TV mooks,’ snapped BillDavid Cannon/Getty Images

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And since we’re already on a sartorial theme, how about this look worn by Mike & Molly star Billy Gardell at a comedy charity event in Irvine, Calif., this week. Not to be mean, but you could make a parasail parachute from that much untucked fabricRochelle Brodin

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At the same event, Rob Schneider channelled his inner Duddy Kravitz with his nifty suit and jaunty cap. Whatever stops him from making Deuce Bigalow 3 is fine with usRochelle Brodin

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Back to Los Angeles, where Mad Men star Kiernan Shipka turned up at the AMPAS Hollywood Costume Opening Party in this outfit. We hate to be cruel to a 14-year-old girl, but buy yourself a mirror, KiernanFrederick M. Brown/Getty Images

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To be honest, we’re not exactly sure who Sandy Powell is or why she’s supposed to be famous, but whoever sold her this eye-hurting caftan sure had a great sense of humourFrederick M. Brown/Getty Images

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What do you get if you cross the Bay City Rollers and Alice Cooper? Why, you get film producer Adi Shankar’s ensemble at the same event!PHIL McCARTEN/Reuters

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Also at the Hollywood Costume bash was the actress Rose McGowan, who wore a short skirt just to remind everyone that she no longer has a machine-gun legFrederick M. Brown/Getty Images

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Last stop: Switzerland, the land of chocolate and army knives, where Diane Keaton was lured to the Zurich Film Festival on the pretext of accepting something called the Golden Icon Award. Oddly enough, that’s the same technique Francis Ford Coppola used to get her to star in three Godfather moviesAndreas Rentz

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But in this case, there really was an award, which the 68-year-old actress immediately attempted to communicate with via the Vulcan Mind MeldWalter Bieri/The Associated Press

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And once the official ceremony was over, Ms. Keaton immediately entertained perplexed attendees with her unique interpretive dancing. After all these years, she’s still Annie HallAndreas Rentz

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