By Hollywood star standards Brooke Shields stays relatively clear of the limelight.

But in a garish, hot pink maxi-dress teamed with same-coloured 'crocs' the 43-year-old actress could not avoid the attention of the waiting paparazzi.

Peeping out from under the one-shouldered, shapeless garment, the odd choice of shoes - usually favoured by nurses working long shifts - were unmistakeable.

Pink lady: Brooke's dress and shoes match in colour but not in style

However, cheerful Brooke seemed unaware of her fashion faux pas, grinning and laughing for the photographers.

Accompanied by her husband television writer Chris Henchy, the mother-of-two looked in good spirits as she arrived for dinner at a Santa Monica restaurant.

The former child star is currently starring in Lipstick Jungle, the latest Candice Bushnell novel to be made into a television series.

Bushnell is the famed writer of the enormously successful Sex and the City and Brooke plays movie executive Wendy Healy.

Lets hope the much-admired style of Bushnell's last tv series is carried on to her second, and Brooke hasn't came straight from the set.

The plastic-looking clogs peeked out from under the flowing dress