RYAN GOSLING took his mother along to the premiere of his new movie when his girlfriend EVA MENDES couldn't make it, and the actress let her stand-in borrow some of her clothes for the event.

The Notebook star asked his mom, Donna, to join him on the red carpet for a screening of Gangster Squad in Los Angeles on Monday night (07Jan13) as the brunette beauty was unable to attend.

Gosling also revealed Mendes lent Donna an outfit to wear to the premiere, telling E! Online, "My mother's wearing all my girlfriend's clothes," while his mother adds, "I'm wearing Eva Mendes. She let me raid her closet."

Gosling has been linked to Mendes since 2011.