BEST OF 2016

The Most Memorable Fashion Moments of 2016

Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga as David Bowie, and Rihanna reigned in 2016, but they were just a handful of the year’s most memorable fashion moments.


From Jennifer Lawrence’s red Dior at the Golden Globes, to Beyonce’s infamous yellow Roberto Cavalli number in Lemonade, to Jared Leto globe-trotting love affair with Gucci, it’s been a year filled with memorable looks. Some, like Tom Hiddleston’s “I heart T.S.” t-shirt and the Kardashian clan’s all-white looks at Yeezy Season 3, we’d rather forget and will no doubt go down as footnotes when we look back at fashion in 2016.

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Lady Gaga wearing a classical evening ensemble from her stylist and friend, designer Brandon Maxwell, at the Golden Globes.

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Jennifer Lawrence, wearing Dior, at the 2016 Golden Globes.

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Jennifer Lopez wearing Giambattista Valli and over 200 carats of Harry Winston jewelry.

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The Kardashian clan wears white at Yeezy Season 3 at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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Lady Gaga channels Bowie at the Grammy Awards.

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Alicia Vikander makes an entrance at the 2016 Oscars, wearing Louis Vuitton.

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Rihanna leaves the set of her W photo shoot, wearing a terry-cloth robe from set

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Blake Lively graces the Cannes red carpet, showing how to show off a baby bump.

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Beyoncé wears Givenchy to accept her CFDA Icon Award.

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Claire Danes in a light-up Zac Posen dress, in honor of the Met Gala’s 2016 theme, Manus x Machina.

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Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik, wearing Versace and custom metal sleeves, at the Met Gala.

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Karlie Kloss dons a Brandon Maxwell gown for the Met Gala, that the designer then chops short for the after-party.

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Jared Leto wearing a Gucci green coat that he saw while attending a Gucci show months earlier.

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Justin Bieber and Sofia Richie in a bold baja hoodie, the relationship that led to the deletion of Bieber’s Instagram account.

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Kim Kardashian’s widely photographed Vetements look, worn the day she was robbed at gunpoint, and the last major look before shunning publicity and social media.

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Hillary Clinton, wearing all white, to the last Presidential debate.

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Melania Trump’s infamous bow blouse, from Gucci.

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Michelle Obama’s stunning Versace gown, at her last state dinner as FLOTUS.

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Hillary Clinton, wearing purple, at her concession speech in November.