Best Dresses of 2016

• Brie Larson

  

  Brie Larson in custom Calvin Klein at the 2016 Golden Globes on Jan. 10.

• Jennifer Lopez

  

  Jennifer Lopez in Giambattista Valli at the 2016 Golden Globes on Jan. 10.

• Kate Hudson

  

  Kate Hudson in Michael Kors at the 2016 Golden Globes on Jan. 10.

• Selena Gomez

  

  Selena Gomez in Louis Vuitton at the UNICEF Ball on Jan. 12. 

• Constance Wu

  

  Constance Wu at the Critics' Choice Awards on Jan. 17.

• Constance Zimmer

  

  Constance Zimmer in Tracy Reese at the Critics' Choice Awards on Jan. 17. 

• Krysten Ritter

  

  Krysten Ritter in Zuhair Murad at the 2016 Critics' Choice Awards on Jan. 17. 

• Heidi Klum

  

  Heidi Klum in Bec & Bridge at the Zoolander 2 screening in Sydney on Jan. 26. 

• Anne Hathaway

  

  Anne Hathaway in Marc Jacobs at the L.A. art show opening night party on Jan. 27.

• Nicole Kidman

  

  Nicole Kidman in Gucci at the 2016 SAG Awards on Jan. 30.

• Alicia Vikander

  

  Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton at the 2016 SAG Awards on Jan. 30.

• Brie Larson

  

  Brie Larson in Atelier Versace at the 2016 SAG Awards on Jan. 30.

• Kristen Wiig

  

  Kristen Wiig in Marc Jacobs at the New York premier of Zoolander 2 on Feb. 9.

• Dakota Johnson

  

  Dakota Johnson in custom Marc Jacobs at the European premiere of How to Be Single on Feb. 9. 

• Diane Kruger

  

  Diane Kruger in custom Prada at the 2016 amfAR New York Gala on Feb. 10.

• Uma Thurman

  

  Uma Thurman in Lela Rose at the 2016 amfAR New York Gala on Feb. 10. 

• Tilda Swinton

  

  Tilda Swinton in Chanel Haute Couture at the Berlin Film Festival premiere of Hail, Caesar! on Feb. 11. 

• Florence Welch

  

  Florence Welch in Gucci at the 2016 Grammy Awards on Feb. 15.

• Lady Gaga

  

  Lady Gaga in Marc Jacobs at the 2016 Grammy Awards on Feb. 15.

• Beyonce

  

  Beyonce in Inbal Dror at the 2016 Grammy Awards on Feb. 15. 

• Cate Blanchett

  

  Cate Blanchett in Gucci at the 2016 Indie Spirit Awards on Feb. 27.

• Cate Blanchett

  

  Cate Blanchett in Aramni Prive at the 2016 Oscars on Feb. 28.

• Margot Robbie

  

  Margot Robbie in Tom Ford at the 2016 Oscars on Feb. 28.

• Lady Gaga

  

  Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell at the 2016 Oscars on Feb. 28.

• Rooney Mara

  

  Rooney Mara in Givenchy Haute Couture at the 2016 Oscars on Feb. 28.

• Julianne Moore

  

  Julianne Moore in Chanel Couture at the 2016 Oscars on Feb. 28.

• Michelle Monaghan

  

  Michelle Monaghan in vintage Bill Blass at the Vanity Fair Oscar afterparty on Feb. 28.

• Kerry Washington

  

  Kerry Washington in Versace at the Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty on Feb. 28.

• Karlie Kloss

  

  Karlie Kloss in Rosie Assoulin at the L'Oreal Red Obsession party on Mar. 8.

• Naomi Watts

  

  Naomi Watts in Derek Lam at the New York premiere of Allegiant on Mar. 14. 

• Zoe Kravitz

  

  Zoe Kravitz in Valentino at the New York premiere of Allegiant on Mar. 14. 

• Kerry Washington

  

  Kerry Washington in Ulyana Sergeenko Couture at PaleyFest on Mar. 15.   

• Michelle Monaghan

  

  Michelle Monaghan in Stella McCartney at the premiere of Hulu's The Path on Mar. 21.

• Naomi Watts

  

  Naomi Watts in Valentino at a New York screening of Demolition on Mar. 21. 

• Zendaya

  

  Zendaya in David Koma at the 2016 GLAAD Media Awards on April 2. 

• Charlize Theron

  

  Charlize Theron in Alexander McQueen at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards on April 9. 

• Emma Watson

  

  Emma Watson in Osman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 30. 

• Zoe Saldana

  

  Zoe Saldana in Dolce & Gabbana at the 2016 Met Gala on May 2. 

• Ciara

  

  Ciara in H&M at the 2016 Met Gala on May 2. 

• Blake Lively

  

  Blake Lively in Versace at the Cannes premiere of Cafe Society on May 11. 

• Julianne Moore

  

  Julianne Moore in custom Givenchy couture at the Cannes premiere of Cafe Society on May 11. 

• Kirsten Dunst

  

  Kirsten Dunst in Gucci at the Cannes premiere of Cafe Society on May 11. 

• Amal Clooney

  

  Amal Clooney in Verasace at the Cannes premiere of Money Monster on May 12.

• Blake Lively

  

  Blake Lively in Vivienne Westwood couture at the Cannes premiere of Slack Bay on May 13. 

• Ruth Negga

  

  Ruth Negga in custom Marc Jacobs at the Cannes premiere of Loving on May 16. 

• Tracee Ellis Ross

  

  Tracee Ellis Ross at People and Entertainment Weekly's New York Upfront on May 16. 

• Kristen Stewart

  

  Kristen Stewart in Chanel at the Cannes premiere of Personal Shopper on May 17. 

• Bella Hadid

  

  Bella Hadid in Alexandre Vauthier at the Cannes premiere of The Unknown Girl on May 18.

• Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

  

  Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Alexandre Vauthier at the Cannes premiere of The Unknown Girl on May 18. 

• Marion Cotillard

  

  Marion Cotillard in Dior Haute Couture at the Cannes premiere of It's Only the End of the World on May 19. 

• Kirsten Dunst

  

  Kirsten Dunst in Maison Margiela Couture by John Galliano at the Cannes premiere of The Neon Demon on May 20. 

• Rihanna

  

  Rihanna in vintage Thierry Mugler at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on May 22. 

• Halsey

  

  Halsey in Fausto Puglisi at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on May 22. 

• Diane Kruger

  

  Diane Kruger in Naeem Khan at the 2016 Lola German Film Awards on May 27.

• Gabrielle Union

  

  Gabrielle Union in Prada at the 2016 amfAR New York Gala on Jun. 9. 

• Naomie Harris

  

  Naomie Harris in Zuhair Murad at The Duke of Edinburgh's Diamonds Are Forever Gala on Jun. 9.

• Lupita Nyong’o

  

  Lupita Nyong'o in Hugo Boss by Jason Wu at the 2016 Tony Awards on June 12. 

• Freida Pinto

  

  Freida Pinto in Burberry at Take-Two's Annual E3 Kickoff party on Jun. 13.

• Elle Fanning

  

  Elle Fanning in Dolce & Gabbana at the Hollywood premiere of The Neon Demon on Jun. 14. 

• Gabrielle Union

  

  Gabrielle Union in Marc Jacobs at the 2016 BET Awards on Jun. 26. 

• Ciara

  

  Ciara in Roberto Cavalli at the ESPYs on July 13. 

• Lizzy Caplan

  

  Lizzy Caplan in Roland Mouret at the CBS, CW and Showtime Summer TCA party on Aug. 10.

• Beyonce

  

  Beyonce in Francesco Scognamiglio at the MTV VMAs on Aug. 28. 

• Taylor Hill

  

  Taylor Hill in Moschino at he MTV VMAs on Aug. 28.

• Renee Zellweger

  

  Renee Zellweger in Schiaparelli Haute Couture at the London premiere of Bridget Jones' Baby on Sept. 5. 

• Shailene Woodley

  

  Shailene Woodley in Fendi at a pre-party for Snowden in Toronto on Sept. 9. 

• Lupita Nyong’o

  

  Lupita Nygong'o in Carolina Herrera at the Toronto Film Festival premiere of Queen of Katwe on Sept. 10. 

• Rooney Mara

  

  Rooney Mara in Aouadi Couture at the Toronto Film Festival premiere of Lion on Sept. 10.

• Naomi Watts

  

  Naomi Watts in Roberto Cavalli at the Toronto Film Festival premiere of The Bleeder on Sept. 10. 

• Felicity Jones

  

  Felicity Jones in Gucci at the Toronto Film Festival premiere of A Monster Calls on Sept. 10. 

• Camila Alves

  

  Camila Alves in Monique Lhuillier at the Toronto Film Festival premiere of Sing on Sept. 11. 

• Kate Hudson

  

  Kate Hudson in Alexander McQueen at the Toronto Film Festival premiere of Deepwater Horizon on Sept. 13.  

• Millie Bobby Brown

  

  Millie Bobby Brown (with Stranger Things co-stars Gaten Matarazzo and Caleb McLaughlin) in Valentino at the Emmys on Sept. 18.  

• Sarah Paulson

  

  Sarah Paulson in Prada at the Emmys on Sept. 18. 

• Portia Doubleday

  

  Portia Doubleday in Armani Prive at the Emmys on Sept. 18. 

• Claire Danes

  

  Claire Danes in Schiaparelli at the Emmys on Sept. 18. 

• Mandy Moore

  

  Mandy Moore in Prabal Gurung at the Emmys on Sept. 18. 

• Abigail Spencer

  

  Abigail Spencer in Jenny Packham at the Emmys on Sept. 18. 

• Priyanka Chopra

  

  Priyanka Chopra in Jason Wu at the Emmys on Sept. 18. 

• Emily Blunt

  

  Emily Blunt in Alexander McQueen at the London premiere of The Girl on the Train on Sept. 20. 

• Olivia Wilde

  

  Olivia Wilde in Valentino at the Friars Club's event honoring Martin Scorsese with the Entertainment Icon Award on Sept. 21. 

• America Ferrera

  

  America Ferrera in Jenny Packham at National Geographic's Years of Living Dangerously premiere on Sept. 21.

• Aja Naomi King

  

  Aja Naomi King in Huishan Zhang at the L.A. premiere of The Birth of a Nation on Sept. 22. 

• Jennifer Connelly

  

  Jennifer Connelly in custom Louis Vuitton at the Rome premiere of American Pastoral on Oct. 3. 

• Cate Blanchett

  

  Cate Blanchett in Gucci at the IWC Schaffhausen Dinner in honor of the BFI on Oct. 4. 

• Michelle Obama

  

  Michelle Obama in Versace at the Italian State Dinner at the White House on Oct. 18.

• Rachel McAdams

  

  Rachel McAdams at the L.A. premiere of Doctor Strange on Oct. 20. 

• Regina King

  

  Regina King in Christian Siriano at the Elle Women in Hollywood Awards on Oct. 24.

• Gwyneth Paltrow

  

  Gwyneth Paltrow in Gucci at Elle's 30th Anniversary celebration on Oct. 26.

• Jennifer Lawrence

  

  Jennifer Lawrence in Elie Saab at the British Academy Brittania Awards on Oct. 28.

• Claire Foy

  

  Claire Foy (with co-star Matt Smith) in Erdem at the London premiere of The Crown on Nov. 1. 

• Zoe Kravitz

  

  Zoe Kravitz in Alexander McQueen at the New York premiere of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them on Nov. 10. 

• Carmen Ejogo

  

  Carmen Ejogo in Elie Saab at the New York premiere of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them on Nov. 10. 

• Gugu Mbatha-Raw

  

  Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Narciso Rodriguez at the Governors Awards on Nov. 12 .

• Lily Collins

  

  Lily Collins in Amanda Wakeley at the Governor's Awards on Nov. 12. 

• Michelle Williams

  

  Michelle Williams in Louis Vuitton at the Governors Awards on Nov. 12.

• Elizabeth Debicki

  

  Elizabeth Debicki in Amrani Prive at The London Evening Standard Theater Awards on Nov. 13. 

• Tracee Ellis Ross

  

  Tracee Ellis Ross in Ellery at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards on Nov. 14. 

• Zoe Saldana

  

  Zoe Saldana in Monse at the 2016 AMAs on Nov. 20.

• Chrissy Teigen

  

  Chrissy Teigen in Yousef Akbar at the 2016 AMAs on Nov. 20.

• Beyonce

  

  Bonus: Beyonce in Roberto Cavalli in Lemonade. 

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