Rita and Taika Maybe I am just still addled from the fumes of the other stuff she wore near the end of 2022, but I rather like this on her. Yes, navels aren't chic to me particularly, but this isn't aiming for chic. It looks great

Lizzo in Thom Browne When you consider the very SPECIFIC vibe Thom Browne creates, and how much of it we saw on Janelle Monae alone, it may surprise you anew that he made this. Jodie Turner-Smith in Christopher John Rogers In the end, of all her outfits this year,

in Philosophy What a delightful start. Also, don't worry, her joy is just as infectious at the end as it is here. in Zuhair Murad This dress is completely swoon-worthy. I feel like you can see it in her face. What a thing, to debut at the

Sharon Stone I will never stop laughing at this. Ever. God bless. She looks like she's about to chew on it. It's AMAZING. Never change, Sharon. Julia Garner in Gucci The shoes and the cutout combined to make this a thud for us. Anitta This may

Olivia Culpo We had to start with this one. OBVIOUSLY we would start with this one. These are $1120, and as we noted at the time in a post where you can see more angles, are sold out. Which I take to mean "they make them to order and

Simone Ashley If we're being honest, this whole outfit is terrible. I'm so perplexed by the random green hem. I don't know what would have made this better, but I think the gloves might have been helpful actually. They at least gave the lace.

Ariana DeBose in Carolina Herrera Let's start with THIS ray of sunshine, Ariana DeBose - sorry, Academy Award Winner Ariana DeBose, which I hope she had printed up on some business cards. I like this color on her, but the dress is a little messy compared to ... Ariana DeBose

Jeremy Strong Velvet also hit big this year again, so Jeremy Strong was either on top of the 2022 trends, or was reacting to 2021 and got lucky. Either way, good on you, Kendall Roy, this is interesting. Helen Mirren in D&G Very nice, as usual, although she