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The Best Dressed Couple: Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas
in a Georges Hobeika gown and custom Berluti tuxedo at the Cannes Film Festival.
—Priyanka in a Georges Hobeika gown and Nick in a Berluti tuxedo at the Cannes Film Festival.
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The Designer Darling: Céline Dion
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—Dion in a Vetements shirt and blazer over a black mini skirt in Paris.
03of 10The Queen of Glamour: Jennifer LopezThere’s a reason the singer-actress-producer-designer has already been onPeople’s best dressed list five times: She goes all out whenever she steps on a red carpet. In 2019, Lopez delivered an eye-popping parade of abs-baring, plunging, shimmering looks and agilded 50th-birthday dress. SaysRob Zangardi, who styles the star withMariel Haenn: “It’s exciting to work with someone so transformative and daring."—Lopez in a custom Ralph Lauren at the CFDA Fashion Awards.
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The Queen of Glamour: Jennifer Lopez
There’s a reason the singer-actress-producer-designer has already been onPeople’s best dressed list five times: She goes all out whenever she steps on a red carpet. In 2019, Lopez delivered an eye-popping parade of abs-baring, plunging, shimmering looks and agilded 50th-birthday dress. SaysRob Zangardi, who styles the star withMariel Haenn: “It’s exciting to work with someone so transformative and daring.”
—Lopez in a custom Ralph Lauren at the CFDA Fashion Awards.
04of 10The Millennial Muse: ZendayaIan West/PA Images/INSTARimages.comShe’s been a trendsetter since her Disney days, but this year Zendaya, 22, got to flex her street-style skills week after week while promotingSpider-Man: Far from HomeandEuphoria, plus in Paris for the couture shows. “There’s nothing that she won’t try,” says the star’s “image architect"Law Roach. And Zendaya’s 61 million Instagram followers clearly couldn’t agree more.—Zendaya in a menswear-inspired Alexandre Vauthier look at a London press event.
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The Millennial Muse: Zendaya
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She’s been a trendsetter since her Disney days, but this year Zendaya, 22, got to flex her street-style skills week after week while promotingSpider-Man: Far from HomeandEuphoria, plus in Paris for the couture shows. “There’s nothing that she won’t try,” says the star’s “image architect"Law Roach. And Zendaya’s 61 million Instagram followers clearly couldn’t agree more.
—Zendaya in a menswear-inspired Alexandre Vauthier look at a London press event.
05of 10The Showstopper: Lady GagaJon Kopaloff/GettyNo one knows how to make an entrance better than Gaga, and 2019 was proof. TheStar Is Bornactress, 33, kicked off awards season at theGolden Globesin a custom Valentino gown that she accessorized with $5 million worth of Tiffany & Co. diamonds and dyed her hair periwinkle to match. A few months later at the Met Gala,her arrival was the biggest fashion performance of the year and caused a social media frenzy.
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The Showstopper: Lady Gaga
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No one knows how to make an entrance better than Gaga, and 2019 was proof. TheStar Is Bornactress, 33, kicked off awards season at theGolden Globesin a custom Valentino gown that she accessorized with $5 million worth of Tiffany & Co. diamonds and dyed her hair periwinkle to match. A few months later at the Met Gala,her arrival was the biggest fashion performance of the year and caused a social media frenzy.
06of 10The Game Changer: Serena WilliamsTim Clayton/Corbis via GettyA year after the tennis pro, 37, wore a catsuit at the French Open—prompting officials to announce a stricter dress code—she returned to the court in another headline-making look: a Nike x Off-White ensemble (which she co-created with designer Virgil Abloh) emblazoned with the words “mother,” “champion,” “queen” and “goddess.” She’s just as confident on the red carpet, whereshe paired sneakers with her gown to cochair the Met Gala.
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The Game Changer: Serena Williams
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A year after the tennis pro, 37, wore a catsuit at the French Open—prompting officials to announce a stricter dress code—she returned to the court in another headline-making look: a Nike x Off-White ensemble (which she co-created with designer Virgil Abloh) emblazoned with the words “mother,” “champion,” “queen” and “goddess.” She’s just as confident on the red carpet, whereshe paired sneakers with her gown to cochair the Met Gala.
07of 10The Disruptor: Billy PorterFrazer Harrison/GettyThe Tony winner andPosestar, 49, first wowed Broadway audiences 25 years ago, but in 2019 he got the entire world talking. Starting with aChristian Siriano-designed tuxedo ball gown at the Oscars, Porter challenged the notion of what men should wear on the red carpet. “I really want to make a different kind of statement,” Porter tells People of his fashion choices. “My goal is to be a walking piece of political art.”
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The Disruptor: Billy Porter
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The Tony winner andPosestar, 49, first wowed Broadway audiences 25 years ago, but in 2019 he got the entire world talking. Starting with aChristian Siriano-designed tuxedo ball gown at the Oscars, Porter challenged the notion of what men should wear on the red carpet. “I really want to make a different kind of statement,” Porter tells People of his fashion choices. “My goal is to be a walking piece of political art.”
08of 10The Mix Master: Kacey MusgravesGeorge Pimentel/WireImageWhen the “Golden Hour” singer, 31, picked up four Grammys in February, she solidified her status as a music superstar, and her red Valentino mini showed that she has the fashion prowess to match. Alongside stylistErica Cloud, Musgraves has perfected her signature retro-inspired look (she often cites Priscilla Presley and Cher as her icons). Says Cloud: “It’s a nod to the past but grounded in the future.”
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The Mix Master: Kacey Musgraves
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When the “Golden Hour” singer, 31, picked up four Grammys in February, she solidified her status as a music superstar, and her red Valentino mini showed that she has the fashion prowess to match. Alongside stylistErica Cloud, Musgraves has perfected her signature retro-inspired look (she often cites Priscilla Presley and Cher as her icons). Says Cloud: “It’s a nod to the past but grounded in the future.”
09of 10The Tour de Force: Regina KingDavid Fisher/REX/ShutterstockTheIf Beale Street Could Talkactress, 48, lit up nearly every red carpet during awards season in a structured, shoulder-baring gown. While each was unique in its details (hand-draping on her Oscar de la Renta Oscars gown, for example), the silhouette served a specific purpose, saysWayman Bannerman, who styles King with Micah McDonald: “Regina sends a message of strength, and these designs provided the rich, powerful, timeless image we wanted to portray.”
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The Tour de Force: Regina King
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TheIf Beale Street Could Talkactress, 48, lit up nearly every red carpet during awards season in a structured, shoulder-baring gown. While each was unique in its details (hand-draping on her Oscar de la Renta Oscars gown, for example), the silhouette served a specific purpose, saysWayman Bannerman, who styles King with Micah McDonald: “Regina sends a message of strength, and these designs provided the rich, powerful, timeless image we wanted to portray.”
10of 10The Rising Star: Gemma ChanFrazer Harrison/GettyIt takes confidence for anyone to wear a hot pink parachute-like gown, let alone tothe Oscars, but theCrazy Rich Asiansactress did just that. “It was the first dress we tried on, and our intuition that it was the one proved to be right,” says Chan’s stylistRebecca Corbin-Murrayof the voluminous Valentino creation. (Bonus: The dress had pockets; Chan stashed away a chocolate-chip cookie.) The risk paid off, putting Chan, 36, on best-dressed lists and ushering her in as fashion’s new It girl.
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The Rising Star: Gemma Chan
It takes confidence for anyone to wear a hot pink parachute-like gown, let alone tothe Oscars, but theCrazy Rich Asiansactress did just that. “It was the first dress we tried on, and our intuition that it was the one proved to be right,” says Chan’s stylistRebecca Corbin-Murrayof the voluminous Valentino creation. (Bonus: The dress had pockets; Chan stashed away a chocolate-chip cookie.) The risk paid off, putting Chan, 36, on best-dressed lists and ushering her in as fashion’s new It girl.
source: people.com
