JLo, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya have produced some of the best celebrity fashion moments of 2022. (Getty Images/Yahoo Life UK)
Celebrity calendars had been pretty quiet over the past few years, with months of lockdowns and quarantines postponing premiers and red carpets, and instead events needing to be held ‘behind closed doors’ (no fun at all), so celebrity fashion was forced to take a bit of a backseat too.
But 2022 brought the return of all things fabulous – The Oscars! The Grammys! The Met Gala! – and thank goodness.
Big-name events returned to how we remembered them from years gone by, with red carpets galore ready to whet our appetite with glorious outfits after two years of starvation. And celebrities were happy to oblige.
The Meta Gala, of course, is where famous faces really get to stretch their legs in terms of fashion forward thinking, with stars such as Blake Lively, Jessica Chastain and Jodie Turner-Smith leading the pack with their take on the ‘Gilded Glamour’ theme based on the museum’s In America: An Anthology of Fashion exhibition.
The Oscars, too, provided a backdrop for some of the biggest fashion moments of the year, both on the red carpet and at the after party. Lupita Nyong’o stunned in a gown that looked like the golden gong itself, whereas Uma Thurman and Zendaya wore their own takes on the white shirt and skirt combination.
One of the breakout style stars of the year, Anne Hathaway, took us on a real tour de force of trends with a kaleidoscope of colour and even a reference to her The Devil Wears Prada character Andy Sachs.
But it's not just the women raking in the style points at star-studded events this year, the men are at it too.
Michael B. Jordan’s canary yellow suit quite literally lit up the Black Panther 2 premiere red carpet, and Brad Pitt chose some bold looks at a series of events for his film, Bullet Train, over the summer, with his take on the vibrant coloured linen two-piece and a skirt suit.
Elsewhere, Timothée Chalamet’s tight relationship with designers was apparent once again at several events, from his backless red Haider Ackermann jumpsuit at the Venice Film Festival, to his take on the tuxedo at the 2022 Oscars: a sparkling Louis Vuitton jacket, sans shirt beneath, of course.
As the 2022 season is coming to a close, we take a look back at the best celebrity fashion looks of the year.
The best celebrity outfits of 2022
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez at the premiere of her Halftime Netflix show. (Getty Images)
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell at The Fashion Awards 2022 in December. (Getty Images)
Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Hurley at the Cancer Ball Charity Dinner in Madrid. (Getty Images)
Holly Willoughby
Holly Willoughby at the Pride of Britain Awards 2022 in October. (Getty Images)
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren on the red carpet for the screening of Mother And Son (Un Petit Frere) at Cannes film festival. (Getty Images)
Emma Watson
Emma Watson outside the Schiaparelli show, during Paris Fashion Week. (Getty Images)
Jodie Comer
Jodie Comer at the British Academy Television Awards in May. (Getty Images)
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez at the premiere of her documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind And Me. (Getty Images)
Florence Pugh
Florence Pugh on the Don't Worry Darling red carpet at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. (Getty Images)
Harry Styles
Harry Styles at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. (Getty Images)
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett on the Tar red carpet at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. (Getty Images)
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt at the Los Angeles premiere of Bullet Train in August. (Getty Images)
Julianne Moore
Jury President Julianne Moore at the White Noise premiere and opening ceremony of the 79th Venice International Film Festival. (Getty Images)
Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes at the 2022 CFDA Awards. (Getty Images)
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde at the 2022 Baby2Baby Gala. (Getty Images)
Selma Hayek
Salma Hayek at the British Academy Film Awards 2022 at Royal Albert Hall. (Getty Images)
Blake Lively
Co-Chair Blake Lively on the 2022 Met Gala red carpet. (Getty Images)
Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie at the Amsterdam European Premiere in London. (Getty Images)
Hailey Bieber
Hailey Bieber on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in June. (Getty Images)
Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o on the 2022 Oscars red carpet. (Getty Images)
Emma Corrin
Emma Corrin at the My Policeman Premiere during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. (Getty Images)
Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet on the 2022 Oscars red carpet. (Getty Images)
Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman on the 2022 Oscars red carpet. (Getty Images)
Zendaya
Zendaya on the 2022 Oscars red carpet. (Getty Images)
Michael B. Jordan
Michael B. Jordan at the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever world premiere. (Getty Images)
Simone Ashley
Simone Ashley at the Bridgerton Series 2 world premiere in London. (Getty Images)
Lily James
Lily James at the 2022 Emmy Awards. (Getty Images)
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian at the Los Angeles premiere of The Kardashians. (Getty Images)
Tom Holland
Tom Holland at the Uncharted premiere in Madrid. (Getty Images)
Viola Davis
Viola Davis at the screening of Top Gun: Maverick during the 75th annual Cannes film festival. (Getty Images)
Gillian Anderson
Gillian Anderson at the premiere for The First Lady in Los Angeles. (Getty Images)
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway outside the Stephen Colbert Show in New York City. (Getty Images)
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa at the wedding of Simon Porte Jacquemus and Marco Maestri in August. (Getty Images)
Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain on the 2022 Met Gala red carpet celebrating In America: An Anthology of Fashion. (Getty Images)
Jodie Turner-Smith
Jodie Turner-Smith on the 2022 Met Gala red carpet celebrating In America: An Anthology of Fashion. (Getty Images)
Tessa Thompson
Tessa Thompson on the Bardo red carpet at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. (Getty Images)
Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones. (Getty Images)
Amal Clooney
Amal Clooney and George Clooney attend the 2nd Annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. (Getty Images)
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