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.