The Year's Best Dresses

This has seen some great style and fashion on the red carpet and here we have the stars that raised the bar for red carpet glamour....

Jennifer Lopez:

She wore an array of skin baring, show stopping gowns this year, but none dazzled quite like this plunging, midnight-blue Gucci Premiere design at the LACMA Art + Film Gala in November.

Lupita Nyong'o:

The red carpet rookie churned out one sartorial it after another in 2014, culminating with an unforgettable custom "Nairobi Blue" Prada at the Oscars in March.

 

 

Chrissy Tiegen:

 

The model didn't just hold her own - she stole the spotlight at the Grammy's in January in a sparkly gold Johanna Johnson gown with a deep sweetheart neckline and dramatic train.

 

 

 

Sandra Bullock:



At first glance the actress's navy-blue Alexander McQueen, worn to the Oscars in March, seemed simple. But look closely, and you'll notice the elaborate, expert draping and beautiful lines.

 

 

Blake Lively:

 

"My ribs hurt! That was memorable," the actress told People magazine of her rose-gold Gucci Premiere gown at The Met Gala in May, proving that sometimes it's worth it to suffer for fashion.

 

 

 

Kate Hudson:

 

The Atelier Versace gown Kate Hudson wore to the Oscars in March is what Best Dressed Lists were made for. Between the cape, the detail, the colour and the down-to-there neckline, we'll still be talking about in 2015.

 

 

 

Taylor Swift:

 

"I love it. I'm so happy I get to wear it," said the singer of the Gucci Premiere gold-lame design with a crystal mesh overlay and gemstone detail she chose for the Grammy's in January.

 

 

 

Lea Michele:

 

At the glamorous amfAR Gala it took some serious sartorial power to stand out from the star-studded line-up, but in this dazzling sequin Versace gown, Lea did just that. The A-list actress was positively glowing in her figure-hugging frock.