This was the year that live events — and, by extension, red carpet pageantry — came back in full force, pulling showbiz fashionistas out of hibernation and instantly creating new icons. The result was an explosion of creativity where the animators’ goal was to be talked about at all costs, no matter how many rules had to be broken. Below, the Red Carpet Renegades that drew the most attention in 2022.
Jason Blum
Spooked guests at Blumhouse’s Halloween party by dressing up as the killer doll from the studio’s upcoming horror movie M3GAN🇧🇷
Jason Blum
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bad rabbit
Collaborated with Burberry’s Ricardo Tisci on a Met Gala look that fused masculine and feminine styles from Puerto Rico’s golden age.
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Timothée Chalamet
Elevated her shirtless Oscar in a Haider Ackermann backless top in Venice.
Timothee Chalamet
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Julia Fox
Temporarily shifted the conversation away from Will Smith at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in a gothic dress and purse apparently made from human hair.
Julia Fox
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Bella Hadid
She modeled an emperor’s new clothes look at the Coperni show at Paris Fashion Week, with a white fiber gown sprayed directly onto her nearly naked body.
Bella Hadid
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Jeremy O. Harris
It showed its primary colors in the QA Men of the Year Party.
Jeremy O. Harris
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Oscar Isaac
Calves displayed in a Thom Browne skirt suit in moon knightopens in London in March.
Oscar Isaac
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Allison Janney
Showed sheer courage in the sheer black Naeem Khan dress she wore to the People we hate in marriage premiere.
Allison Janney
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kim kardashian
She walked up the Met Gala steps in one of the most iconic dresses of all time, the glittering Jean Louis gown that Marilyn Monroe wore in 1962 to sing “Happy Birthday” to President Kennedy, and which Kardashian borrowed from Ripley’s Believe It or Not .
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Kim Kardashian (again)
She wrapped herself in Balenciaga duct tape at Paris Fashion Week, before distancing herself from the brand because of a controversial ad campaign.
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Heidi Klum
He redefined “doing the worm” with his unbeatable New York City Halloween costume.
Heidi Klum
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Lil Nas X
Proved her runway cred several times this year, but especially with her live performance at Vogue World, right in New York, in a silver top and lame pants, complete with her favorite stuffed animal, Slush the Husky.
Lil Nas X
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Blake Lively
She incorporated the “Gilded Glamor” theme of the Met Gala – which she co-chaired – with a Versace gown inspired by New York City landmarks including the Empire State Building, Grand Central Station and the Statue of Liberty.
Blake Lively
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lizzo
I sailed to the VMAs in a voluminous black Jean Paul Gaultier number, which she later joked about on Twitter (“My stylist: How much fabric do you want to use? Me: Yeah”).
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brad pitt
Took off a custom skirt by Haans Nicholas Mott at a Berlin exhibition Bullet train in July.
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Florence Pugh
Set the internet ablaze (as usual) with two sheer pieces by Valentino at Paris Fashion Week.
Florence Pugh
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Sheryl Lee Ralph
Walked the Emmy red carpet for the first time in a stunning custom Brandon Blackwood gown.
Sheryl Lee Ralph
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Rihanna
She turned her belly into a spectacular accessory until the birth of her son in May.
Rihanna
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taylor russel
stole her spotlight bones and all co-star Timothée Chalamet in a look from Schiaparelli’s Fall 2022 haute couture show.
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Kristen Stewart
Appeared at the Oscars in Chanel shorts.
Kristen Stewart
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harry styles
Greened the red carpet in the Gucci suit he donned for the Toronto premiere of my policeman🇧🇷
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Jodie Turner-Smith
Fashionistas have been anxious all year round, but never more so than this amazing technicolor dream dress by Christopher John Rogers, at the bard debut in Venice.
Jodie Turner-Smith
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A version of this story first appeared in the Dec. 16 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. Click here to subscribe🇧🇷