The 22 Most Talked About Red Carpet Looks of 2022 – Hollywood Reporter

It was the year that live events — and by extension red carpet pageantry — came back with a bang, rousing established showbiz fashionistas from their hibernation and instantly creating new icons. The result was an explosion of creativity where the goal for artists was to get people talking at all costs, no matter how many rules they had to break. Below are the Red Carpet Renegades that grabbed the most attention in 2022.

Jason Blum

Scared guests at Blumhouse’s Halloween party by dressing up as a killer doll from the studio’s upcoming horror flick M3GAN.

bad bunny

Collaborated with Burberry’s Ricardo Tisci on a Met Gala look that fused masculine and feminine styles from Puerto Rico’s Golden Age.

Timothée Chalamet

Once his shirtless Oscars worn with a halter Haider Ackermann backless in Venice.

Julia Fox

Temporarily hijacked the conversation from Will Smith at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party with a striking goth-glam dress and a clutch apparently made of human hair.

Bella Hadid

Modeled a look of the Emperor’s new clothes during the Coperni show at Paris Fashion Week, with a white fiber dress sprayed directly onto his nearly naked body.

Jeremy O. Harris

Showed its primary colors at QG Men of the year party.

Oscar Isaac

Flared calves in a Thom Browne skirt suit at Moon Knightpremiering in London in March.

Allison Janney

Showed courage with the see-through black Naeem Khan dress she wore at the People we hate at marriage first.

Kim Kardashian

Walked the steps of the Met Gala in one of the most iconic dresses of all time, the glittering Jean Louis dress that Marilyn Monroe wore in 1962 to sing “Happy Birthday” to President Kennedy, and which Kardashian borrowed from Ripley’s Believe It or Not .

Kim Kardashian (again)

She wrapped herself in Balenciaga duct tape during Paris Fashion Week, before distancing herself from the brand during a controversial ad campaign.

Heidi Klum

Redefine “doing the worm” with her unbeatable New York Halloween costume.

Lil Nas X

Has proven her credibility on the catwalks time and time again this year, but most importantly with her live performance at Vogue World itself in New York, in a silver crop top and lame pants, complete with her favorite stuffed animal, Slush the Husky.

Blake Lively

Embodied the “Gilded Glamour” theme of the Met Gala – which she co-chaired – with a Versace dress inspired by New York landmarks, including the Empire State Building, Grand Central Station and the Statue of Liberty.

Lizzo

Sailed through the VMAs in a chunky black Jean Paul Gaultier number which she later joked about on Twitter (“My stylist: How much fabric do you want to wear? Me: Yes”).

brad pitt

Pulled off a custom skirt by Haans Nicholas Mott at a Berlin screening of High-speed train in July.

Florence Poug

Set the internet on fire (as usual) with a Valentino sheer two-piece at Paris Fashion Week.

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Walked the Emmys red carpet for the first time in a stunning custom dress by Brandon Blackwood.

Rihanna

Turned her baby bump into a show-stopping accessory until her son was born in May.

Taylor Russell

stole the show bones and all co-starred Timothée Chalamet with a look from Schiaparelli’s Fall 2022 couture show.

Kristen Stewart

Showed up to the Oscars in short Chanel shorts.

Harry Styles

Greened the red carpet in the Gucci suit he donned for the Toronto premiere of my policeman.

Jodie TurnerSmith

Fashionistas have had it all year, but never more than with this incredible Technicolor dream dress by Christopher John Rogers, at the bardo first in Venice.

A version of this story first appeared in the December 16 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Click here to subscribe.