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Fashion

the most unforgettable outfits of the year

seriously, we can’t stop thinking about them

by Yasmeen Gharnit

Google's most-searched fashion term this year might have been normcore, but that doesn't mean that we abandoned glamour altogether. From Solange's Kenzo caped wedding dress to the sky-blue Prada gown Lupita Nyong'o wore to the Academy Awards, 2014 has proved that although we are indeed moving towards more simplified, streamlined fashions in some ways, we're doing so in more stylized ways than ever before. Also worth noting is how stars have gravitated toward the illusion of showing skin, choosing to wear dresses with sheer panels and lace. Click through the gallery to see our favorite 25 looks from the year.

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Cate Blanchett in Givenchy at the Cannes How To Train Your Dragon 2 premiere

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Lupita Nyong'o in Prada at the 2014 Academy Awards

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St. Vincent at the Xperia Access Q Awards

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Lupita Nyong'o in Ralph Lauren at the 2014 Golden Globes

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Jena Malone in Reem Acra at The International Medical Corps' Awards Gala

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Emma Watson in Valentino at the Valentino Haute Couture show at Paris Fashion Week

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Kristen Stewart in Chanel couture at the 18th Annual Film Awards

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Alexa Chung in Dior Couture at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards

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Karen Elson in Zac Posen at the 2014 Met Gala

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Suki Waterhouse in Burberry at the 2014 Met Gala

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Rihanna in Stella McCartney at the 2014 Met Gala

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Kate Hudson in Zuhair Murad at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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Lily Aldridge in La Marque at the 2014 amfAR Gala

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Charli XCX in Betsey Johnson at the 2014 Billboard Women In Music Luncheon

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Janelle Monet in Tadashi Shoji at the 2014 Met Gala

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Cara Delevingne and Kate Moss in Burberry outside the SS15 Burberry show at London Fashion Week

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Emily Blunt in Dolce & Gabbana at the Into The Woods premiere

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Chloe Grace Moretz in Miu Miu at the If I Stay New York premiere

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Bella Hadid at Art Basel Miami Beach

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Nicola Peltz in Prada at the Transformers: Age of Extinction Japan premiere

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Beyonce in Givenchy at the 2014 Met Gala

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Lily Collins in Julian McDonald at Glamour's 23rd annual Women of the Year awards

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Taylor Swift in Carolina Herrera at the 2014 Golden Globes

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Zoe Kravitz in Balenciaga at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards

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Solange in Kenzo on her wedding day

Solange had the most indie wedding ever and this cape gown was only one thing we loved about it.