For a thematically tricky year, dressing for the occasion was a feat in itself and our best dressed did it with the grace and cinematic allure reflected in the exhibition—and some just went for sheer gorgeous glamour.

Edited by Chloe Malle
Photo: Getty Images1/61Kim Kardashian West in a Roberto Cavalli dress and Lorraine Schwartz earrings
Photo: Getty Images2/61Anne Hathaway in Ralph Lauren
Photo: Getty Images3/61Selena Gomez in a Vera Wang dress and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Photo: Getty Images4/61Sarah Jessica Parker in an H&M dress, Cindy Chao jewelry, and Jennifer Fisher jewelry
Photo: Getty Images5/61Amanda Seyfried in Givenchy Haute Couture
Photo: Getty Images6/61Amal Clooney in a Maison Margiela dress and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Photographed by Hannah Thomson7/61Stacy Martin in Miu Miu
Photo: Getty Images8/61Fei Fei Sun in a Michael Kors dress and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Photo: Getty Images9/61Bee Shaffer in Alexander McQueen
Photographed by Hannah Thomson10/61Kate Hudson in a Michael Kors dress and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Photo: Getty Images11/61Georgia May Jagger in Gucci
Photo: Getty Images12/61Zhang Ziyi in a Carolina Herrera dress and Cindy Chao jewelry (as embellishments on her dress)
Photo: Getty Images13/61Shu Pei Qin in Tommy Hilfiger
Photo: Getty Images14/61Karen Elson in Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda
Photo: Getty Images15/61Cara Delevingne in Stella McCartney
Photo: Getty Images16/61Wendi Murdoch in an Oscar de la Renta dress, Cindy Chao jewelry, Kotur bag
Photo: Getty Images17/61Dakota Johnson in a Chanel Haute Couture dress and Bally shoes
Photo: BFAnyc.com18/61Jessica Hart in a Valentino dress and Stura earrings
Photo: Benjamin Lozovsky/bfanyc.com19/61Lizzie Tisch in Erdem
Photo: BFAnyc.com20/61Dr. Lisa Airan in Valentino Couture
Photographed by Taylor Jewell21/61Fan Bingbings
Photo: Getty Images22/61Kendall Jenner in a Calvin Klein Collection dress and Chopard jewelry
Photo: Getty Images23/61Sienna Miller in Thakoon, Jacob & Co. jewelry, Rauwolf bag, and Christian Louboutin shoes
Photo: Getty Images24/61Julianne Moore in Givenchy Haute Couture
Photo: Getty Images25/61Emily Blunt in a Prada dress and Anna Hu Haute Joaillerie jewelry
Photo: Getty Images26/61Hannah Bagshawe in Valentino
Photo: Getty Images27/61Cher in Marc Jacobs
Photo: Getty Images28/61Rita Ora in a Tom Ford dress and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Photo: Getty Images29/61Miley Cyrus in an Alexander Wang dress and Ana Khouri ear cuff
Photo: Getty Images30/61Zoë Kravitz in an Alexander Wang dress and Chopard jewelry
Photo: Getty Images31/61Rihanna in Guo Pei and Christian Louboutin shoes
Photographed by Hannah Thomson32/61Xin Li in Alexander McQueen
Photo: Getty Images33/61Dree Hemingway in Coach
Photo: Getty Images34/61Grace Coddington in Michael Kors
Photo: Getty Images35/61FKA twigs in Christopher Kane and Lynn Ban jewelry
Photo: Getty Images36/61Helen Mirren in Dolce & Gabbana
Photo: Getty Images37/61Jennifer Connelly in Louis Vuitton
Photographed by Taylor Jewell38/61Elizabeth Cordry Shaffer in Altuzarra
Photo: Getty Images39/61Solange Knowles in a Giles Deacon dress and Christian Louboutin shoes
Photo: Getty Images40/61Jennifer Lawrence in Dior Haute Couture
Photo: Getty Images41/61Keri Russell in an Altuzarra dress, Solange Azagury-Partridge ring, and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes
Photo: Getty Images42/61Liya Kebede in 3.1 Phillip Lim
Photographed by Taylor Jewell43/61Lauren Santo Domingo in Proenza Schouler
Photo: Getty Images44/61Lizzy Caplan in Donna Karan Atelier
Photo: Getty Images45/61Bella Hadid in a Topshop dress and Charlotte Olympia bag
Photo: Getty Images46/61Diane Kruger in a Chanel Haute Couture dress and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes
Photo: Getty Images47/61Marissa Mayer in Oscar de la Renta
Photo: AP Images48/61Gong Li in a Roberto Cavalli dress and Piaget jewelry
Photo: Getty Images49/61Ni Ni in Ralph Lauren
Photo: Getty Images50/61Carey Mulligan in Balenciaga
Photo: Getty Images51/61Taraji P. Henson in Balenciaga
Photographed by Hannah Thomson52/61Anna Ewers in Balenciaga
Photo: Getty Images53/61Grimes in Louis Vuitton
Photo: Getty Images54/61Jamie Bochert in Marc Jacobs
Photo: Getty Images55/61Lily Collins in Chanel
Photo: Getty Images56/61Janelle Monáe in H&M
Photo: Getty Images57/61Alexa Chung in Erdem
Photo: Getty Images58/61Chloë Sevigny in J.W.Anderson
Photographed by Taylor Jewell59/61Tabitha Simmons and Coco Brandolini D'Adda, both in Dolce & Gabbana
Photo: Getty Images60/61Beyoncé in a Givenchy dress and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Photo: Getty Images61/61Alba Rohrwacher in Valentino