Photos: Notable fashion moments of 2014

In January, Hayden Panettiere arrived at the Golden Globe Awards in a Tom Ford dress she had bought, violating the designer’s rule to only dress one celebrity per awards show and causing a minor brouhaha.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Jennifer Lawrence’s Golden Globes dress also generated buzz. Many mocked the look on social media by wrapping themselves in a sheet or towel accessorized by black tape and calling it “#Lawrencing.”  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Lupita Nyong’o won the hearts of America, and fashion insiders, with her red carpet looks, including this Prada dress she wore to the Academy Awards.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

TV star Lena Dunham continued to make bold fashion choices, including this Giambattista Valli gown she wore to the Emmy Awards that had many people talking.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

The hottest red carpet accessory of the year may just have been a baby bump. Pictured here, Zoe Saldana at the 2014 NCLR ALMA Awards in October, and Olivia Wilde and Kerry Washington at the Golden Globes in January.  (Mark Davis / Getty Images, Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times, Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Sarah Jessica Parker, who was co-chair of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual gala, arrived at the event in an Oscar de la Renta gown complete with the designer’s embroidered signature on the back.  (Justin Lane / EPA)

Critiques of Solange’s peach 3.1 Phillip Lim dress quickly gave way to criticism of the star after a video of her attacking Jay-Z in an elevator post-Met Gala went viral.  (Evan Agostini / Invision/AP)

North West became perhaps the youngest person to sit front row at Paris Fashion Week. Here, she and parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the Givenchy show.  (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images)

Forget music, Beyonce and Jay Z’s “On the Run” tour became about two things: divorce rumors and fashion.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A “Happy” Pharrell Williams spent the year promoting his new album, G I R L, and wearing his signature hat. The star even auctioned off one of the toppers, a Vivienne Westwood creation he wore to the Grammys, for over $44,000 on eBay, all of which went to the charity From One Hand To AnOTHER.  (Jonathan Short / AP, Kevin Winter / Getty Images, Bethany Mollenkof / Los Angeles Times)

Riff Raff and Katy Perry channeled Justin and Britney circa 2001 at the VMAs with their blinged-out denim outfits.  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

The pregnant-again Duchess of Cambridge was praised for her fashion choices, including this cutout dress she wore to the Autumn Gala evening in support of Action on Addiction. She didn’t do it on her own, though -- Kate recently hired a stylist to help her dress.  (Justin Tallis / AFP/Getty Images)

Most girls just worry about the wedding dress, but George Clooney’s new wife and British lawyer Amal Alamuddin made it a weekend of fashion when the two tied the knot in Venice in September.  (Pierre Teyssot / AFP/Getty Images, Andreas Solaro / AFP/Getty Images, Luca Bruno / AP)

Pregnant actress Blake Lively turned her attentions to becoming a lifestyle guru this year with the launch of her digital creative community, Preserve.  (Charles Sykes / Invision/AP)

The Metrpolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute named the Anna Wintour Center for the Vogue editor in chief, shown with Karl Lagerfeld.  (Jacques Brinon / AP)

Comedian and “Fashion Police” host Joan Rivers passed away in September. The star always used her status as a fashion industry outsider to critique and poke fun at the world of style.  (Lionel Cironneau / AP)

The fashion industry mourned another superstar when Oscar de la Renta passed away in October. The designer was known for the gowns he dressed socialites, first ladies and Hollywood starlets in.  (Richard Drew / AP)

Designer Nicolas Ghesquiere made his runway debut for Louis Vuitton after he replaced designer Marc Jacobs.  (Ian Langsdon / EPA)

Former Dior designer John Galliano, who was arrested after he was caught hurling anti-Semitic slurs in a Paris cafe in 2011, joined Paris house Maison Martin Margiela as creative director this year.  (Thibault Camus / AP)

Chanel’s Spring 2015 ready-to-wear show featured models Gisele Bundchen, Cara Delevingne and others carrying signs with feminist slogans.  (Francois Mori / AP)

Rodarte’s Fall 2014 Ready-to-Wear collection ended with Star Wars-printed gowns featuring Yoda and Luke Skywalker, among others and making for some great Instagrams.  (Slaven Vlasic / Getty Images)

Alexander Wang’s collection for H&M, which even got its own runway show, led shoppers to line up overnight in anticipation.  (Charles Sykes / Invision/AP)

Toms founder Blake Mycoskie, pictured here with Jennifer Garner, partnered with Target to bring a do-good holiday collection to the retail giant.  (Dan Steinberg / Invision/AP)

Jean Paul Gaultier left designing... ready-to-wear clothing that is. The designer will now focus solely on haute couture. This year also marked a new tribute to Gualtier, the opening of The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier at the National Gallery of Victoria.  (Luis Ascui / Getty Images)

Techies and fashion insiders alike argued about whether Apple’s new “wearable,” to be sold starting early next year, will be the next big thing.  (Loic Venance / AFP/Getty Images)

In one of many controversial outfits, Rihanna showed up in this barely-there dress to an event celebrating fashion.  (Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)

Normcore, or a trend of wearing basically average-looking clothing, was spotted everywhere from models on the street to the J.Crew presentation during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week to you Dad.  (Brian Ach / Getty Images)