What a year in trends it's been, Fabulistas!

The red carpet in 2014 was more on fire than ever: We saw stars being more experimental and unexpected, while also pulling out all the stops in classic, closet-staple trends.

Hollywood's leading ladies were not afraid to sex it up either: crop tops, cut-out gowns and sexy sheer panel illusion dresses became statement pieces (not to mention the ubiquitous underwear-as-outerwear trend).

So have a pencil in hand as you run through our list—you may want to take a style note or two from these leaders in chic.

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