2012 styles that made our heads turn

Angelina Jolie's pose on the red carpet at the Oscars in her Versace gown with the thigh-high slit launched a thousand memes.

Actress and director Angelina Jolie arrives on the red carpet for the 84th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2012 in Hollywood, Calif.

Michelle Obama and Ann Romey wear the same hue

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The wives of the presidential candidates turned out to the second debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in practically the same shade of hot pink. But they weren't by the same designer: Romney's was by Oscar de la Renta, and Obama's by Michael Kors.

Marc Jacob's Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2012 collection

Louis Vuitton's fall catwalk in Paris featured models dressed in their very best traveling clothes stepping off a reconstructed retro steam train. Valets carried the vintage-inspired hat boxes and vanity cases,showcasing a refined modern look.

Models wear creations from the Louis Vuitton autumn/winter 2012 collection at its show in Shanghai on July 19, 2012.

Stella McCartney's two-toned dresses

Stella McCartney's two-toned "silhouette" dress became a hit with many celebrities. The dress features one color on the bodice and back, and a graphic opposite on the sides and sleeves.

Actress Kate Winslet attends the "Mildred Pierce" premiere during the 68th Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Cinema on Sept. 2, 2011, in Venice, Italy.

Beyonce's post-baby statement at the MET gala

Beyonce showed off her post-baby body at the Met Gala when she wore a skin-tight, fish-tail gown by Givenchy that was largely sheer save for the bodice beading and feathered train.

Beyonce Knowles attends the "Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2012, in New York.

Daniel Craig's slim suits

Daniel Craig's wardrobe in "Skyfall" is impeccably tailored and quite tight. Unlike the James Bonds who came before him and liked the traditional looser, longer cut of a Savile Row-style suit, Craig, whose wardrobe is created mostly by Tom Ford, takes his suits Euro style, with tapered legs and shorter rises.

Daniel Craig arrives at the "Skyfall" Australian premiere at the State Theatre on Nov. 16, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.

British supermodels in the London Olympics' closing ceremony

Gold was the new black at the closing ceremony with a parade of supermodels wearing gilded gowns in a tribute to British fashion. Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell both had on Alexander McQueen, Georgia May Jagger's was by Victoria Beckham, Karen Elson was in Burberry, and Stella Tennant donned a Christopher Kane Swarovski-crystal catsuit. The soundtrack of course was David Bowie's "Fashion."

Supermodels walk the catwalk during the Closing Ceremony on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012, in London.

Alexander Wang's Fall 2012 collection

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Alexander Wang's show has become must-see viewing, partly for influential hipster clothes, but also for the model line-up, a who's who of top catwalkers. It was a coup even for him, however, to get the likes of Gisele Bundchen, Carmen Kass, Frankie Rayder and Shalom Harlow, who all very rarely do shows, to walk in February.

Gisele Bundchen walks the runway at the Alexander Wang Fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Pier 94 on Feb. 11, 2012, in New York.

Miley Cyrus' haircut

When Cyrus cut off the long hair her fans had become used to, she took some heat. She has said repeatedly, though, that she was pleased with the new punk-pixie look and was sticking with it.

Singer Miley Cyrus poses in the Elvis Duran Broadcast Room during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sept. 21, 2012, in Las Vegas.

Juilanne Moore's Dior Emmy dress

Julianne Moore's neon-yellow Dior Haute Couture outfit, which was actually a sweater and ball skirt, spawned a love-it-or-hate-it debate among armchair style critics.

Julianne Moore arrives at the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sept. 23, 2012, in Los Angeles.