NEW YORK (AP) — It was a year for pixie haircuts, chunky flat shoes, bangs on our first lady and bare skin ... lots of it, on movie actresses and pop stars. Fashion always has its royalty, and this year, Kerry Washington was a queen. For real royalty, we had Kate Middleton, making the rest of us mortals feel a little better by flashing her mommy tummy. If Kate made us feel good, Lululemon didn’t, when its chairman appeared to blame women’s own bodies for problems with those popular yoga pants. A look back at these and other key fashion moments of 2013:
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MICHELLE’S BANGS:
Nobody would call bangs a new trend, but when the first lady’s involved, things take on more significance. In fact, President Barack Obama actually called his wife Michelle’s new hairdo the most significant event of his second inauguration. Unveiled just in time for the festivities, the new hairdo made enough news to have its own (unofficial) Twitter account, FirstLady’sBangs, which issued alerts like “Just got a text from Hillary Clinton’s side-part.”
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Photo by Kristina Bumphrey
FILE - This Sept. 6, 2013 file image released by Starpix shows, from left, host Heidi Klum, designer Zac Posen, Nina Garcia and actress Kerry Washington wearing a Stella McCartney floral frock and red leather pumps as a judge, at the "Project Runway" show during Fashion Week in New York. In the realm where Hollywood meets fashion, Kerry Washington is royalty. On her hit show "Scandal," playing professional fixer Olivia Pope, she was all professional Washington _ Washington, D.C., that it _ but on the red carpet, she was glamour personified. (AP Photo/Starpix, Kristina Bumphrey)
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FILE - This sept. 22, 2013 file photo shows actress Kerry Washington at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. In the realm where Hollywood meets fashion, Kerry Washington is royalty. On her hit show "Scandal," playing professional fixer Olivia Pope, she was all professional Washington _ Washington, D.C., that it _ but on the red carpet, she was glamour personified. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)
QUEEN OF THE RUNWAY, AIRWAVES AND EVERYWHERE ELSE:
By the time she appeared in a lovely Stella McCartney floral frock and high red leather pumps as a judge on “Project Runway,” it was clear: In the realm where Hollywood meets fashion, Kerry Washington is royalty. On her hit show, “Scandal,” playing professional fixer Olivia Pope, she was all professional Washington — Washington, D.C., that is — but on the red carpet, she was glamour personified. Case in point: that Marchesa gown she wore at the Emmys, all cream and white and flower appliques, fit for a queen.
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Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth
FILE - This July 23, 2013 file photo shows Britain's Prince William, right, and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge hold the Prince of Cambridge, as they pose for photographers outside St. Mary's Hospital in London where the Duchess gave birth. The boy, who is third in line to the British throne, has since been named George Alexander Louis by his parents and will be known as Prince George of Cambridge. Much has been said about the fashion sense of the Duchess of Cambridge but in 2013 it was something a bit different that caught our eye. Peeking out under her blue-and-white polka dot dress as she emerged from the hospital just after childbirth was a pronounced "mommy tummy," a perfectly normal development but something most celebrities keep under wraps, until their personal trainers have whipped them back into magazine-cover shape. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
KATE MAKES US FEEL GREAT:
Much has been said about the fashion sense of the Duchess of Cambridge, aka Kate Middleton, but in 2013, it was something a bit different that caught our eye. Peeking out under her blue-and-white polka dot dress as she emerged from the hospital post-childbirth was a pronounced “mommy tummy,” a normal development but something most celebrities keep under wraps, until their personal trainers have whipped them back into magazine-cover shape. Thanks, Kate!
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Photo by Mary Altaffer
FILE - This March 19, 2013 file photo shows a pedestrian walking past the Lululemon Athletica store at Union Square in New York. Lululemon yanked its popular black yoga pants from store shelves after it found that the sheer material used was revealing too much of its loyal customers. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
LULULEMON, NOT SO MUCH:
Remember those popular yoga pants that had the unintended effect of being see-through? Well, ladies, turns out the ongoing fabric problems with those pants, including pilling, was YOUR fault. Or rather: the fault of YOUR THIGHS. Founder and chairman Chip Wilson of Lululemon Athletica noted in a TV interview that “Frankly, some women’s bodies just actually don’t work” for the pants, because of thighs rubbing against fabric. Now Wilson just actually won’t be working as chairman of Lululemon; the company announced his resignation from the post in December.
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Photo by Eric Charbonneau
FILE - This April 24, 2013 file photo shows actress Gwyneth Paltrow wearing a sheer dress at the world premiere of "Iron Man 3" in Los Angeles. The 40-year-old actress stars as Pepper Potts, Tony Stark's love interest and assistant-turned-business partner in the "Iron Man" trilogy. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP)
Photo by John Shearer
FILE - This Nov. 4, 2013 file photo shows actress Jaimie Alexander at the U.S. premiere of "Thor: The Dark World" in Los Angeles. Alexander wore a black Azzaro Couture dress expanding the see-through effect to the midriff and upper regions. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)
TAKING IT ALL OFF:
No thigh-rubbing problem for Gwyneth Paltrow, who was happy to show just how little cellulite she has when she appeared at the “Iron Man 3” premiere in a dress with sheer mesh panels on the sides, leaving little of her lower body and, er, posterior to the imagination. But we all nearly forgot about Gwyneth when we saw actress Jaimie Alexander at the “Thor” premiere, her black gown expanding the see-through effect to the midriff and upper regions. Let’s just say these actresses are saving money on underwear.
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DESIGNER MOVES:
A Paris runway show full of mournful symbols — and lots of black — was designer Marc Jacobs’ somber goodbye to Louis Vuitton in October after 16 years in the influential post of creative director. Under Jacobs, who also has his own eponymous brand, Louis Vuitton became the most lucrative fashion house in the world, in part thanks to Jacobs’ creation of a ready-to-wear line. He was replaced by Nicolas Ghesquiere, formerly at Balenciaga.
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Photo by Evan Agostini
FILE - This April 22, 2013 file photo, model Iman attends the 2013 Matrix New York Women in Communications Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Iman and Naomi Campbell are legendary supermodels, but this year they lent themselves to something different: promoting diversity on the runway, by calling out designers whose catwalks were almost completely white. The two women joined modeling agent Bethann Hardison in their Balance Diversity campaign. Iman, now 58, said she was shocked to hear that there were fewer black models on the runway than when she stopped modeling in 1989. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - This Sept. 8, 2013 file photo shows model Naomi Campbell walking the runway in the Diane von Furstenburg Spring 2014 collection show during Fashion Week in New York. Iman and Naomi Campbell are legendary supermodels, but this year they lent themselves to something different: promoting diversity on the runway, by calling out designers whose catwalks were almost completely white. The two women joined modeling agent Bethann Hardison in their Balance Diversity campaign. Iman, now 58, said she was shocked to hear that there were fewer black models on the runway than when she stopped modeling in 1989. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)
TAKING DESIGNERS TO TASK:
Iman and Naomi Campbell are legendary supermodels, but this year they lent themselves to something different: promoting diversity on the runway, by calling out designers whose catwalks were almost completely white. The two women joined modeling agent Bethann Hardison in their Balance Diversity campaign. Explaining their purpose, Iman, now 58, said she was shocked to hear there were fewer black models on the runway than when she stopped modeling in 1989.
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Photo by Christophe Ena
FILE - This Jan. 22, 2013 file photo shows two models wear wedding gowns by German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel's Spring Summer 2013 Haute Couture fashion collection, in Paris. Lagerfeld used fashion to support a controversial French gay marriage law, sending two brides together down the catwalk. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
LESBIAN COUTURE:
The message was unmistakable: At the Karl Lagerfeld haute couture show in Paris, the designer sent not one, but two brides down the runway for the finale. The brides walked hand in hand in their feathery concoctions, a clear vote of support by the designer for France’s gay marriage law. The show came only nine days after hundreds of thousands of people marched in Paris in opposition to the law.
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WE GOT THE PUNK:
Who knew that punk would become high fashion? That development seemed to crystallize in May, when the hallowed halls of The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a new Costume Institute exhibit, “Punk: Chaos to Culture,” celebrating a movement that embraced anarchy in the 1970s. “Despite its best intentions, punk has come to symbolize integrity and authenticity,” said curator Andrew Bolton.
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Photo by John Minchillo
FILE - This Sept. 6, 2013 file photo shows a model wearing sandals as she models the Helmut Lang Spring 2014 collection during Fashion Week in New York. In shoe stores this year, you could see a trend toward flats, including a notable reinterpretation of those chunky Birkenstocks. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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FILE - This Sept. 10, 2013 file photo shows a model wearing sandals as she wears an outfit from the Tory Burch Spring 2014 collection during Fashion Week in New York. n shoe stores this year, you could see a trend toward flats, including a notable reinterpretation of those chunky Birkenstocks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Photo by Evan Agostini
FILE - This Nov. 20, 2013 file photo shows actress Jennifer Lawrence sporting a pixie haircut at a special screening of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by John Shearer
FILE - This Feb. 24, 2013 file photo shows Anne Hathaway sporting a pixie haircut at as she poses with her award for best actress in a supporting role for "Les Miserables" during the Oscars in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - This April 18, 2013 file photo shows actress Michelle Williams sporting a pixie haircut at the Tiffany & Co. Blue Book Ball in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
THE FLAT SHOE, THE PIXIE CUT:
Think short, ladies! In shoe stores this year, you could see a trend toward flats, including a notable reinterpretation of those chunky Birkenstocks. The first ripple effect would be comfort, of course, but the changes are more profound, notes Virginia Smith, Vogue’s fashion market and accessories director: “Every woman wants a flat right now, and that has a big impact on fashion because it changes proportion.” Another trend: pixie hair, on everyone from Michelle Williams to Anne Hathaway to Jennifer Lawrence. “It will have an effect beyond celebrity and the runway,” Smith says. “A lot of these women are very influential.”
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Photo by Charles Sykes
FILE - This Aug. 25, 2013 file photo shows Miley Cyrus performing at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. It must be mentioned that Miley Cyrus embodied more than one fashion trend this year. Is Cyrus becoming a fashion icon? Not by the standard definition. But heading into 2014 she was one of the most-watched people on the planet. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - This Nov. 24, 2013 file photo shows Miley Cyrus at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. It must be mentioned that Miley Cyrus embodied more than one fashion trend this year. Is Cyrus becoming a fashion icon? Not by the standard definition. But heading into 2014 she was one of the most-watched people on the planet. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Joel Ryan
FILE - This Nov. 10, 2013 file photo shows Miley Cyrus at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It must be mentioned that Miley Cyrus embodied more than one fashion trend this year. Is Cyrus becoming a fashion icon? Not by the standard definition. But heading into 2014 she was one of the most-watched people on the planet. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by John Shearer
FILE - This May 19, 2013 file photo shows Miley Cyrus at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It must be mentioned that Miley Cyrus embodied more than one fashion trend this year. Is Cyrus becoming a fashion icon? Not by the standard definition. But heading into 2014 she was one of the most-watched people on the planet. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)
TRENDSETTER MILEY?
Speaking of influence, dare we call Miley Cyrus a trendsetter? She was already a trailblazer with her pixie cut from 2012, but hey, you probably were too busy watching the stuck-out tongue, teddy-bear leotard and nude bikini (which falls into the baring-it-all trend at the MTV Video Music Awards). Only weeks later, though, she was all elegance in sequined Marc Jacobs at the Night of Stars gala. Miley the fashion icon? Not by the standard definition. But heading into 2014 she was one of the most-watched people on the planet. “Blurred Lines,” indeed.
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