Fashion hits and misses for 2011
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11 best dressed celebrities of 2011
After nearly a full year of award shows, parties, and premieres, we assessed Hollywood's rising and established stars to see who came out on time when it came to stylish smarts.
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The year of Alexander McQueenAn exhibition of McQueen’s work broke records at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this summer as more than 660,000 visitors waited in long lines to see the exhibition. The museum stayed open late and opened Mondays to accommodate the throngs. It was the museum’s eighth most popular exhibition. In addition to McQueen protege Sarah Burton designing Middleton’s wedding dress, McQueen’s work started a kerfuffle when Michelle Obama showed up at a White House state dinner in a McQueen, much to the chagrin of Oscar de la Renta, who complained that Obama should be wearing American design.