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Images: Moments in fashion in 2013

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. Also topping fashion moments this year were Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Kerry Washington and the Obamas.

The pretty to the ugly: 2013's key fashion moments

This Oct. 7, 2013 file photo shows Miley Cyrus performing on NBC’s “Today” show in 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. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
In this image released by ABC actress Kerry Washington wears a Rubin Singer gown, left, with Scott Foley in a scene from “Scandal.” 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. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
This May 6, 2013 file photo shows actress Anne Hathaway atThe Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, “Punk: Chaos to Couture” in New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a new Costume Institute exhibit, “Punk: Chaos to Culture,” celebrating a movement that embraced anarchy in the 1970s. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) Associated Press
This May 6, 2013 file photo shows Hamish Bowles, left, and Sarah Jessica Parker at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, “Punk: Chaos to Couture”, in New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a new Costume Institute exhibit, “Punk: Chaos to Culture,” celebrating a movement that embraced anarchy in the 1970s. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
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. In shoe stores this year, you could see a trend toward flats, including a notable reinterpretation of those chunky Birkenstocks. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
This May 6, 2013 file photo shows Madonna at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, “Punk: Chaos to Couture” in New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a new Costume Institute exhibit, “Punk: Chaos to Culture,” celebrating a movement that embraced anarchy in the 1970s. Associated Press
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 Associated Press
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. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
This June 29, 2013 file photo shows Miley Cyrus hosting the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami. 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. Associated Press
This Jan. 21, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at an Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, during the 57th Presidential Inauguration. Nobody would call bangs a new trend, but when the first lady’s involved, things take on more significance. In fact, President Barack Obama did call his wife Michelle’s new hairdo the most significant event of his second inauguration. Associated Press
This Jan. 21, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama kissing first lady Michelle Obama during their dance at the Commander-in-Chief Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center in Washington. Nobody would call bangs a new trend, but when the first lady’s involved, things take on more significance. In fact, President Barack Obama did call his wife Michelle’s new hairdo the most significant event of his second inauguration. Associated Press
This Jan. 21, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama watching the Inaugural parade in the reviewing stand in front of the White House on Pennsylvania Ave., in Washington. Nobody would call bangs a new trend, but when the first lady’s involved, things take on more significance. In fact, President Barack Obama did call his wife Michelle’s new hairdo the most significant event of his second inauguration. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
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. Associated Press
This April 18, 2013 file photo shows actress Michelle Williams sporting a pixie haircut at the Tiffany & Co. Blue Book Ball in New York. Associated Press
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