2019's best red carpet moments
f the red carpet is a litmus test of prevailing moods in show business, then 2019's showed an industry more at ease with itself after a period of scandal, disgrace and introspection.
Whereas 2018's award ceremonies heaved -- rightly so -- with the weight of the #MeToo and #TimesUp campaigns, this year saw stars beginning to revel in the frivolity of the spectacle once more.
There was a little more sparkle, a little less seriousness; there were more audacious entrances and fewer statement pieces.
Here are eight moments, outfits, garments and accessories that 2019 will be remembered for.
Billy Porter's tuxedo dress
A strong argument could be made for including anything Billy Porter did this year on our list -- the surreal angular hat he took to the Emmy's, the extravagant capes he wore to the Golden Globes and AMAs, or the fact he was carried into the Met Gala by six shirtless men while dressed as an ancient Egyptian sun god.
But it was the "Pose" star's understated -- well, by his standards -- tuxedo dress that deserves the most credit. Designed by Christian Siriano, the outfit proved that Porter was out to do more than turn heads. His fashion choices may be outlandish and eminently meme-worthy, but the actor proved he could challenge stereotypes and provoke discussion along the way.
"We wanted to play between the masculine and the feminine," he wrote in Vogue. "This look was interesting because it's not drag. I'm not a drag queen, I'm a man in a dress."
Timothée Chalamet's sequined harness
