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What better way to start the new year than marrying the love of your life! Kaley Cuoco wed fiance Ryan Sweeting on New Years Eve in front of 150 close friends and family at a fire-and-ice-themed reception at Hummingbird Nest Ranch just north of Los Angeles. The couple were very generous and shared some photos of their special eveing on their Instagram accounts!

I have never held back when it comes to my fashion love for Olivia Palermo. The girl is amazing when it comes to style and I especially love the bold way she combines print, color and patterns. Her ensemble at the Temperley show at London Fashion week this year remains one of my favorites of hers because her outfit is totally high fashion in an effortlessly chic way. And her look is like, 'Oh, I just sort of threw this on.' Yeah, right.

It has been an amazing year for fashion and I already cannot wait to see what 2014 has in store. I thought I would take this last week to relive and obsess all over again over some of my favorite looks this year. They are in no particular order, just major fashion standouts in my mind.

The amfAR Gala is not only a wonderful cause but it is a great evening for fashion. The women always bring out the big guns and do it up right! There were so many looks I loved from this year's gala but fashionista Zoe Saldana's Marni dress really caught my eye. I love Marni and I would not have guessed this to be a Marni dress because I think of them more for bold patterns and colors. That being said I love Marni's twist on the LBD.

I would like to look like this when I grow up - I am being totally serious! Amy Adams is the epitome of classic, elegant and chic in this retro-esque Lanvin dress. I am mad about Lanvin and I am equally mad about this dress. I love the mix of old and new with the full skirt and long hemlime that balance out the plunging neckline. Adams looks like a 'lady who lunches' that is keeping some sort of naughty secret.

Ladies and gentleman, let me introduce you to Margot Robbie, an Australian blonde bombshell starring in The Wolf of Wall Street. The 23-year-old actress walked the red carpet at last night's NYC premiere in a beautiful white Armani Prive gown. She is so young and is already going for the big guns - Armani Prive! Plus, she is nailing the white in winter trend but this gown has a touch of black to accentuate her slim waist.

Ahhh I love this dress on Juliette Lewis so much! She is like a chic fairy princess and everyone deserves a princess moment. After yesterday's Prada debacle, I am so thankful to see something as beautiful and fun as this purple and black Monique Lhuiller creation. It is very architectural and makes a grand statement but remains totally glamorous and very cool.

Okay, I love Kristen Wiig and I love Prada. But for some reason together I do not like - at least in this case. I really hate when a major designer I respect and usually adore comes out with a piece like this. What is that?! There is so much happening that I don't even know where to look first but I do know that it is bad.

I had to finish out the week with one of my most favorite looks. Leslie Mann rocked a casual but chic white Viktor & Rolf jumpsuit with a Saint Laurent coat in the London premiere of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. We all know I live for jumpsuits, and just yesterday I talked (again) about my love for winter white. And here, Mann combined them as if it was a no-brainer. But guess what, I hadn't thought of a white jumpsuit!

Every time I see Khloe Kardashian she looks better and better. I thought she had really hit her stride last year as co-host on The X-Factor where week after week she was nailing it with fashion. I happily stand corrected. Kardashian stepped out yesterday for The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Breakfast wearing an A.L.C. white mini-dress that flaunted her curves and super long legs. I could not love this look more if you payed me - everything about it is spot on.

Ahhhh it's Lady Mary!!! I mean, Michelle Dockery. Sorry, I forgot for a second there that Downton Abbey is not real (but whhhyyy!). Dockery has a lot to live up to in real life as she plays one of the most sought after and glamorous characters of the show. Lucky for us, she never ever disappoints when it comes to her real life fashion. This week's New York City cast photo call for season 4 is a perfect example!

The Alice + Olivia sample sale started today at 260 Fifth Avenue and unlike the last sale, it is only happening at the one location instead of two. This means the huge space is filled with racks upon racks of dresses, pants, coats, fur vests - everything from the fall/winter collection and more at up to 70% off. The only thing missing from this sale are shoes and handbags. There are some gloves and small accessories, like adorable pins at the register for $12.

I love watching a fashionista in the making. Meet Bailee Madison. You may know her from the new series Trophy Wife, as the young Snow White on Once Upon a Time or the thousand of the other things she's been in because this girl has quite the resume for her young age. Like so many of her peers, Madison is already mastering the art of fashion. She knows how to dress age appropriately but with style and a bit of adventure.

I am loving this Randi Rahm dress on Elisabeth Rohm. Rohm wore the stunning emerald green gown to the New York film premiere of American Hustle. I always love a high neck gown with a low-back - it's a silhouette that never fails to look chic and sexy. But the bold green is a great twist on the look plus I love Rohm's glamorous hair and drop David Yurman earrings.

OMG - how amazing does Kim Kardashian look in this white lace applique dress by Proenza Schouler? I am going to put it out there and say this is her best look to date by far. Everything about this is oh-so-right from the fit, to the color, to the styling, to the perfect balance of elegant meets sexy. I know she had it rough there for a while during her pregnancy but man is Kim having the last laugh now.

In the spirit of yesterday's post where I featured Keira Knightley wearing a Chanel dress that she - gasp - has worn three times already, I am featuring Catherine Duchess of Cambridge in a Roland Mouret gown she wore last year. Once again Princess Kate proves she's a modern girl who recycles her clothes just like everyone else. And why not? With a gorgeous dress like this one, she should wear it again and again. The trick is to style it differently every time.

There is nothing I love more than a pretty party dress except maybe a pretty party dress by Chanel! Keira Knightley wore the most beautiful, delicate, girly Chanel dress to the SeriousFun Children's Network Gala in London and I can't help but smile when I see it. But I can't help but think I have seen this dress before on Keira Knightley. Turns out, the British actress is following Princess Kate's example and is repurposing dresses. But this isn't just any dress. This Chanel dress is the same dress Knightley wore to marry her husband James Righton!

I checked out the Parker sample sale today before the lunch time rush. It wasn't crazy crowded but there were a good amount of women combing through the racks.

Gwyneth Paltrow is taking over! She's everywhere - film, food, fashion, lifestyle. Her new web series with pal Tracy Anderson debuted their trailer today and her lifestyle website goop.com is thriving. I then saw Paltrow looking as beautiful as ever at The British Fashion Awards. How she has time for everything I will never know. In the meantime, I will just 'oo' and 'ahh' at her amazing outfit.