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If you’re reading the stars (celebrity stars, that is), December has been the month of black ensembles. From skin-baring minis to cool motocross jackets, many of your favorite A-listers are forgoing the typical holiday attire and getting back to black instead. No ugly Christmas sweaters here! Still, we’re delighted to see the likes of Priyanka Chopra and Alicia Keys giving us a welcome dose of color as we close out 2022. Dare we say it, this month’s list might have some of our favorites of the entire year. Here, we rounded up the very best looks of the December. Take a look—and shop some too!—ahead.
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Norma Kamali Kacey Musgraves
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Norma Kamali Kacey Musgraves
When: December 15
Where: American Express Platinum x Saks Fifth Avenue concert in Los Angeles
Wearing: A Norma Kamali slip dress, The Row coat, and a Jimmy Choo fringe bag
Why: Never mess with a woman dressed in head-to-toe black.
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Eiza Gonzalez
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When: December 15
Where: The premiere of Babylon at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in L.A.
Wearing: Prada
Why: Sometimes beauty is best served with simplicity.
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Margot Robbie
Steve Granitz//Getty ImagesWhen: December 15
Where: The premiere of Babylon at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in L.A.
Wearing: An Alaïa dress, Calzedonia tights, and Gianvito Rossi pumps
Why: Why wear a basic little black dress when you could wear a hooded, cut-out, asymmetric little black dress?
When: December 14
Where: Soho House, NYC
Wearing: Loro Piana’s Langston Coat
Why: If you’re going to bundle up, you might as well choose chic layers.
When: December 7
Where: A Very J.Crew holiday party at The Odeon in NYC
Wearing: J.Crew
Why: If Wednesday Addams went to a holiday party.
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Calzedonia & YSL Hailey Bieber
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Calzedonia & YSL Hailey Bieber
Credit: Gotham
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Athleta x Alicia Keys Alicia Keys
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Athleta x Alicia Keys Alicia Keys
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Credit: Yvonne Tnt
When: December 6
Where: A dinner to celebrate the Athleta x Alicia Keys holiday collection at King in NYC
Wearing: Her collab with Athleta, duh
Why: This girl is literally on fire. (Sorry, had to.)
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Christopher Kane Haley Lu Richardson
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Christopher Kane Haley Lu Richardson
Credit: Randy Holmes
When: December 5
Where: Jimmy Kimmel Live
Wearing: Christopher Kane’s Rubber Mini Dress
Why: Portia’s White Lotus wardrobe may have been divisive, but we’re here for this chocolate brown frock.
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Alpinestars Dove Cameron
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Alpinestars Dove Cameron
Credit: Jon Kopaloff
When: December 2
Where: iHeart Radio’s Jingle Ball in L.A.
Wearing: Alpinestars’s Rideknit leather jacket
Why: Goth girls, unite. Add this moto jacket to cart ASAP.
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Priyanka Chopra
Tim P. Whitby//Getty ImagesWhen: December 2
Where: The Women in Cinema event at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Wearing: Nicolas Jebran with Bulgari jewelry
Why: Most people can’t pull off this sunny golden hue—especially in the wintertime—but Chopra definitely does.
When: December
Where: Art Basel
Wearing: Khaite’s Medium Olivia Bag
Why: She wrote the book on shining bright like a diamond…and mixing metallics.
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Cult Gaia Phoebe Robinson
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Cult Gaia Phoebe Robinson
Credit: Neil Rasmus
When: December 1
Where: Nordstrom’s holiday celebration at Central Park’s Wollman Rink in NYC
Wearing: The Cult Gaia Hera Nano bag
Why: Just the right amount of sparkle for the holiday season.
When: December 1
Where: The Emancipation premiere in L.A.
Wearing: Stella McCartney with Cartier jewelry
Why: Three Cartier rings is a party. We don’t make the rules.
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