The Year's Biggest Style Risks

By Instyle
Updated Nov 29, 2012 @ 3:44 pm
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The Year's Biggest Style Risks

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The Year's Biggest Style Risks

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From Miley Cyrus's dramatic transformation out of teenhood to Angelina Jolie's right leg's introduction on the red carpet and Nicki Minaj's everyday-is-a-photo-op wardrobe, these stars-along with several others-know how to leave the traditional behind. Take a look back at this year's most memorable risk-takers in the gallery now.

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Florence Welch's Print on Print

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Never one to hold back, the British songstress chose to pair bold pieces from Miu Miu's fall 2012 collection for the 69th Annual Venice Film Festival in August.

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Kelly Osbourne's Citrus Splash

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The reality star and TV personality hit New York Fashion Week to attend designer friend Chris Benz's spring 2013 show in September in an eye-popping color-block ensemble, complete with a towering mauve top-knot.

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Nicki Minaj's Military-Inspired Sheer Look

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The winner of best female video attended the MTV Video Music Awards in September in a lace Versace bodysuit with light-up beading that outlined her curvacious frame.

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Angelina Jolie's Right Leg

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The actress wowed on the Oscar red carpet in a velvet Atelier Versace design with a sexy slit that showed off a single gam-and set off an online explosion via Twitter (amassing 12,000 followers within a few hours of the feed going live), Tumblr and Internet memes.

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Lady Gaga's Retro Moment

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For the first time since Liz Hurley donned it in 1994, the iconic Gianni Versace safety-pin dress stepped out again in October when Lady Gaga wore the infamous black silk crepe creation during her visit to Milan to meet Donatella Versace.

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Miley Cyrus's '90s Revival

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We know what Miley Cyrus did last summer: The former Disney pop star slowly transitioned out of her teens and mini-dresses to flannel, denim cut-offs and platform combat boots. The final straw in her throwback transformation? A dramatic haircut last August reminiscent of Mary Stuart Masterson in Some Kind of Wonderful.

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Jennifer's Sexy Neckline

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Hello, Jen! The actress showed off a killer body alongside fiancé Justin Theroux in a black silk Tom Ford dress with an ultra-deep plunging neckline at the LACMA Art & Film Gala in October.

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