2000: It Wasn’t Always Pretty

Notorious

* The many misfortunes of Robert Downey Jr. prove that prison is hard on the hair.

* Geena Davis showed the world her assets on Emmy night.

* Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris found that making up is hard to do in the national spotlight.

Sweep It Under the Red Carpet

* Some would argue that “South Park’s” Matt Stone filled out his pink Gwyneth Paltrow-esque dress better than she did.

* Hollywood’s modern-day Morticia, Angelina Jolie, is more likely to be remembered for her morbid Oscar gown by Versace than the performance that inspired the win.

* Everyone has seen naked actresses, but it was the naughty tease of Jennifer Lopez’s plunging Versace dress that set hearts and headlines afire.

Enough Already

* “Sex and the City”

* Glitter

* Pre-pubescent chic

* “Charlie’s Angels”

* Perennial party guests Milla Jovovich and Paris Hilton

* Joan Rivers

* Luxury lord Bernard Arnault

* Park Avenue princesses

* Stilettos

* Regis Philbin as style icon

Fashion Mysteries

* The ‘80s comeback

* Rapper Eminem

* Courtney Love--the fashion equivalent of a car accident we can’t help but watch

* The librarian-like purple plaid skirt suit Laura Bush wore to meet the Clintons

* The Gap’s gap

* Capri pants

More Hype Than Hip

* E-fashion

* The blouse as a fall fashion staple

* Los Angeles design team Tara Subkoff and Matt Damhave of Imitation of Christ

* Celebrity stylists as genius style makers

* Sean “Puffy” Combs’ Sean Jean menswear line

Bad Ideas

* Cone bras

* Pants bulges and rape imagery in ads

* Aging politicians sporting ten-gallon hats.

Belly Up

Big, pregnant bellies came out from under cover as a new symbol of status and sex appeal. Famous bellies:

* Annette Bening

* Amber Valletta

* Holly Robinson-Peete

* Marlee Matlin

* Catherine Zeta-Jones

* Madonna

* Santa Claus

Fashion Isn’t All Bad:

* Leggings, blue eye shadow and acid-washed denim didn’t make comebacks

* Imperfect, messy hair is “in” again

* The new black is still black

* Shopping at Target is fashionable

What to Watch in 2001

* Preppy chic

* The new American designers: Miguel Adrover and John Varvatos in New York, Gene Meyer in Miami, Magda Berliner, Michelle Mason, Cornell Collins, Jared Gold and William Beranek in Los Angeles

* The Bush twins

* Scandinavian style

* Texas-based Susan Dell, wife of Dell Computer Co. founder Michael Dell, who plans to open a chain of retail stores.