Once again Nicole Richie makes our best-of-the-year list. Her trendsetting style has inspired a clothing line, Winter Kate, and a jewelry line, House of Harlow 1960, all the while playing mom to Harlow and Sparrow. Check out our other best of 2009 picks for red carpet style, starlet style, and street style. Happy New Year!

Get stylish supermodel Claudia Schiffer's look for less with our picks from Fred Flare (sunglasses), J. Jill (blazer), Topshop (necklace), JCrew (tee), Gap (jeans), Old Navy (bag), and Endless (boots).

Steal Olivia Palermo's look without busting your budget with our affordable picks from Kohl's (earrings), Arden B (jacket), Topshop (pants), Urban Outfitters (bag), and Nordstrom (shoes).

Sienna Miller reminded us this year of why she's been called a style icon in the past. Her 2009 street style was chic, cool, and fashion-forward, without a hint of pretension. Great inspiration for any aspiring fashionista.

• Refinery 29 has a sneak peek at spring designer collabs
• 15 designers who defined the decade: FabSugar
• WhoWhatWear uncovers what Agyness, Sienna + Claudia relax in
• The best fashion + beauty trends of 2009: Style Bakery
• The Budget Fashionista has 5 great New Year's Eve dresses under $50
• Lindsay Lohan to expand legging collection into full line: The Cut
  

Katie Holmes paired plaid with wide-leg denim earlier this week. Our budget take on her look includes buys from Urban Outfitters (earrings), Shopbop (shirt), Endless (bag), Asos (jeans), and Piperlime (shoes).

On set or off, we're giving Gossip Girl Blake Lively our vote for best starlet style of '09. Especially once we heard she shuns the like of Hollywood stylists in favor of dressing herself! She embodies the rule that nothing in fashion works better than dressing for your shape.

Steal Hilary Duff's sweet striped style for less with budget buys from Forever 21 (earrings), Bloomingdale's (tunic), Charlotte Russe (leggings), Endless (boots), and Accessory Bug (bag).

It wasn't just a banner career year for Zoe Saldana, her red carpet style was polished perfection. She graced the premieres of Star Trek and Avatar in a rotating roster of big-name designers, including Azzedine Alaia, Calvin Klein, RM Roland Mouret, Narciso Rodriguez, Marchesa, and Emilio Pucci. Well played.

Get Rachel Bilson's breezy look with budget-friendly buys from Forever 21 (tee), Old Navy (blazer), Gap (jeans), Lord & Taylor (bag), and Endless (boots).

• Rodarte for Target selling out fast: The Cut
• How about a Birkin bag for Christmas? Enter to win at FabSugar
• Fashionista has the new Sex and the City movie trailer
• Inspiring street style: Lucky mag
• Racked counts down the top designer collabs of '09
• Jennifer Aniston and Jamie Oliver?: Ecorazzi
  

Heading out for some last-minute holiday shopping? Take a cue from Jessica Alba's unfussy style with our affordable picks from Fred Flare (sunglasses), Asos (sweater), Urban Outfitters (scarf), American Eagle (jeans), Aldo (bag), and Amazon (sunglasses).

Olivia Palermo was polished casual at a movie premiere earlier this month. Try on her look for less with affordable buys from Kohl's (earrings), Amazon (blazer), Topshop (cami), Express (stole), Asos (clutch), Urban Outfitters (jeans), and Endless (boots).

• Trend alert from FabSugar: two-toned fringe
• Style.com reviews the year in party dresses
• Jessica Simpson swimwear launches next week: StyleList
• Great gifts for the home under $50: Cheap Chic Daily
• The Cut has the best + worst of December fashion mags
  
• Whitney Port dishes on style, The Hills, and her line: StyleWatch

Eva Mendes paired a silver blazer and lace shift with opaque tights at the Sherlock Holmes premiere last week. Get her look on a budget with our picks from Topshop (blazer), Armani Exchange (dress), Asos (tights), Baghaus (bag), and Endless (shoes).

A dark-haired Nicole Richie stepped out in style for some holiday shopping this week. Copy her look for less with our picks from Topshop (hat), Arden B (vest), Kohl's (necklace), Amazon (sunglasses), Piperlime (tee), Forever 21 (jeans), Baghaus (bag), and Shoe Warehouse (boots).

Copy Rachel Bilson's head-to-toe look without busting your holiday budget with our picks from JCrew (shirt), American Eagle (sweater), Asos (bag), Macy's (jeans), and Piperlime (boots).

Jessica Stroup perfected holiday sparkle at the InStyle Golden Globes party earlier this month. Steal her look for less with affordable buys from Bloomingdale's (blazer), Charlotte Russe (tee), Asos (skirt), Aldo (clutch), Arden B (earrings), and Endless (shoes).

• Trend report from WhoWhatWear: leopard coats
• Where can you find affordable sequin blazers? Style Bakery knows
• Glamour has the biggest style dos and don'ts of '09
• See more of the Olsen's JCPenney line at The Cut
• FabSugar trend alert: winter white
• Cheap thrill from Refinery 29: a thrifty "tribute" to YSL
  

Zoe Saldana was crisp in blue, grey, and white at David Letterman this week. Get her style for less with our picks from Nordstrom (scarf), Yoox (blazer), Topshop (tee), Kohl's (earrings), Shopbop (jeans), and Forever 21 (shoes).

Get flirty like Alexa Chung in our budget-conscious take on her look, with buys from Forever 21 (jacket), Urban Outfitters (skirt + bag), Asos (tights), and Endless (shoes).

Copy Nicole Richie's look for less than $200 with our picks from Pashmina International (scarf), Fred Flare (blazer), OC Shades (sunglasses), Forever 21 (tee), Baghaus (bag), Macy's (jeans), and Go Jane (shoes).

Add some sparkle to your style with our favorite sequined pieces under $100. Shopping details below.


Shop the looks: [1] Bow-front sequin tube dress ($70.80, ardenb.com), [2] Sequin slip tank ($78, nordstrom.com), [3] Sequin bag ($34, urbanoutfitters.com), [4] Sequin jacket ($98, urbanoutfitters.com), [5] One-shoulder sequin dress ($15.50, forever21.com), [6] Sequin front tee ($67.99, asos.com), [7] Silver sequin mesh tank dress ($69, bluefly.com), [8] Rock Candy pumps ($89, bloomingdales.com), [9] Sequin A-line top ($21.99, charlotte-russe.com), [10] Sequin tube skirt ($80, topshop.com), [11] Sequin beret ($32, topshop.com), [12] Sequin platform pumps ($79.95, endless.com).

Our budget-friendly version of Natalie Portman's look includes buys from Girl Props (earring), Target (cape), Urban Outfitters (top), Nordstrom (scarf), Couture Candy (jeans), and Shoe Warehouse (shoes).

Steal Rachel Bilson's adorable look for a holiday event with budget-friendly buys from Charlotte Russe (watch), Urban Outfitters (watch and bag), Victoria's Secret (dress), Express (tights), and Endless (shoes). (Or splurge on her exact Giuseppe Zanotti leopard-heeled wedges at 40 percent off!)

• Trend alert from FabSugar: wide winter brims
• How to wear patterned tights: StyleList
• The Budget Babe has Whitney Port's daily beauty routine
• 20 party dresses under $100: Glamour
• Styling tips from the runway: Style Bakery
• Cheap Chic Daily has chain bags under $50
  

Try on Olivia Palermo's sophisticated look for less with our picks from Kohl's (necklace), Victoria's Secret (dress), Accessory Bug (bag), Arden B (belt), and Endless (boots).

Heading home for the holidays? Take a travel tip from Jennifer Aniston and arrive in style with affordable buys from Topshop (hat), Charlotte Russe (jacket), Forever 21 (tee), Asos (jeans), Gap (belt), Amazon (bag), and Converse (shoes).

Get Sarah Jessica's cute-as-a-button look from the pages of Glamour mag with our budget picks from Asos (jacket), Topshop (bracelets), Old Navy (tank), Forever 21 (ring), Victoria's Secret (jeans), and Endless (shoes).

Nicole Richie was sophisticated in wide-leg pants in LA this week. Steal her style for less with buys from OC Shades (sunglasses), Express (jacket), Topshop (tank), Gap (pants), Ecobags (bag), and Endless (shoes).

• The Budget Fashionista finds Balmain boots for less
• Start your shopping with Glamour's 30 under $30 gift guide
• Zac Posen set to collab with Target: StyleWatch
• Reinvent your wardrobe for the holiday's with Style Bakery's help
• Estee Lauder wants your Facebook page: BlackBook
• Vote for the best designer of 2009: FabSugar
  

Get Jessica Szohr's Gossip Girl look for less with our picks from Forever 21 (earrings), Banana Republic (gloves), Macy's (coat), Nordstrom (scarf), Cusp (jeans), Shoe Warehouse (bag), and Endless (boots).

We're happy to break down this reader request for a budget-friendly version of Gwyneth Paltrow's lovely look with buys from Kohl's (necklace), Fred Flare (blazer), Urban Outfitters (tee), Forever 21 (skirt), and Endless (boots).