The Models, Designers, and Trends That Made the Grade in This Year of Fashion

In between the passing of Yves Saint Laurent and the shuttering of dozens of mags and fashion labels, 2008 may have seemed like a bit of a gloomy year. But that's all the more reason to crack open a cold one in honor of all the good, the great, and wildly gorgeous of this year past, whether it was designer-prophet Alber Elbaz's chic and cheap-er line for Acne or the return of the "It" girl (and trust us, the new crop of super stylish young things is brighter, tougher, and grittier than the Paris Hiltons of yesteryear). We've anointed our top picks for best Model, Best Magazine Cover, Best Trend, and, naturally, most popular Super Senior (in style, of course). Because when you think about it, the fashion crowd is a lot like high school: Always young, (almost) always fun, and let's not forget, always beautiful in its own unique way.