The Year's Best Parties: 2013

THE 2013 social calendar was filled with an array of parties, award shows and fashion soirées.

The year started with the annual influx of award ceremonies, a circuit which kicks off with the National Board of Review Awards and includes the Globes, BAFTAs, Grammys and Brits before culminating in the biggest night on the Hollywood calendar - the Oscars.

The fashion crowd found plenty of reasons to celebrate in 2013, whether it was the opening of the Costume Institute's Punk: Chaos to Couture exhibition with the annual star-packed Met Ball or Vogue's very own London Fashion Week dinner at Balthazar.

Step inside some of the most unforgettable parties of the year here.