
OK, I know it's nothing all that earth-shattering since long waves have been in fashion long before the Farrah Fawcett days. But this New Year's Eve, it was all about the soft cascading curl. Whether it was a more-refined look like Ashlee Simpson and Eva Longoria Parker or tousled and undone à la Molly Sims and Chloë Sevigny, the look was still sexy — and a little more inspired than pin-straight locks.

There were plenty of parties to choose from on NYE, but Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz had their own at PURE in Vegas on Wednesday. The couple celebrated their first new year as newlyweds and parents with other celebs like Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, and the Kardashian sisters — check how out how
all the stars celebrated new years here. After an exciting 2008, Ashlee was hard-pressed to find a resolution,
saying, "I don't know if I can have high expectations for 2009 because 2008 was so good.

Spencer Pratt had a business meeting with martial arts fighter Kevin Casey before the two met up with Heidi Montag in LA this week. Heidi easily topped the
worst street style of 2008 poll but she was a touch more understated for the work lunch. After spending last night in Vegas, non-legally bound newlyweds Heidi and Spencer are in NYC today to host a MTV special for
Engaged and Underage where four couples will actually get married live.
The Hills stars kept 2008 interesting from their feuds to their love lives both on screen and off. Whether it's our love of their
fashion,
beauty,
gadgets,
food or just their
general drama, we'll keep coming back for more season after season.

On last night's
big finale of The Hills, Heidi and Spencer made the decision to hold off on a legally binding marriage until they can have a big wedding. Of course, this means plenty of planning from the couple, and we're sure there will be
photos to prove it. MTV apparently already has
16 reality shows in the works, so tell us — should Heidi and Spencer get their own show focusing on their wedding plans?

Whitney Port is staying in
The City, but her former costars were on their way back west earlier today after celebrating
the season finale of The Hills in NYC last night. Lauren Conrad
skipped the chic clothes and
BlackBerry in favor of a
cozy hoodie and boarding pass, while Audrina looked
perfectly made up as usual. Heidi and Spencer found an opportunity to squeeze in some more PDA before boarding their flight.

Fighting with your best friend can be even more heartbreaking than fighting with a significant other, but a bond between
BFFs is hard to completely let go. This was proven last night on
The Hills when Lauren and Heidi caught up at the SLS Hotel opening. Although their relationship is undoubtedly strained, Lauren could see right though Heidi's tough exterior and told her that no matter what, if she ever needed anything, she'd be there for her.

Halt the blogging — Lauren and Heidi reconciled on the finale episode of
The Hills. They're definitely not going to be as close as before, but it's something. Also a first: Justin Bobby took Audrina on a romantic getaway to Palm Springs.
Dec 23 2008 - 6:00am by
Molly

All the girls of
The Hills got together in NYC last night to celebrate the season finale of their show. The girls arrived via horse drawn carriage dressed in their finest though we're not exactly sure what Whitney was thinking with her headwear. After posing on the red carpet, the cast took their turns talking to the aftershow where your winners for
worst street style and
biggest douchebag and
most annoying of the year Heidi and Spencer were always side by side.