Around the fashion world from Los Angeles to Beijing, there was a collective sigh of relief after the Golden Globes aired Sunday night. Going into the awards, retailers and designers were praying red carpet glamour would not become another victim of the Great Recession of 2009. “If it’s restraint and respect, well, hemlines won’t be the only things going down,” warned Vanessa Friedman, fashion correspondent of the Financial Times, prior to the awards. The glam factor, or lack thereof, would impact the fortunes of fashion houses and retailers either positively or negatively for the rest of the year. And happily, sackcloth was out, and long — if somewhat simple — glamour rocked the red carpet, not just on the very young stars like Blake Lively in Nina Ricci, but also on the 40+ set including Sandra Bullock and Kristin Scott Thomas, plus eight more stars whom we selected here for our 2009 Golden Globes Best-Dressed List.