International Best Dressed List

The International Best Dressed List was founded by fashionista Eleanor Lambert in 1940 as an attempt to boost the reputation of American fashion at the time. People who have been on the list include Coco Chanel, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Audrey Hepburn, Vicomtesse Jacqueline de Ribes, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Alexis von Rosenberg, Baron de Rédé, Gianni Agnelli, Mona von Bismarck, Arthur Ashe, Marella Agnelli, Babe Paley, Hubert de Givenchy, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta, Giorgio Armani, Tina Turner, Sofia Loren, Cary Grant, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, H.M. Queen Sirikit of Thailand, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, Cecil Beaton, Denzel Washington, Lena Horne, Iman Bowie, H.M.Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, Guy de Rothschild, Eric de Rothschild, Gloria Guinness, Dolores Guinness, Duke of Windsor, Duchess of Windsor, Queen Elizabeth II, Fred Astaire, Grace Kelly, David de Rothschild, Marisa Berenson, Valentina Schlee, Anne Forgarty, George Clooney, Mary Martin, Oprah Winfrey, Pauline Trigere, Sheherazade Goldsmith, Sybill Connolly, Princess Irene Galitzine, Mrs. Adam Gimbel, (Sophie of Saks), Mary Quant, Mary McFadden, Carolina Herrera. Fashion editors Diana Vreeland, Carmel Snow, Françoise de Langlade, Anna Wintour have also been included.

The American magazine "Vanity Fair" is currently in charge of the list.