The International Best Dressed List: The Official Story

About this book

A lavishly illustrated banquet of style elegance and taste this is a whos who of the most glamorous men and women around the world the ultimate treasury of fashion inspiration. This sumptuous volume--the ultimate sourcebook for fashion mavens Instagram followers and celebrity worshippers--presents the complete history of the much-lauded and highly visible International Best-Dressed List (IBDL) launched by Eleanor Lambert "Godmother of Fashion " in 1940. The List has become a barometer of style and the highest honor a sartorial savant can receive and today its an ongoing record of the worlds most glamorous women and men from society royalty Hollywood celebrity fashion art culture sports and media. These gorgeous "swans" of elegance influence and grace are gathered here in the most comprehensive survey ever published. This rich story is told by insider and IBDL Hall-of-Famer Amy Fine Collins through her encyclopedic knowledge exclusive insights and countless entertaining anecdotes about the behind-the-scenes goings-on--Lambert was offered kickbacks and bribes of up to $50 000 by list aspirants--that shed light on the selection process the vibrant personalities (not to mention egos) of the chosen and the zeitgeist of the times. For sixty years Lambert was queen of the International Best-Dressed List. In 2002 she formally ceded the reins to Graydon Carter Amy Fine Collins Reinaldo Herrera and Aime Bell.