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Stop the presses! Who are the best dressed?

Sep 14, 2006, 12:09 PM | by Whitney Pastorek

Categories: Trend Watch

95845__alba_l OMG I am so excited, Pop Watchers. And scared. Excited and scared! Why? Because today is the day People magazine announces their annual Best Dressed list! In my household, Best-Dressed Day is basically a combination of the Fourth of July, Christmas morning, and an Elton John concert all rolled into one: My family gets out of bed at the crack of dawn, wraps itself from head to toe in couture, then stumbles bleary-eyed downstairs to bunch together on the sofa and let the fireworks begin, slowly turning the pages of the magazine one by one, oohing and aahing at the sartorially gifted as they float, rendered flawlessly in matte, ranked professionally by the ranking professionals at People, who cannot be beat when it comes to ranking all things beautiful.

You can imagine, then, my excitement to click on this link...

Here goes...

1. Jennifer Aniston. Okay. Okay. She always looks very put together, buffed to a sheen, carnauba-waxed for protection against the elements, that choice is boring, but it works fine.

2. Halle Berry. Okay. She's pretty, but I wouldn't say best dressed per se. Plus, she's hardly been that visible this year. Interesting choice, People magazine. But you are my gods! So thus I nod and obey.

3. Jessica Alba (pictured). Wha? Is anyone ever even looking at her clothes? What in the name of Gwen Stefani is going on here?

GASP! Wait. What does that say? WHAT DOES THAT SAY??

"Elizabeth Sporkin, People's executive editor, said for the first time the list was picked by online readers and not the magazine's editors."

Holy crab cakes, this time you online meddlers have gone too far! You can have your MySpace profiles, and your vaguely-interesting YouTube videos. Hell, you can even come over here and tell me I'm a moron in the comment space! But you cannot-- cannot -- replace the professional rankers at a major national publication! Out, demons! Slagkicks! I rebuke thee! Good day, sirs!

I said good day!


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Jakeem Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 03:47 AM EST

I really loved Evangeline Lilly's look at the Emmy Awards last month. I've never seen her look better, and if she keeps it up, she might be a regular on this list.

************ Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 03:40 AM EST

I see that the pity vote won out this year. I imagine all these women in their Team Aniston t-shirts sitting at their computers, messaging one another about a new poll with Aniston in it, clearing cookies for hours at a time to vote repeatedly.

"That's what happens when you let America decide - you get Jennifer Aniston, Taylor Hicks, and George Bush.

ger | Sep 14, 2006 3:43:40 PM"

You have a point there, ger. So what should we do? Allow Canadians to vote for us? Because at this point I am willing to try anything. First Bush, then Aniston? Enough is enough.

Micheal Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 11:58 PM EST

Um...where the f*** is Nicole Kidman?

Ceballos Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 10:06 PM EST

Everyone knows ANY Best Dressed List begins and ends...with Tim Gunn.

Get Aniston outta there!

Deborah Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 08:54 PM EST

Jennifer Aniston is #1 best dressed?!? ...can you say 'pity vote'

cj Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 05:17 PM EST

didn't realize boring was chic,anyhoo jen probably needed the good news coz brad is getting oscar buzz.

Howard Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 04:39 PM EST

Gotta agree with Nathan. My favorite Jessica (Biel runs second) could look good wearing a garbage bag, but she does show off what she's got real well. Plus, you don't look at her and scream "For G-d's sake, eat something!!"

Tim Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 03:58 PM EST

Ya some people online have too much time on their hands. Check out the latest example:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uBXDUlTDJg8&mode=related&search=

john Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 03:27 PM EST

HAHAHAHAHA

"I said good day!" One of the best popwatch lines I've ever read.

Anna Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 03:27 PM EST

I agree that the Jennifer Aniston choice is boring. Does she ever wear anything that isn't black or grey? I totally get why Halle's on the list though. I always look forward to seeing what she's going to wear on the red carpet. I may be biased against Jennifer because I still haven't quite been able to shake the image of that horrible "hairstyle" she wore to the Emmy's a few years ago. The one that looked like she forgotten to comb it for about a year.

ger Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 02:43 PM EST

That's what happens when you let America decide - you get Jennifer Aniston, Taylor Hicks, and George Bush.

Leslie Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 02:39 PM EST

Rah-rah, Whitney! You are friggin hoo-larious!!!

Just me Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 02:33 PM EST

Jennifer Aniston?!! BORING!! Everything she wears looks the same!! Yes, once upon a time the hair was nice, but it's ALWAYS the same blah hairdo (and looks messy). And MILLIONS of gals look good in jeans and a tank (her wardrobe staple). But what do I know. When I see her now all I can see is that Jay Leno-like chin and overtanned (and thus aging) face.

I'm guessing Jen's "oh, poor me, Brad left me, wahwahwah" campaign got people to vote out of pity.

Patti Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 01:47 PM EST

Whitney - you are hilarious. You are creeeping up in my blogger rankings quickly! Watch out Slezak - bring the sarcastic; Whitney is nipping at your heels!

Lee Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 01:44 PM EST

People magazine has gone completely downhill the past 5 years or so. It's basically at the same level as a "Star" or an "Us Weekly."

Tawdry Audrey Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 01:33 PM EST

Jennifer Aniston is boring. I really liked her in Good Girl and Office Space, but as an actor, person, and in her dresses, just.... blah. Always with the damn poker-straight hair. She really doesn't turn me on. And being a straight female, that's really important to me.

nathan Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 01:18 PM EST

Alba is best dressed, and I'm just guessing this but, also best undressed.

Ed Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 01:16 PM EST

Jennifer aniston needs to start working on her face now.

samp Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 12:36 PM EST

i wholeheartedly agree that jennifer aniston is the best dressed celeb...here's why:

she always looks great whether in a gown or jeans and a tank; she always looks comfortable and real; and i never have to be put through the torture of seeing her lady bits on display every time she leaves the house.

in short, she always looks, well, good and relatable...that is why she was picked. oh, and that hair too...

mike Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 12:33 PM EST

Early on in the post I detected sarcasm. The day the People magazine Best Dressed list is like the Fourth of July, Christmas,and an Elton John concert rolled into one. I hoped is was mocking the entire need for a best dressed list. But, no.
How about a best undressed list.(different magazine) List the women in order of acting ability, or intelligence, or how much they can drink before they puke.
The women have nothing to do with the process other than paying some stylist to put the right clothes, hair and make-up on them.
I just don't understand the whole what they wear on the red carpet crap.
Thank you for letting me vent on that.

Martha Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 12:29 PM EST

I'm with Ep - I'd much rather have the style gurus tell me who rocks what they're wearing, then make snarky comments about their choices. If we let the masses decide, it'll come down more to popularity rather than someone who really is well-dressed or (even better) not afraid to make fashion mistakes.

brandonk Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 12:23 PM EST

Thanks for the shout-out, Ep! I, at least, do want the responsibility for being an actual contributor. Don't tell anyone, but I'm gunning for Whitney's job. ;0)

brandonk Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 12:19 PM EST

Ha ha! Amateurs. Clearly, Britney Spears is the number one best-dressed person of the year.

dee Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 12:07 PM EST

I think best dressed lists are kinda misleading in this day in age. This is nothing new but any awards should be given to a stylist. Without the intervention of a stylist, most of these stars would not be notable by how they dress. Care to see how Aniston dressed B4 she became famous or any of the people on this list? This is why I truly hate when they call people style icons now. No one is really original, they dress mostly the way that they are ADVISED to dress. Most also dress in recycled styles that owe much cred to the original stylemaker. An interesting article would be on whose original style is THIS starlet borrowing from?!?

Ep sato Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 11:17 AM EST

This now means we have no one but ourselves to blame when something or someone totally awesome is excluded from yet another top 10 list,which is to say we have no one but ourselves to blame that Jennifer Anniston made #1 this year...

I dunno, commenting has a fun audience participation element to it. Some of ya'll are high-larious writers (Brandonk, Stephanie travitsky, Blackpower, Chuck U. Farley and many more), but do we want the responsibility on our shoulders of being the actual contributors? Responsibility's a big responsibility man.

Seems like it's more fun to let the pros do the writing and then let the rest of us masses hollaback. On the other hand, it would be kinda cool if readers got to do the occasional review...


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