The best dressed list was created in 1940 by Eleanor Lambert, the legendary fashion publicist and arbiter of style. Lambert began the list as a press release for the New york Dress Institute, which was founded to raise awareness of American designers.
The Best Dressed List kept fashion at the forefront of people's minds by offering a steady stream of familiar faces who personified the great styles of the time.
This book was made with the help and guidance of the irreplaceable Eleanor Lambert. The women highlighted in these pages were her choices as the most enduring fashion icons, whose personal style looks as fresh and original today as when they were elected to this list.
In 2002, after 62 years, of commanding this record, Lambert decided to retire and passed on the mantle on to the editors at vanity fair.
copyright 2004
Assouline Publishing
Hardcover
Good condition with slight wearing on the book sleeve
