I’m sorry, but this item sounds a bit pretentious. Do you really think the majority of the American public even knows who Sofia Coppola is? Sandra Bullock, Kate Hudson, and Drew Barrymore are “likeable” and accessible. I just don’t get the feigned shock at Sofia Coppola’s omission.

oh god and look now I’ve made an error . . . i mean donna KARAN. oh the beauties of proofreading!!!!

You mean fashion “cues,” not fashion “queues.” And yes, I was surprised by Sandra Bullock, too, though also surprised you’d think the average woman would want to look like Sofia. I like the way Sofia looks in flat with dresses but it makes me feel stumpy.

sandra is enjoyable and familiar and average. this all makes perfect sense.
but i still haven’t forgiven cameron diaz for ugg boots, so even if i thought the average celebrity had any sense of original style (which i do not) then they wouldn’t have a chance.

I think you are forgetting that the vast majority of Americans aren’t built like most “high fashion” dressers, and that those looks don’t appeal to everyone. Also, Sofia Coppola for inspiration? Anyone can figure out short hair, a dress, and flats. Woohoo.
This was also about celebrities who prompt the most Americans to actually buy stuff, so it makes sense that the list is topped by actresses who appeal to the general public and not fashionistas.

Okay, guys, calm down. Lauren’s not being snooty, it’s always a little surprising when someone has a different viewpoint than what you’re used to. I mean, I completely agree with Peter.
#2- Kate Hudson and Drew Barrymore are accessible? I’d say looking like Sofia Copolla (maintenance wise, not build) is much more accessible than looking like Drew Barrymore.
#9- Everyone’s fug once in a while. The chintzy mess Sandra wore to the Golden Globes? Just because Chloe Sevigny doesn’t the fit the Anne Hathaway-esque mould, doesn’t mean she’s not a fashion inspiration for many of us.
And I’m sorry, but some of us don’t dress for “guys”. Some of us dress the way we want to just to feel good and express ourselves? And no, it’s not about “impressing gay men”.
What is up with that statement?

No, I concede that I’ve never been wowed by how Sandy B dresses. I guess I was just a little peeved because the one thing that often bothers me about coming over here is the same list of “fashion endorsed” celebrities and the refusal to deviate from that. For example, I, along with many other people I know, thought Christina Applegate looked amazing and was easily one of the best dressed at the SAGs. But would she ever get mentioned on here (or on style.com, or any of these type of sites)? No, because she is not part of that little fashion clique of Alexa Chung/Emma Watson/Sevigny, who are pals of certain editors who decide these things. It’s just something that annoys me, not only here, to be totally fair, but in the fashion press in general. I hate to say that I actually prefer the entertainment press’s review of the best dressed, because they, for the most part, just go by what they liked that evening, and don’t play that kind of favoritism (ie most slammed Diane Kruger’s pepto bismol Lacroix, and rightly so imo. But not here, and not on style, and not on FWD, where she was deemed best dressed, naturally, because she is one of your “people.”) Hope this makes sense.

I feel that Sandra Bullock’s style is often underrated. I haven’t seen many “street style” shots of her but I feel like she finds a good middle-ground on the red carpet: wearing (what I think are) more glamourous and interesting dresses than the usual strapless or one-shoulder gown but not totally avant-garde.