The Best List 2008: Style

By Andrew Beaujon, Tom Conlon, Jon Coplon, Victoria De Silverio, Ryan Dombal, Josh Eells, Russ Heller, Craig Marks, Jody Rosen, Rob Tannenbaum and Mark Yarm

Best Style

Best Casualwear
Director T-Shirts
Lord knows, there’s no lack of ironic T-shirts for sale on the Internet. But none straddle the high-low divide as ingeniously as CineFile Video’s (cinefilevideo.com) Director T-shirts, which mash-up the names of your favorite art-house auteurs with the logos of classic metal bands. Show your love for the Dogme 95 movement with the stylish Von Trier/Van Halen tee, or big-up New German Cinema with the mighty Fassbinder/Metallica design. Also available: Ingmar Bergman/Iron Maiden, Herzog/Danzig and Scorsese/Scorpions.

Best Body
Gwen Stefani
By Mike Alexander, celebrity trainer responsible for (among other body parts) Jessica Simpson’s Dukes of ­Hazzard booty.

“It’s not easy to juggle a career with a new baby while still looking amazing, but Gwen does it. Her weight doesn’t fluctuate, either; she’s not heavy one week or really thin the next. I admire her consistency. She looks like she can kick your ass, too.”

Best Hair
Amy Winehouse
By Sally Hershberger, hairstylist world-renowned for her shag cut and messy blowouts (ask your girlfriend.)

“You might think it’s an odd choice, but Amy’s hair is so cool and outrageous. She has a real look, a ’50s-meets-­now thing. There aren’t a lot of rock girls out there these days, and she’s pretty genius.”

Best Dressed
Mika
By Richie Rich and Traver Rains, founders of the design house Heatherette, whose trash couture can be seen on Britney Spears and Gwen Stefani.

“Mika’s fun and refreshing. He has a ’70s look—white pants with suspenders, a cool tie, maybe a pin-striped suit—and his trademark is those long, dandy scarves. His style isn’t homo or metro; he’s Bee Gees—but next level. In a good way!”