[EmpressRouge]

This thread is for discussing royals who have made the International Best-Dressed List and its Hall of Fame. The list was started in 1940 by Eleanor Lambert in 1940 as a publicity stunt to boost the American fashion industry. The Hall of Fame was created in 1958 to prevent style icons like the Duchess of Windsor from monopolizing the top spots and to allow newcomers a chance. Since her death at age 100 (!) in 2003, Lambert has left the polling/selection of the list to the editors of Vanity Fair magazine. For individual profiles of royals on the list since 2004, check out the forum on "Royals in Vogue, Vanity Fair..."