Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Audrey Hepburn. Cary Grant. Katharine Hepburn. Fred Astaire. Just drop the name and envision each one’s distinctive style—the classic sheath, the Valentino gown, the perfectly cut suit, the man’s trousers cut down for a woman, the elegant ascot. Each defined a paradigm; each was a person who developed a clear sense of self, of style, of what worked, of what wouldn’t be considered. These were the “it” people of their day—and superstars whose fashion looks people still attempt to re-create today.
As Edna Chase, the longtime editor of Vogue, once quipped: “Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.” In our fair city, we have a slew of stylish souls with their own distinctive looks who always seem to dress with a certain debonair dash, who shop the best shops and know how to combine items—often expensive, sometimes not—to create knockout looks. It’s not what they buy; it’s how they wear it. And St. Louis Magazine’s Best Dressed 2009 wear it all exceedingly well.
Selections by Nicole Benoist Edgerton; Photographs by Brian Kuhlmann; Interviews by Sarah Salky and Nikole Brown.
Andrea Mackris |
Cheree Berry |
James Afflixio |
Jeana Reisinger |
Marylen Mann |
Ozzie Smith |
Pete Ferretti |
Sam Foxman |
Steve Savard |
Tania Beasley-Jolly |
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