Amy Fine CollinsThe International Be

Ms. Fine Collins...well, she's written a fine book. She assembled a ton of material in a logical, thoughtful manner that allows the reader to follow along through the years without being overwhelmed. Some of the names on the annual lists will be unfamiliar to younger readers -- this is fully expected -- but any follower of clothing and style over the years will find plenty here to admire. The amount of WORK necessary to dress as these people do is, to me, quite astounding. As Ms. Lambert herself says in the book, the list is as good a measure of any other about how we lived at any given time. Many fine photographs.A story I love about Ms. Lambert: She was notoriously set in her opinions, and often said, "I might be wrong, but I just don't see it!"An enjoyable book to have and to hold, and I agree it could make an excellent gift.

I was hoping the book would have more pictures in general, but particularly more photos and information about the less well-known members of the list. More about their style. More insights. Most of the photos are ho-hum commonly seen photos of well-known celebrities. It was fine, and is a nice quick browse, but not a lot of substance and not worth the price.

This book by Amy Fine Collins is a must-buy for any lover of fashion — but it goes far beyond style and clothes. The book's many intensely researched captions and descriptions reveal incredible stories about some of the influential men and women of bygone times, at a time when a select few people were social arbiters and household names without the self-promotion and constant social media posts of today's so-called influencers. The book is also a remarkable story of how changing social mores are reflected in the way people dress, and the importance of personal style in "creating your brand" --long before such a term existed. A lovely Christmas gift and a great reference book to have on your shelf.

This beautiful book covers the International Best Dressed List and more! It is also a scholarly, well-researched volume on the history of fashion from the 1930s to the 2000s. Amy Fine Collins is an eloquent writer with an encyclopedic knowledge of fashion. She gives us insider insights and amusing anecdotes from the fashion world. The book includes dozens of stunning photographs, each with a helpful, descriptive caption. It makes a great gift for anyone interested in fashion, style, or social history. I could look at (and read) this book forever!

This is a great book. It's about time somebody did a book about these fabulous people with so much style. Many so iconic legends of fashion & there times. Its beautifully edited &great big pictures. Amy Fine did a wonerful job.

Fun, informative book for all who love fashion

Perfect. I ordered a new book and that's what I received

At least Amy Fine Collins focuses less on herself here than she did in her narcissistic tome The God of Driving. The index of Fine's new book, however, does show her appearing on nine pages...more mentions than either Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly, among other well-dressed actual beauties!This book isn't without good qualities--it's vacuously attractive--but its premise is a bit preposterous: That a few aging NYC fashion cronies overseeing one list are the only legitimate arbiters of who's best-dressed.With non-trivial achievements--e.g., literature--the IBDL's small-minded defensiveness about who gets to judge the best doesn’t exist. Can anyone imagine the Nobel Prize for Literature getting sensitive about the International Booker Prize muscling in on its judging territory?No, this book is based on shaky claims of the IBDL's unique significance...claims serving mostly to inflate the self-regard of the list’s judges.If Amy Fine Collins et al. really wanted to encourage good dressing, they'd welcome competition from other quarters rather than priggishly claim to have "official" status and “exclusive insights.”