Actress Gwyneth Paltrow was named the World's Best Dressed Woman of 2012 by People on Wednesday, wowing the celebrity magazine with a simple elegant style that avoids some of fashion's quirkier trends.
The Oscar-winning actor, 39, wife of Coldplay front-man Chris Martin, headed a list of the year's style mavens that included Prince William's wife, Kate, R&B star Rihanna and the Kardashian family of TV reality-show fame.
People said the list was compiled based on input from the magazine's 42 million readers, its editors and fashion bloggers.
While Oscar-winner Paltrow won the best-dressed title, fashion icon Kate Middleton - formally known as the Duchess of Cambridge - was named the woman with the best classic style.
Emma Stone, the 23year-old star of The Amazing Spider-Man and The Help, was chosen as having the best red-carpet style.
Among men, honours went to actors Andrew Garfield, Brad Pitt, Colin Firth, Robert Pattinson, Chris and Liam Hemsworth and singer Jay-Z.
