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"What would be the end of the year be without the ye olde tradition of list-making? Time to get down to business with my picks for the five best dressed women of 2011! How can you talk about fashion in 2011 without mentioning Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, FKA Kate Middleton? She redefined royal fashion, mixing high street finds with her signature ladylike style and helped make more demure hemlines and conservative sleeves look modern again. And then, of course, there was that dress. Her Alexander McQueen wedding gown not only wowed critics and commoners, but it&amp;#x27;s taken in $13 million on exhibition. We rest our case. Kerry Washington also earned a spot on our list for spending the entire year looking red carpet ready with just enough of a risk always thrown in the mix. From her glittering Zuhair Murad Emmy dress to holy-smokes-check-out-that-bod Gucci, girlfriend never disappointed on originality or impeccable styling. You may not know the name Jenna Lyons, but there&amp;#x27;s absolutely no escaping her style influence this year. The president and executive creative director of J. Crew is the woman you can thank for single-handedly making T-shirts and sequin skirts a cool combo, for ushering in the era of casually modern eveningwear (yes, she wore a sweater to the Met Gala--and looked impossibly awesome), and for breathing brand new life into the old striped shirt. Oh, and did we mention she&amp;#x27;s over six feet and still not afraid to wear high heels? Yeah, we&amp;#x27;re jealous too. The year started off on a serious high note when Emma Stone hit the red carpet at the Golden Globes in that killer coral dress by Calvin Klein. She followed that wow moment up with a parade of pretty hits from the likes of Chanel and Lanvin, and along the way, somehow convinced us that pink and red can look awesome together. We&amp;#x27;re excited to see what this super-chic talent brings to the style game in 2012. And then we have nonagenarian style icon Iris Apfel, who has been looking chic for the better part of eight decades, but can truly call 2011 her year. Not only did her signature technique of stacking a gajillion bracelets gain traction in the blogosphere (does Man Repeller&amp;#x27;s &amp;quot;arm party&amp;quot; look familiar? That&amp;#x27;s why), but she debuted her own jewelry line for HSN and has a cosmetics collection with MAC hitting stores in the new year. We can only hope we&amp;#x27;re half as chic when we&amp;#x27;re half her age (fact: she&amp;#x27;s 90!). There you have it, ladies! Which of these picks are you totally on board with? Anyone you wish had made the list? Who&amp;#x27;s your personal best dressed woman of 2011? Discuss! PLUS! - The 40 best celebrity dresses of 2011 AND... - 31 party dresses for under $100"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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