People magazine has chosen its best and worst dressed celebrities for 2009. Kate Winslet leads the pack (big shocker here) with a stellar red carpet style. Reese Witherspoon also took home a nod for “Best Short Dresses.” Cameron Diaz was given a round of applause for her choice in denim and even Lady GaGa and Katy Perry were People magazine’s “rebels.”

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With Lady GaGa’s more recent VMA debacle, we’ve been sincerely wondering who is her style icon. Besides the discount bin at any Halloween costume store. She says:

“I’m inspired by ‘70s glam, decadence, skyscrapers, Madonna,” says Gaga, whose favorite designers include “Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs and Jean Paul Gaultier.”

On the flipside, country western cutie, Taylor Swift, who won “Best Sparkle” is drawn to girly bling. “Anything that glitters hypnotizes me,” she said.

The Best Dressed Women of the year, according to PEOPLE are:

Kate Winslet – Best Red Carpet
Reese Witherspoon – Best Short Dresses
Michelle Obama – Best Accessible Glamour
Taylor Swift – Best Sparkle
Beyoncé – Best Street Chic
Vanessa Hudgens –Best Hippie Chic
Cameron Diaz – Best Jeans
Freida Pinto – Best Use of Color
Nicole Richie – Best Maternity
Kim Kardashian – Best Bikinis

PEOPLE’s Best & Worst Dressed 2009 issue on newsstands Friday, September 18!


photos: Bauer Griffin; courtesy of People magazine

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