2017: Roger Stone's Best and Worst Dressed List

The 2017 edition of my best and worst dressed list.

In our 12th year of Mr. Stone’s International Best & Worst Dressed list, we thank the noted Hollywood designer and arbiter of style, Mr. Blackwell, for inspiring this annual tradition. For decades, Blackwell would report on who were the very best and very worst dressed people in the world. His praise could make a starlet of socialite, while his scorn could destroy an athlete or businessman. I have carried on this tradition as the men’s style correspondent for The Daily Caller, for the last twelve years.

It is important to note that while fashion is fleeting, style is both timeless and enduring. Skirts may go up or down, and neckties may be wide or thin, but the double-breasted Navy-blue blazer with gold military buttons will always be in style. The little black cocktail dress will always look smashing.

As the state of fashion in America has declined rapidly, we have seen some really horrid faux pas, but 2016 has also brought some alternative styles that make sense for the growing Millennial population.

An important point we make each year is that what passes for style today is in fact fashion. After monitoring the worlds of media, sports, politics, music, and fashion we have narrowed down who has style and who truly does not.

As I said fashion is ever-changing, while style is timeless. Some on this list will excel in both categories, while others offer a well-rounded understanding of both.

This year’s list is full of new faces and we are also continuing our LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Award, which honors those who have demonstrated an everlasting dedication to style.

In past years, CNBC’s Larry Kudlow, Presidential daughter Ivanka Trump, NBC’s Josh Mankciewicz, CBS Sports Shannon Sharpe and NY restaurateur Ken Aretsky all graced our best dressed list for multiple years ultimately graduating to our LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT category. We salute them all as this pantheon is joined by those inducted this year.

This year’s LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT awards go to: Milo Yiannopoulos, Gordon Woodrow,  Kimberly Guilfoyle, Audrey Gelman, Michael Smerconish, Justin Trudeau, and Mark Ronson.