Michelle Obama makes People magazine's Best Dressed List for 2008

US election candidates are nudging out celebrities in the style department. While Sarah Palin is getting famous (or infamous, depending on how you look at it) for her looks and style, Michelle Obama has made it to People magazine’s Best Dressed List for 2008. Michelle Obama, who nearly started a riot over her black sundress that she bought from a chain store Steve & Barry, has been included in the list for the panache with she carries her clothes.

The others in the informal People magazine’s Best Dressed List for 2008, are Sarah Jessica Parker, Rihanna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Heidi Klum, singer Fergie, Charlize Theron, Kate Hudson, Eva Mendes and Anne Hathaway.

Sarah Jessica Parker has been hailed for her sophisticated, chic look in Sex and The City. People magazine has been quoted by accesshollywood.com as saying that Sarah Jessica Parker“effortlessly mixes high-end and affordable prices.”

Rihanna in People's 2008 Best Dressed List

Rihanna has made it to the People magazine’s Best Dressed List for 2008, for her stylish hair and for “straddling the line between sweet and street.”Rihanna was described as having a “sugar and spice” style and a“sophisticated mix of glamorous gowns and funky dresses.

Gwyneth Paltrow was lauded for her short dresses and “she plays up her legs.”

Gwyneth Paltrow

Kate Hudson was included in the People magazine’s Best Dressed List for 2008 for her haute hippy style, while Charlize Theron made the list for her bold and daring style.

Kate Hudson's hippie style

People was quoted as saying, “Classic or rebel, girl-next-door or vamp, each of these women made all the right fashion moves this year.”

People magazine obliquely called out “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul, Lucy Liu, Sienna Miller and Tilda Swinton, Solange Knowles and Tori Amos for wearing the Worst Dresses.