PEOPLE Style Awards

Angelina, Beyonce, Jessica – style director Susan Kaufman reveals her annual list of fashion's biggest stars. By Serena Kappes

  • BEST ALL-AMERICAN STYLE: JESSICA SIMPSON photo | Jessica Simpson

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Updated: Monday Sep 05, 2005 | 06:00 AM EDT

BEST ALL-AMERICAN STYLE: JESSICA SIMPSON

Jessica Simpson makes an American fashion staple – jeans – seem glamorous (right, in New York City). "She has said she has hundreds of pairs," says Kaufman. And when she donned short-shorts (left), she resuscitated a fashion trend. "Now all the jeans manufacturers have come out with their Daisy Dukes," says Kaufman. "She's a real jeans girl."