Celebrities, they’re a well-dressed strata of society, and with Vanity Fair’s annual Best Dressed list, the latest of which is out now, this year’s top dogs are applauded.

It’s a long list, peppered with all sorts of expensively-dressed aristos who you might not have heard of (or care about), so we’ve broken it down for you. Here’s all you need to know:

The designers: Victoria Beckham, Tory Burch and Alice Temperley. As the old saying goes, you should practise what you preach, and these designers sure do that, with personal style as desirable as the looks they put on the catwalk. It no doubt brings an extra tear of pride to the eyes of grown-up Spice Girl fans to see VB on the list who taught us how to do the perfect bra-show way back when, and continues to educate us in structured chic today. Now that’s service to style. 

The Royals: Princess Letizia of Asturias, Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Regal style is nothing if not polite, and these three ladies of court do a top job of making inoffensive outfits look good. Do you think there’s an official dress code issued on appointment of a title? No animal print, no coloured leather, and under no circumstances should one wear items that require tit-tape. 

The couples: Lara Stone and David Walliams, Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen. You might wonder if ex-member of Russell Brand’s ‘womanising circuit’ Walliams would grace the giddy heights of Vanity Fair’s Best Dressed list without his beautifully attired (and indeed, faced) wife Lara, but we should remind ourselves that this is a man who will unashamedly wear velvet and smoking jackets in public, and for those bold style statements he deserves to be applauded. As do Gisele and Tom - an IRL Barbie and Ken, although they would look incredible in anything, so it might seem unfair to praise them for their outfits. But it’s got to be said, they do wear nice clothes. 

The success story: Justin Timberlake. There was a time when JT had hair like Supernoodles (when it wasn’t corn-rowed, that is) and wore jeans that he could have fit the rest of his ‘N Sync band-mates in. Plus, let’s not even talk about his and Britney’s matching ensembles – those were dark days for stonewash. But just look at him now! What a difference a quiff and a Tom Ford suit can make. Well done Justin. 

The notable absence: Diane Kruger. She may have won Pacey’s heart, but the Vanity Fair panel are not as enamoured with Diane Kruger this year, despite her having been a regular on the list in the past. Her style is immaculate, sure, but could it be that we’ve tired of perfection?