VP Candidate Sarah Palin’s wardrobe has entered the fray of symbolic political excess, along with John McCain.s too many houses and John Edwards.s $400 haircut.

Republicans now express fear that weeks of putting forward an image of Palin as an average .hockey mom. is about to go down amid revelations that the Republican Party showered her with expensive clothing and designer accessories bought from high-end stores.

Advisers of the Republican Party said on Wednesday that the purchases . which came to a sum total of about $150,000 . were made only after the in-the-limelight governor of Alaska was chosen as the Republican VP candidate on August 29.

Apparently she needed new clothes to suit different climatic conditions in the fifty states. They also made a point to emphasize that she did not spend time on the shopping, and that other people made the decision to buy such an array of clothes. Yeah, sure!

A fantastic year for Rihanna was compounded as she found her name among the ladies who made all the right moves this year, according to People’s magazine. The list of the Ten Best Dressed Stars of 2008 also includes the graceful Heidi Klum, the bold Charlize Theron, and first lady hopeful Michelle Obama, among others.

The complete list (in no particular order)

Rihanna
Anne Hathaway
Eva Mendes
Charlize Theron
Michelle Obama
Sarah Jessica Parker
Heidi Klum
Kate Hudson
Fergie
Gwyneth Paltrow

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People’s 10 Best Dressed Stars of 2008 - People