Hadley Freeman’s style quiz of 2017

Who was best, and worst, in the fashion world? Composite: Rex/Shutterstock/Sygma via Getty Images/EPA/The Guardian Design Team

Azzedine Alaïa, revered as one of the all time great couturiers, died in November. But what truly cemented his greatness?

When he was given a nickname, “the King of Cling”, because of his body-fitted clothes.

When Michelle Obama wore his clothes during her husband’s presidency.

When Cher (Alicia Silverstone) tells her mugger in Clueless that she can’t lie on the pavement because she’s wearing a dress by “a totally important designer … This is an Alaïa!”

When he was named the Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur in 2008.

Radhika Jones is the new editor of Vanity Fair. What did Women’s Wear Daily focus on when it did a big story about her?

That she is the first Indian-American woman to be the editor-in-chief of a US glossy magazine.

Her time as a popular editorial director in the New York Times book department.

What a tough gig it is to edit a magazine when almost all magazines are in decline.

That Anna Wintour allegedly didn’t like Jones’s tights when they met.

Edward Enninful took over from Alexandra Shulman as editor of British Vogue this year. But in an article about what makes a good editor, what advice did Shulman give that was widely seen as a dig at her successor, albeit denied by her?

“No one named Edward should edit a magazine – it’s a scientific fact.”

“Also, Enninful – I don’t like that name either. No Enninfuls at Condé Nast, please.”

“It’s certainly not a job for someone who thinks that the main part of their job is being photographed with a roster of famous friends.”

“Did I mention that Edward is a really bad name for a Vogue editor?”

Lucinda Chambers, Vogue’s long-term fashion director, has also left the magazine. And she, too, had some punchy words on her way out of the door after 36 years. What did she say about Vogue?

“Truth be told, I haven’t read Vogue in years. The clothes are just irrelevant for most people – so ridiculously expensive.”

Vogue? It’s OK for reading in the bath, I guess, but you get more value out of the New Yorker.”

“Christ, I’m glad to be out of there. If I’d had to sit through another Emporio Armani show, I’d have eaten my own fist.”

“The problem isn’t that the models are too thin. It’s that they’re too fat.”

There has been much discussion about Enninful’s plan to increase the diversity of models in Vogue. But some people insist that readers simply won’t buy a fashion magazine with a black woman on the cover. Is this true?

Yes.

No.

Um, maybe?

Are we actually talking about this in 2017?

Christopher Bailey also announced his departure, stepping down from Burberry after 17 years. Which of the following was the unlikeliest fashion trend he started?

Trench coats.

Mini capes.

Blanket scarves.

Burberry check print.

What, according to the Daily Mail, was Kris Jenner’s first reaction to her daughter Kylie’s pregnancy?

Konfusion! “How will Kylie post photos of herself in a bikini now?”

Krikey! “How to fit this storyline development into the next series of Keeping Up With the Kardashians?”

Kurious! “Are there any names left that begin with K for this grandchild?”

Koncern! “Kylie has worked so hard to build her cosmetics empire. Kris doesn’t want to see the pregnancy affect how that is perceived.”

Which of these models is NOT also a DJ?

Alexa Chung.

Mary Charteris.

Cara Delevingne.

Twiggy.

Who is this model’s sister?

Bella.

Maddi.

Kylie.

Suki.

And finally, which was the worst celebrity outfit this year?

Ivanka’s Bacofoil silver dress.

Nigel Farage’s man-of-the-people covert coat.

Everything Donald Trump wore on the golf course.

All of the above.

[“Source-theguardian”]