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Posh and Becks named on American best dressed list

Brand Beckham has hit Vanity Fair magazine's list of the best dressed people in the world.

David and Victoria are one of just 10 couples named in the annual fashion poll.

They rub shoulders in the magazine with other best dressed couples such as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, and Viscount and Viscountess Linley.

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Stylish couple: The Beckhams have made it on to the prestigious 'Vanity Fair' best dressed list

Stylish couple: The Beckhams have made it on to the prestigious 'Vanity Fair' best dressed list

Explaining why Mr and Mrs Beckham are on the list, the Vanity Fair entry says: "Because the whole is greater than the sum of the parts."

It names David's style icon as Steve McQueen and Victoria's as Audrey Hepburn.

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Back to black: the couple arrived in LA looking sleek

The 68th annual best-dressed list for the New York-produced magazine was based on a poll of fashion industry experts.

Other Brits in the list include actress Tilda Swinton and heiress Jemima Khan.

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Team Beckam: the couple opt for a casual look during a recent shopping trip in Hollywood

Team Beckam: the couple opt for a casual look during a recent shopping trip in Hollywood

The latest edition of Vanity Fair magazine goes on sale in the UK on Friday.

Vanity Fair special correspondent Amy Fine Collins said the Beckhams were voted on to the international best dressed list because it is "their moment" in America.

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Other couples with style to make the top ten include husband-and-wife Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore (left) and Angelina Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt (right)

Other couples with style to make the top ten include husband-and-wife Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore (left) and Angelina Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt (right)

"She's a fashion filly, always the first out of the gate with a new style, a born clothes horse," she said.

"Beckham, like his wife, has a body made for clothes and of course looks wonderful even dressed in nothing but his tattoos.

"Posh and Becks are each other's best accessories."

David cited Steve McQueen as his style icon, while Victoria opted for the epitomy of elegance, Audrey Hepburn

David cited Steve McQueen as his style icon, while Victoria opted for the epitomy of elegance, Audrey Hepburn

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