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(Original Caption) 12/27/1948-New York, NY: Mrs. William Paley, the former Barbara Cushing Mortimer and onetime fashion editor, heads the list of the 10 best dressed women of 1948 selected by the New York Dress Institute. Two Familiar names missing from the list this year are Claire Boothe Luce and Ina Claire

(Original Caption) 12/27/1948-New York, NY: Mrs. William Paley, the former Barbara Cushing Mortimer and onetime fashion editor, heads the list of the 10 best dressed women of 1948 selected by the New York Dress Institute. Two Familiar names missing from the list this year are Claire Boothe Luce and Ina Claire