Sartorial saints and sinners revealed

Actor Robert Pattinson came out on top of the list

The Prime Minister has topped a poll of the worst-dressed men of the year, in a list dominated by political leaders.

It is the third year in succession Mr Brown – described as "anything but a prime example of British style" – has featured in the poll compiled by men's style magazine GQ.

He is joined by French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who takes third place, while North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il comes in eighth position. To make matters worse, Mr Brown's political foe, David Cameron, is considered the eighth best-dressed man.

Despite wearing suits by the likes of Timothy Everest and Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes, Mr Brown's dress sense has come under fire in recent years.

In GQ's polls in 2009 and 2008, he was declared the third worst-dressed man. Asked to describe Mr Brown's look, Irvine Welsh, the Trainspotting author, said: "He seems like he's dressed by his mother rather than his wife." The 2010 worst-dressed list also includes comedian Russell Brand (second), famous for his waistcoats and pointy boots; London Mayor Boris Johnson (fourth) for being "Charlie Chaplin… with a touch of Laurel and Hardy, more Hardy than Laurel"; and the presenters of the BBC's Top Gear (fifth).

The list is completed by Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan (sixth); the Match Of The Day team (seventh); Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell (ninth); and strip club boss Peter Stringfellow (10th).

Arctic Monkey star Alex Turner, James Bond actor Daniel Craig, the Prince of Wales and even Ronnie Corbett were praised for their fashion choices. Actor Robert Pattinson, 23, tops the best-dressed list which sees last year's victor, DJ Mark Ronson, plummet from first place to No30.

At fourth place, meanwhile, is the film version of Roald Dahl's fictional creation Fantastic Mr Fox, "who may be voiced by George Clooney, but an otherwise more Anglo animal you would be hard-pushed to imagine".

Others rated for their style include David Beckham (ninth); rapper Dizzee Rascal (10th); Jude Law (11th); David Walliams (13th); Sir Elton John (14th); Daniel Day-Lewis (15th); Michael Sheen (23rd); F1 champion Jenson Button (24th); and Bill Nighy (25th).

Prince Charles falls from fifth to 36, Corbett is No46, with fellow comic James Corden declaring: "I've never seen someone wear a polka-dot shirt, a striped tie and a pastel blazer and look immaculate", while Cheryl Cole's football star husband Ashley is a new entry at No44.

Singer Grace Jones is also in (42nd) despite not being a man, with the magazine commenting: "Name one man who can make the tuxedo look this cool."

The full list is in the new issue of GQ, out on 7 January.

Looking a touch well-worn… …and those who wear it well

50 BEST DRESSED

1 Robert Pattinson

2 Take That

3 Alex Turner

4 Fantastic Mr Fox

5 Tom Ford

6 Daniel Craig

7 David Furnish

8 David Cameron

9 David Beckham

10 Dizzee Rascal

11 Jude Law

12 Sam Riley

13 David Walliams

14 Sir Elton John

15 Daniel Day-Lewis

16 Aaron Johnson

17 Ed Westwick

18 Patrick Grant

19 Arpad Arki Busson

20 Ben Barnes

21 Nick Cave

22 George Lamb

23 Michael Sheen

24 Jenson Button

25 Bill Nighy

26 Idris Elba and Dominic West

27 Jarvis Cocker

28 William Gilchrist

29 Dominic Cooper

30 Mark Ronson

31 Richard James

32 James Nesbitt

33 Christopher Bailey

34 Lucian Freud

35 Ewan McGregor

36 Prince Charles

37 Hamish Bowles

38 Sir Paul Smith

39 Evgeny Lebedev

40 Christian Bale

41 Stephen Moyer

42 Grace Jones

43 Luke Pritchard

44 Ashley Cole

45 Stephen Webster

46 Ronnie Corbett

47 Colin Firth

48 Andreas Kronthaler

49 Charles Finch

50 Nicky Haslam

10 WORST DRESSED

1 Gordon Brown

2 Russell Brand

3 Nicolas Sarkozy

4 Boris Johnson

5 The Top Gear team

6 Piers Morgan

7 The Match Of The Day team

8 Kim Jong-il

9 Johnny Borrell

10 Peter Stringfellow