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Friends Goes Out In Style

Ten years of fashionable ''Friends'' - An look at all the mane missteps and fashion foibles over the past 10 years

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With TV's trendiest twentysomethings (okay, now thirtysomethings) saying goodbye on May 6, what better way to cope with our sadness than to celebrate the best and worst style choices of our beloved Friends? We scanned all 10 seasons and uncovered everything from Chandler's sweater vests to Rachel's commando frock to Ross' stubborn leather pants. Of course, our look at Friends style also includes hairdos -- most notably the Rachel, the still-copied coif that launched a million scissors -- and we give shout-outs to the best babes and hunks (hey, Tag...how you doin'?). Finally, we're not just limiting the list to people: On Friends the best real-life product placements were often the throwaway ones (yes, we hated the Diet Coke campaign as much as you did) -- so, Toblerone and Bijan for Men, we salute you. Ah, if only Mockolate were an actual brand. But then again, that's probably for the best. -- Clarissa Cruz and Sumeet Bal

BEST PRODUCT PLACEMENT

1 POTTERY BARN APOTHECARY TABLE SEASON 6, The One With the Apothecary Table It may have been mass-produced (to Phoebe's chagrin), but it held hundreds of CDs -- just, as Chandler says, ''like the apothecary tables of yore.''

2 FRANKIE SAY RELAX T-SHIRT SEASON 3, The One With the Tiny T-shirt Stretched out, faded, and hilariously tight on Ross, the '80s-era tee signified the end of his and Rachel's romance -- for that season, anyway.

3 BIJAN FOR MEN SEASON 2, The One With the Breast Milk After his brief stint pushing Bijan in a department store, Joey -- clad in an all-white cowboy getup -- started pushing Hombre, and engaged in a sprayer showdown.

4 FOOSBALL TABLE DEBUTED SEASON 1 Who needs a kitchen table when all you eat are sandwiches and cereal? (Phoebe: ''This game is grotesque! Twenty armless guys joined at the waist by a steel bar, forced to play soccer forever?'')

5 TOBLERONE SEASON 4, The One With the Free Porn Joey became obsessed with this nougaty chocolate treat Emily brought from the airport. (But we still don't forgive her for saying ''Thank you'' to Ross' declaration of love.)

6 JOEY'S PORSCHE SEASON 6, The One With Joey's Porsche No, it wasn't really his -- but it's not like Joey needed a hot car (even one that tops out at 130 mph, or 160 mph upstate, according to Joey) to attract babes.

7 NESTLE TOLL HOUSE COOKIES SEASON 7, The One With Phoebe's Cookies Don't miss the look on Monica's face when Phoebe reveals that her secret cookie recipe came from her great-great-grandmother, named Nestele Toulouse.

8 BARCALOUNGERS SEASON 2, The One Where Ross and Rachel...You Know Making their first appearance together, Chandler's and Joey's leather chairs (Joey later dubbed his ''Rosita'') were perfect for viewing lots of Baywatch.

9 DYSON VACUUM CLEANER SEASON 10, The One Where Chandler Gets Caught Only neat freak Monica would own a $400 vacuum cleaner. And probably a separate Dustbuster to pick up dust mites the Dyson misses.

10 RALPH LAUREN SEASON 6, The One With Ross's Teeth Rachel may have been his employee, but Phoebe was the one he made out with. Oh, wait -- that was the copy boy, not ''the silver fox.''

BEST STYLE MOMENTS female

1 PHOEBE'S WEDDING DRESS SEASON 10, The One With Phoebe's Wedding She may have been late to the bridal party, but Miss Buffay's gown wins out: The pale lavender confection was untraditional, romantic...and perfectly Phoebe.

2 MONICA'S BRIDESMAID DRESS SEASON 4, The One With Ross's Wedding Parts 1 & 2 The drop-necked fire-engine red ensemble made it easy to see why Chandler couldn't resist jumping her bones that fateful night in London.

3 PHOEBE'S BRA SEASON 5, The One Where Everybody Finds Out During the ''they don't know that we know they know we know'' debacle, Phoebe tempted Chandler with this sexy bra -- which Joey unveiled with a flick of his finger.

4 RACHEL'S BOB SEASON 7, The One With Ross's Library Book With all the hoopla surrounding the Rachel (see box), it's easy to overlook this sleek, modern (and underappreciated) 'do that gave Aniston her best hair days.

5 RACHEL'S COMMANDO DRESS SEASON 3, The One Where No One's Ready Silky, formfitting, and just the right shade of mint green, Rachel's frock (worn without panties, natch) made Ross forget all about her tardiness.

BONUS THE RACHEL DEBUTED SEASON 1 This flattering layered shag spurred a nation of women to get copycat cuts. And though the 'do framed Aniston's face perfectly (it helps to have stylist Chris McMillan at your beck and call), the craze had trendoids growing out modified mullets for months.

BEST STYLE MOMENTS male

1 CHANDLER'S SWEATER-VEST SEASON 5, The One Where Everybody Finds Out Mr. Bing wore the nerdy knit staple so well we almost believed Phoebe when she said she wanted to ''rip that sweater-vest right off.'' Almost.

2 ROSS' LEATHER PANTS SEASON 5, The One With All the Resolutions Ross made this fashion don't a do -- primarily because his futile attempts to pull them on (aided by baby powder and lotion) had us wetting our pants.

3 CHANDLER'S BOWLING SHIRTS DEBUTED SEASON 1 Color-blocked and retro-stylish, these casual, go-with-everything buttondowns worked precisely because Mr. Bing wasn't trying too hard. (Unlike his approach to everything else in life.)

4 ROSS' DAPPER SUIT SEASON 4, The One With the Ballroom Dancing Who needs to work out? Ross looked plenty hot in the sleek, uncharacteristically chic ensemble he wore when he accompanied Chandler to quit his gym membership.

5 CHANDLER'S ''CUPPING'' INCIDENT SEASON 2, The One With Ross's New Girlfriend Only Joey would think that ''hands-on'' measuring was normal tailor protocol. As an incredulous Ross put it: ''Yes, yes, it is...IN PRISON!!!''

WORST STYLE MOMENTS female

1 MONICA'S DUDLEY MOORE HAIR SEASON 2, The One With Ross's New Girlfriend Monica told Phoebe she wanted a haircut like Demi Moore's, but Pheebs got confused and produced this shaggy monstrosity. (We know it's crazy, but it's true.)

2 RACHEL'S FIRST WEDDING DRESS PILOT When she scurried into Central Perk wearing this pouffy Long Island bridal meringue, it was hard to believe Rachel would ever become the trendsetting New York City fashionista we know and love.

3 PHOEBE'S ORANGE VELVET COAT SEASON 5, The One Where Everybody Finds Out Phoebe was horrified to see Chandler and Monica make out (''My eyes! My eyes!''), and we were equally appalled to see her don an orange bath mat.

4 BALD BONNIE SEASON 3, The One at the Beach Rachel continued her grand tradition of sabotaging Ross' relationships by persuading his formerly long-haired girlfriend Bonnie (Christine Taylor) to shave her head. (''You can feel all the bones in your skull!'')

5 RACHEL'S BRIDESMAID DRESS SEASON 2, The One With Barry & Mindy's Wedding This bubble-gum pink disaster -- complete with floppy hat -- prompted Chandler to compare Rachel to Little Bo Peep: ''I'm sorry, we don't have your sheep.''

WORST STYLE MOMENTS male

1 CHANDLER AND ROSS 'MIAMI VICE' FLASHBACK SEASON 5, The One With All the Thanksgivings Chandler and Ross channeled a less fashionable version of Crockett and Tubbs in their college flashback. And they wondered why they never landed any chicks.

2 CHANDLER'S TACKY GOLD BRACELET SEASON 2, The One With the Prom Video Chandler lamented that this flashy gift from Joey looked like it came from ''the Liberace House of Crap.'' And it definitely clashed with a sweater-vest.

3 JOEY'S BANGS SEASON 3 The One With the Princess Leia Fantasy Bangs on Rachel? Gorgeous. Bangs on Monica? Adorable. Bangs on Phoebe? Effortlessly chic. Bridge-and-tunnel, gel-saturated man bangs on Joey? Wrong, wrong, wrong.

4 CHANDLER'S GOATEE SEASON 3 The One With a Chick and a Duck We actually liked his beach-boy highlights, and we'll even forgive him for the Richard-inspired mustache. But this jazz-club goatee just went too far.

5 ROSS' WHITE SUIT SEASON 3, The One With a Chick and a Duck Ross wanted to be taken seriously for an appearance on the Discovery Channel, but he looked like a joke in this Orville Redenbacher -- meets -- Colonel Sanders getup. And hello? White after Labor Day?

BEST BABES

1 JILL GOODACRE SEASON 1, The One With the Blackout Could Chandler be any luckier than to find himself stuck with the Victoria's Secret model? Never mind that their contact was limited to her performing the Heimlich maneuver on him.

2 ELLE MACPHERSON SEASON 6, The One Where Phoebe Runs Joey's dancer roommate Janine wanted more than a ''How you doin'?'' -- but she hated Monica and Chandler, so he gave her the boot. Now, that's friendship.

3 REBECCA ROMIJN-STAMOS SEASON 4, The One With the Dirty Girl Ross' ridiculously hot date Cheryl was perfect -- except she lived in an apartment so filthy it would have grossed out a sewer rat. (Though the free-range hamster was happy.)

4 SHERILYN FENN SEASON 3, The One With Phoebe's Ex-Partner Chandler wasn't freaked out by her artificial leg, but she couldn't manage the same composure when confronted with his ''nubbin,'' a.k.a. third nipple.

5 MORGAN FAIRCHILD SEASON 1, The One With Mrs. Bing Chandler's ever-dysfunctional family includes his MILF of a mom, torrid-romance-novel writer Nora Tyler Bing, who, it turned out, had a thing for Ross.

BEST HUNKS

1 PHOEBE'S MASSAGE BABE SEASON 4, The One With the Ballroom Dancing The touchy-feely chemistry between Phoebe and Rick (Days of Our Lives hunk Jason Brooks) was so electric that of course he had to be married. Sigh.

2 MARK SEASON 3, The One With All the Jealousy Sure, her Bloomie's coworker (Steven Eckholdt) had ulterior (read: romantic) motives for being so nice to Rachel, but he was just so darn cute about it, we forgave him.

3 MICHAEL VARTAN SEASON 4, The One With Chandler in a Box Before Alias' sexy spy won over Jennifer Garner, he was dating (albeit briefly) Monica as Dr. Tim Burke, Richard's son. Does this qualify her as a ''twinkie''?

4 TAG SEASON 7, The One With Rachel's Assistant Like Rachel, we wanted to spread her assistant (played by Eddie Cahill) on a cracker: He was sweet, sensitive, and most importantly, had a really cute butt.

5 CHRIS ISAAK SEASON 2, The One After the Super Bowl As Rob, he served as Phoebe's songwriting muse: ''Sometimes men love women/Sometimes men love men/And then there are bisexuals/Though some just say they're kidding themselves.''