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W magazine announces the first ever I-List in its October issue naming the most influential people and places shaping today’s fashion and style. The list includes actors Scarlett Johansson and Anne Hathaway, digital innovator Steve Jobs, designers Tory Burch and Vera Wang, and musicians Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.
W magazine’s complete I-List follows:
Throwing Curves - Scarlett Johansson: for maintaining her bombshell proportions that set her apart from her cookie-cutter contemporaries
The Anti-Lindsay - Anna Hathaway: for emerging as a wholesome, elegant young role model and living a radically alternative lifestyle by modern Hollywood standards
It Guru - Steve Jobs: for creating the most desirable accessory, the i-Pod, as no it-bag out there has come close to achieving its cultural resonance
Social Star - Tory Burch: for parlaying her well-heeled image into a serious business that is immune to extracurricular publicity
Pop Rocks - Justin Timberlake: for evolving from a pretty-faced boy-bander into a superstar who can do no wrong wearing classic suits, a tie and sneakers
Beats Ahead – Timbaland: for being ahead of the curve with his fashion sense and working syncopated magic on everyone from Bjork to Madonna
High-Low Queen - Vera Wang: for being the first designer to ink an ongoing deal with Kohl’s to carry her new label, Simply Vera Vera Wang, for budget conscious consumers
Revolving Door - Lily Allen, the Misshapes, Amy Winehouse and Kate Nash: for being famous for a mere nanosecond each and influencing fashion for about 5 minutes
Top Gun - Mickey Drexler: for bringing J. Crew to the top with his passion, gut instinct and strong day-to-day presence
Partners in Power - Marc Jacobs & Robert Duffy: for bringing Marc Jacobs brand to the top despite major obstacles including failed financial backing and Jacob’s battle with substance abuse
Net Effect - Natalie Massenet: for creating the luxury shopping site Net-a-porter.com where women can have whatever they want overnight
Forever Chic - The Seventies: for providing the legacy of narrow silhouettes and goddess gowns that remain wearable today
Mass Marketing - The Oscars: for increasing designer-brand awareness exponentially around the globe
Green Goddess - Linda Loudermilk: for pioneering the concept of environmentally conscious fashion
Celluloid Style - Wes Anderson: for being the writer-director who depicts his curious vision through
meticulously stylized worlds including Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums
Franco Fabulous - Nicolas Ghesquiere: for turning Balenciaga from a sleepy couture name into an electrifying luxury brand for the modern age
New Romantics - Kate & Laura Mulleavy: for successfully launching the romantic Rodarte collection rather than following the safety-first business strategy of designing commercial sportswear
London Calling - Giles Deacon: for building a flourishing London-based fashion business in a country without the money or manufacturing facilities to help nurture it
Doctor Beautiful - Patricia Wexler: for managing to stay a few steps ahead of every doctor in New York while wearing four-inch Yves Saint Laurent platforms
Smilemakers - Lituchy & Lowenberg: for crafting the beautiful and natural looking smiles of such beauties as Heidi Klum and Gisele Bundchen
Hair and Now - Orlando Pita: for being the hair genius sans-attitude that sets the standard
Eastern Bloc Party - Grace Models: for finding the next generation of super models who have stampeded out of Eastern Europe and onto fashion runways
Legally Chic - Elizabeth Q. Pearce: for being the attorney who oversees countless negotiations with top brands including Chloe, Derek Lam and Tod’s
Indie-Spirit - Dries Van Noten: for building his self-financed brand completely on his own terms
Cleansing Lady - Jill Pettijohn: for introducing the trend of body cleansing - drinking little and eating nothing - among the chic and famous
Hats On - Stephen Jones: for designing and creating innovative one-of-a kind hats for top designers including Dior and Giles Deacon
Group Effort - Glastonbury Festival: for being the festival that clings to nothing else but music
The New Nouveaux – Russia: for its wealth and the explosive long-dormant acquisitiveness of its nouveau-riche population Source & Image [W Magazine]
3 Responses to “W Magazine Most Influential List - Fashion & Beyond”
September 21st, 2007 at 11:39 pm
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October 18th, 2007 at 7:24 am
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February 29th, 2008 at 5:17 am
Some fantastic influences there. Here’s another for you an automated personal stylist service that profiles you and churns out specific style advice.