CNN has just put out a list of the “10 Women Who Rule Your Wardrobe” as part of their ongoing “Leading Women” series.

Anna Wintour

She needs no introduction at all! Wintour’s power throughout the world cannot go understated, Vogue is known as the fashion bible…and for good reason, it is the word on everyone’s lips in the fashion world.

Cathy Horyn

With reviews that are the most respected and most feared, Armani from the New York Times doesn’t beat around the bush and is straight foward when it comes to the way she sees things, a fashion critic that was banned from Horyn’s show as she wrote something that he did not like.

Natalie Massenet

The world of online shopping was revolutionized by Massenet. It was the first site that brought luxurious and finely curated selections of high fashion to the world of e-tail. Net-A-Porter is still the leader and trendsetter in the expanding world of online shopping.

Miuccia Prada

From her family’s luxury leather bag business to a fashion empire, Miuccia Prada’s designs are constantly evolving and are among the most directional, and subsequently imitated…year after year.

Pat McGrath

McGrath’s use of colour and creative make-up looks make her the go-to-make-up artist.
She continues to create and master beauty looks on different international runways and ad campaigns.

Angela Ahrendts

Burberry has evolved into one of the most recognizable luxury names in fashion, all because of Ahrendt who guided the brand into the 21^stcentury. The brands digital initiatives within the revolutionizing industry have been ground-breaking and it boasts nearly 13 million fans on facebook.

Diane von Furstenberg

Professional and inspirational to many, Furstenberg’s iconic wrap dress has become an iconic fashion item in its own, and is immortalized in Smithsonian. She works for the rights of designers as the President of the CFDA, and through it all, her dedication to the empowerment of women is renowned.

Delphine Arnault

Even though the fact that she is LVMH chief Bernard Arnault’s daughter, she is a business woman through her own right and has the potential to become France’s most prominent business woman.  She now sits at the top on the Board of Directors at both Dior and LVMH…it is said that one day she could inherit it all.

Franca Sozzani

Sozzani brought Vogue Italia into the digital age and even though some of her decisions have been met with controversy, they have always encouraged important discussions. Through democratizing fashion and making a point to feature plus size and non-white models, she has influenced fashion. 

Phoebe Philo

Philo’s collections for Celine have successfully rejuvenated the previously stalwart brand, projecting it into everybody’s must have list. She is consistent with her trends and her relaxed, easy, slightly boxy, 70’s chic is the look that everyone is dying for.

Via: fashionista.com

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