Four Fashion Names Among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
Among those named by TIME Magazine as the “Top 100 People Who Shape Our World” in 2007, four are from the fashion industry. Namely, models Kate Moss and Tyra Banks, Lanvin creative director Alber Elbaz and LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault.
Kate Moss made the list for remaining hip and “a first responder in the advance guard of style” after almost two decades in the business. Indeed, a person without Kate’s influence would not be able to move merchandise the way she does.
Tyra Banks is a model of a different persuasion: she encourages women to have a healthy self image and “embrace their bodies in all sizes”. Perhaps this is why her TV show on models include women of various sizes and ethnicities.
Alber Elbaz is creative director of Lanvin, the oldest existing fashion house in the world. He brought Lanvin back to the consciousness of the fash pack. As Natalie Portman gushed “He designs according to what he learns from his clients and so accurately intuits what will make a woman feel good in her body—and even better when swathed in an awe-inspiring dress.”
There is no question about the influence that luxury goods giant Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A., aka LVMH, wields over the fashion industry. With a revenue of almost US$17 billion in 2005, LVMH’s brands include Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Berluti, Celine, Donna Karan, eLuxury, Emilio Pucci, Givenchy, Kenzo, Marc Jacobs, Sephora, Guerlain, Acqua di Parma, BeneFit Cosmetics, Fresh, TAG Heuer, Fred Joaillier among many others. At the helm of this conglomerate is Bernard Arnault, whose successful integration of various famous aspirational brands has inspired other luxury companies to doing the same.
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