Most Influential Designers Of The Past 5 Years?

[pennyfei]

John Galliano, Tom Ford, Mrs Prada and Mcqueen definitely had the most infulence over fashion industry over the past five years. No one can argue what an audacious and fabulous job John has done at CD and those breathtaking shows by Mcqueen. Tom Ford single-handedly revived Gucci while Miuccia Prada made Prada the biggest name in fashion.

 

[DuTTyRoCK112]

This is an interesting discussion, mostly because the list (and fashion) has changed substantially since the time this threat was started. Here's my updated list for the past 5 years...

Nicholas Ghuesquiere
Alber Elbaz
Stefano Pelati
Karl Lagerfeld

Who else?

 

[make_me_whole]

hedi slimane
alber elbaz
muccia prada
nicolas ghuesquiere
martin margiela

 

[so_like_a_rose]

-marc jacobs
-karl lagerfeld
-tom ford
-dolce&gabbana
-alber elbaz

 

[seanutbutter]

I know these answers are as cliché as possible, but they're also very true.

- Miuccia Prada
- Marc Jacobs
- Alber Elbaz
- Alexander McQueen
- Nicolas Ghesquiere

I don't necessarily enjoy their work, but I admit they've been incredibly influential with trends over the course of the past five years.

 

[liashoes]

I know these answers are as cliché as possible, but they're also very true.

- Miuccia Prada
- Marc Jacobs
- Alber Elbaz
- Alexander McQueen
- Nicolas Ghesquiere

I don't necessarily enjoy their work, but I admit they've been incredibly influential with trends over the course of the past five years.

I have to agree with seanbutter, but add Tom Ford to the list. He comes and goes in the most powerful fashion ways.

 

[j´adore dior]

I agree with most of you, here´s my list in no particular order:

-Galliano.
-Prada.
-Jacobs.
-Ford.
-Pilati (since he started the high waist back in 2005, its all been about that).

If I could ad some more I would ad Alber Elbas and Nicolas Ghesquiere.

 

[m.j.]

jacobs

 

[reese06]

When this thread was first started I could see how people could put Tom Ford on their list but I don't think he's really an influence in fashion at the moment.
Here's my list, some of them I don't really like but I have to hand it to them.

Hedi Slimane
Nicolas Ghesquiere
Marc Jacobs
Karl Lagerfield
John Galliano

 

[m.j.]

tom ford would be among the most influetal designers of the past 10 years.
at some point, all i needed to see is gucci show and that was that. now, i just adore jacobs, although it is always nice to see more srtistic designers, like galliano and mcqueen.

 

[ilaughead]

I like how all of our lists are pretty similar.
(In no particular order)

Hedi Slimane
Tom Ford
Alber Elbaz
Nicolas Ghesquiére
Miuccia Prada

I kind of think Pilati should be on there, too, but I don't know if I'd want to take off another to make room for him.

 

[dior_couture1245]

Galliano: He's still got the talent, I mean, he OWNED RTW FW 07. I think what makes him so powerful and influential are, one, he's a celebrity himself. They're aren't very many designers that are just as famous as their clothes. Secondly, he, in my opinion, single handedly made couture what it is today. Couture used to be just really well made clothes. Now it's become fashion as art in the extreme where the sky is the limit. Thirdly, he does a phenomenal job of balancing comerce and art...I mean, Dior is like one of the top five selling fashion houses, if not number 1, of today and has been for a long time now, but that doesn't stop him from producing such amazing, creative collection like he did for RW 07, especially for his own line.

Lagerfeld: He's made Chanel what it is today and that's all I need to say! What's so great about Lagerfeld and Galliano is that they've created this brand that is 100% relevant in high fashion and continually producing top collections and yet Dior and Chanel are still probably the most recognizable brands to the mainstream public. Famous and cherished within the fashion community and outside of it!

Ghesquiere: Because everything he does, starting with probably FW 05 and SS 06, and ESPECIALLY FW 06, and ever since then, becomes "it" fashion. In almost EVERY fashion editorial of every magazine has Balenciaga pieces, I mean, the FW 06 hats and shoes, the SS 07 robot leggings, the FW 07 scarves and blazers, they're everywhere!

...also on my list...
Pilati for making YSL what it always should have been but never really was, in my opinion, Pilati for YSL is better that YSL for YSL!
Jacobs because every teenage girl in America who considers herself 'fashionable' is head-over-heels for Marc Jacobs
Theyskens for bringing back the notion of really dressing up with a sense of ease and subtle modesty.
Slimane for revolutionizing menswear.

 

[Jacque Marcel]

Hedi Slimane
Alber Elbaz
Phoebe Philo
Nicholas Ghesquiere
Stefano Pilati

 

[attackmassive12]

Armani

 

[amor]

of the past five years:
Marc Jacobs
Miuccia Prada
Nicolas Ghesquiere
Tom Ford
Hedi Slimane

now:
Miuccia Prada
Marc Jacobs
Nicolas Ghesquiere
Alber Elbaz
Olivier Theyskens

 

[amor]

and maybe Dolce and Gabbana,eww

 

[wrngco]

Can we add Christian Louboutin? or clothes only
this man created a generation of red soles

 

[bluedolphin]

Lagerfeld
Galliano
Marc Jacobs
Miuccia Prada
Nicolas Ghesquiere
Tom Ford
Hedi Slimane
Nicolas Ghesquiere
Olivier Theyskens

 

[vouloirrusse]

of course marc
and muiccia
karl definitely
and since fall 06 has been ghesquiere's time! yayy [yeah and phoebe philo's reign came before his]
galliano

 

[eroticorange]

Nicholas Ghesquiere and Phoebe Philo

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