LONDON, United Kingdom — The global fashion business is animated by the ideas, emotions and actions of a core community of influential insiders. Since 2013, The Business of Fashion has been hand-curating a list of these select influencers, resulting in the annual BoF 500. Each year, we blend our own on-the-ground intelligence with hundreds of nominations from current and former BoF 500 members, unearthing interesting new names from across the world.

This year, the BoF 500 is more diverse than ever before, with 113 new members representing every exciting facet of this trillion-dollar industry. They join a host of established names, from designers, executives and retailers to media professionals, technology entrepreneurs, models and muses. Together, these are the people shaping the global fashion industry in 2016. Here are the 12 newly inducted creatives.

Cass Bird – Photographer, New York 

Cass Bird | Source: Courtesy

Christine Centenera – Fashion Director, Vogue Australia, Sydney/New York 

Christine Centenera | Source: Courtesy

Colin Dodgson – Photographer, London/New York

Colin Dodgson | Source: Courtesy

Capturing raw emotion through film, this analogue photographer is considered a true auteur by his peers.

Collier Schorr – Photographer, New York

Collier Schorr | Source: Courtesy

Doug Abraham – Artist, New York 

Doug Abraham | Source: Courtesy

Helen Downie – Artist, London 

Helen Downie | Source: Courtesy

Isamaya Ffrench – Makeup Artist, London 

Isamaya Ffrench | Source: Courtesy

Lotta Volkova – Stylist, Paris 

Lotta Volkova | Source: Courtesy

Piergiorgio Del Moro – Casting Director, Exposure NY, New York 

Piergiorgio Del Moro | Source: Courtesy

Having launched his career in China and Japan, the eminent Italian casting director casts runway shows for the likes of Versace, Fendi, and Dries Van Noten.

René Célestin – Managing Partner & Founder, OBO, Paris

The show and TV producer regularly orchestrates fashion shows for the likes of Altuzarra and Gucci.

Zoë Ghertner – Photographer, Los Angeles

Zoë Ghertner | Source: Courtesy

The young photographer's naturalistic aesthetic has been employed by the likes of Dior and Hermès.

A collectible directory of the people shaping the global fashion industry in 2016 is included in the fourth annual BoF 500 special print edition. Click here to order your copy.

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