The BoF 500

The Pirelli Calendar star was discovered by Alexander Wang and has appeared on covers including Vogue Paris, Vogue Italia and W.

As a founding member and current president of the Fashion Council Germany, she is campaigning to build the country's fashion profile.

He has upped the fashion cred of German sportswear giant Adidas and now heads up accessories brand MCM.

The designers behind the mid-price bucket bags that generated waiting lists the world over have expanded into footwear and ready-to-wear.

The former Vanity Fair staffer styled transgender TV star Caitlyn Jenner for Annie Leibovitz's cover shoot, which went viral.

The Berliner has grown 032c into a progressive and globally influential ‘thinking man’s’ fashion and culture magazine, and helms the Canadian e-tailer Ssense as its editor-in-chief.

A longtime Marc Jacobs collaborator, his raw, overexposed imagery blurs the lines between commercial and personal work.

The German PR guru leads her eponymous international agency and handles press, runway production and showrooms for over 70 global brands.

Known for crafting sculptural heels with unusual materials, he has emerged at the forefront of fashion footwear in just a few years.

Along with his luxe leather and studded hightops, the German designer is known for his extravagant runway shows featuring rollercoasters, robots and cage fights alike.

The German designer brought a timeless elegance and functionality to Bottega Veneta, and his own contemporary label.