The BoF 500

The hip-hop sensation has collaborated with JW Anderson and Guess Originals and appeared in campaigns for DKNY and Dior Homme.

With a breakthrough year behind her, scoring campaigns for the likes of Chanel and Marc Jacobs beauty, the-model-turned-creative director is now seeing through her personal mission to promote the beauty of African culture.

One of the original fashion bloggers, she has 4.6 million Instagram followers and her site receives 2 million page views per month.

Fashion's street-luxe alchemist has styled campaigns and shows for Saint Laurent and Supreme, blending modern luxury looks with street and youth culture references.

The wunderkind has scaled his own brand, known for its off-duty model aesthetic, and had a three-year stint as creative director of Balenciaga.

Tasked by Federico Marchetti to lead Net-a-Porter & Mr Porter as a part of Yoox Net-a-Porter Group, Loehnis joined the business in 2007.

From dancing at the VMAs to becoming the first black male model to walk for Chanel, the Jamaican-Ghanaian model has been making waves ever since he was scouted on Instagram in 2015.

Valletta graced the cover of American Vogue 13 times before leaving the industry to successfully battle addiction. Since then, she has returned in full force.

Her affiliate marketing system, which allows bloggers to monetise their sites, has generated more than $1 billion in sales.

Following stints at The Cut and Buzzfeed, she grew readership among young, digitally-savvy women at the legacy title Cosmopolitan.

The entrepreneur is engineering a fashion revolution with lab-grown bio-leather.

The fashion executive and third-generation ‘garmento’ has expanded the contemporary fashion market and has interests in a number of hot emerging labels.