The 10 Most Influential Women In Fashion Have Been Revealed

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As the year draws to a close, it's time to look back at some of the high-profile women who have shaped our buying decisions over the past 12 months. Global fashion search platform Lyst has named and ranked the most influential celebrities in fashion by monitoring spikes in demand and social media mentions generated by 50 global superstars during the course of 2018, by looking at search and sales response to some of their most talked-about outfits.

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9. Rihanna

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One of today’s most daring, irreverent and playful sartorial taste-makers, Rihanna proved her fashion influence again in 2018. The bold fuchsia dress-cum-body by Saint Laurent that she wore on her 30th birthday sold out worldwide, and even the unusual knit Gucci balaclava that she used to disguise herself at Coachella consequently rose 19 per cent in sales.

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