10 women moving fashion forward.

This year's fashion honorees are designers, founders, and tastemakers who are building the brands and conversations that define what fashion looks like right now. They're running global companies, creating category-defining labels, and shaping the aesthetics that the rest of the industry follows. Meet the 10 women moving fashion forward in 2026.


Seerat Saini

Content Creator

Seerat Saini’s path to success was pretty much inevitable.

EMMA GREDE

Founder, Serial Entrepreneur, Author and Host of Aspire with Emma Grede Podcast

Emma Grede’s life story is a testament that luck doesn’t happen by accident. It's the result of taking action…starting with yourself.

Alani Noelle

Director of Kith Women Store

For Alani Noelle, fashion began on the New York City subway.

OLANDRIA CARTHEN

Fashion Tastemaker, Activist, and Rising Television Personality

Love Island USA alum Olandria Carthen’s journey goes to show that what’s for you will never miss you.