The fashion industry is filled with designers, celebrities, journalists, stylists, and executives vying for influence.
We've selected the best of the best and created a list of who determines what's cool in the U.S.
Some of the people who made the list are controversial public figures who move fashion trends based on what they wear. Others are executives who run multibillion-dollar companies.
Everyone on the list is a magnate in their own right.
Angela Ahrendts, Senior vice president of retail at Apple
Ahrendts solidified Burberry's position as one of the most aspirational brands in the world. Apple created the position just for her; she's responsible for all the merchandise in the company's 400 stores and website. She's expected to wield influence as Apple explores the wearable-gadgets market. 
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Sophia Amoruso, CEO of Nasty Gal
Business at Amoruso's trendy e-commerce site has been booming, partly thanks to Amoruso's impeccable style. Through her new book, #GIRLBOSS, Amoruso has become an inspiration to edgy women everywhere. 
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Derek Blasberg, editor-at-large of Harper's Bazaar and fashion writer
Blasberg is a Renaissance man for the modern age. His website MrBlasberg.com features fashion and social commentary, best-dressed lists, and documents his extensive world travels. His social circle includes actress Emma Watson and model Karlie Kloss.
(Blasberg, right)
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