Coco Chanel
Besides her obvious fashion contributions, Chanel popularized the tan. Coco Chanel inadvertently sparked the desire for a tan in the 1920s when she famously returned from a Mediterranean vacation with a sun-kissed glow, popularizing the look and making bronzed skin fashionable as a symbol of leisure and luxury.
Audrey Hepburn
Hepburn’s iconic, minimalist style became a symbol of elegance and grace. Her relationship with designer Hubert de Givenchy solidified her as a major fashion icon, especially through films like Breakfast at Tiffany’s, where she made the little black dress famous. Hepburn can be credited to bringing beauty to the simplest of silhouettes.
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Gaultier pushed boundaries in terms of gender and sexuality, and his creative, unconventional designs made him a groundbreaking figure in the fashion world. Known as the “enfant terrible” of fashion, Gaultier brought innovation and rebellion to the fashion world. His designs often challenged societal norms.
