Celebrity and Fashion have always been synonymous. From outfits worn during red carpet events, music videos, and television appearances down to everyday street style, celebrities have always been looked upon for their fashion.

Whether good or bad, celebrities have wielded the power to influence the fashion sense of the public, especially their fans, with the outfits they wear and the fashion styles they choose. From setting trends, reviving vintage style, and sharing a new perspective on fashion, here are 6 celebrities who have shaped and influenced the fashion industry in recent times.

Zendaya

Zendaya is the queen of versatile fashion. From bold and Maximalist to minimalist, elegant, and simple everyday outfits, Zendaya has nailed it to the latter. Her red carpet-event outfits are always anticipated, especially during the launch of her movies. She is the queen of theme fashion, as her outfit always matches the theme of every movie or event she attends.

From her metallic-robotic outfit style for the Dune 2 press tour to her spider print outfit for the spiderman press tour, her tennis sport fit for the Defenders press Tour, and her ability to pull off Gender Neutral outfits as a good piece of men's suits, Zendaya is setting a standard for fashion and is one of the most watched celebrities in the fashion industry.

Zendaya's upcoming wedding to Tom Holland, already has the public and the fashion industry anticipating a gleam of her wedding outfit and her “customized” “So Kate” heel as she is unofficially the queen of Christian Louboutin “So Kate” heel.

**The Challengers Press Tour - Tennis ball outfit**

**Dune 2 Press Tour - Metallic-Robot outfit**

Spiderman Press Tour - Spider print dress

2. Rihanna

Rihanna is the queen of unconventional iconic outfit pairing. Her ability to pair different outfits you never thought would fit to create an iconic fit is one of the reasons why she is a fashion powerhouse.

Her words “She can beat me but she cannot beat my outfit” which she altered during a fashion award speech in 2014 while wearing her internet-breaking 216,000 Swarovski crystals custom-made sheer dress designed by Adam Selman still remains true to date as her power of influence in the fashion industry has never faded. Her maternity fashion in 2022 redefined pregnancy style by showcasing bold, skin-baring looks instead of tummy-covered-up looks and has become a standard for maternity fashion.

The Met Gala also paid tribute to Rihanna with a statue of pregnant Rihanna, further reenacting the fact that she is still a strong pillar of the fashion world.

Rihanna 2014 Sheer Swarovski crystals dress

3. Hailey Bieber

Hailey Bieber is the blueprint for every day accessible fashion. Her outfits are elegant, pleasing, and very easy for the general public to recreate hence she influences a large number of people in the fashion world, with videos of her outfit recreation everywhere on TikTok.

She is the queen of the “Clean Girl Aesthetic” and “oversized outfit”, with her everyday fashion style featuring oversized blazers, leather jackets, coats, jeans, and short skirts, which has made her a Moodboard for modern street style.

Her ability to mix luxury and casual pieces to create aesthetically pleasing outfits that influence people and make them want to recreate has cemented her position as a big influence in the fashion industry.

She is one of the celebrities whose maternity outfit during pregnancy was well received by the public and her ability to make her Product launch outfit for her brand RhodeSkin a fashion statement ensures people are always on the lookout for her outfits on and off the red carpet.

Hailey Bieber Rhode Skin Anniversary outfit

Hailey Bieber's Maternity fashion Jacquemes gown and headscarf

4. Bella Hadid

Bella Hadid's ability to mix eccentric pieces you won't wear alone to form outfits that many claim would fit only her has set her place in the fashion industry. Her outfits often feature pants, crop tops, fitted tops, cowboy boots, jackets, skirts, and statement accessories.

Her supermodel figure is stated to be one of the features that highlight her outfits. Still, it's undeniable that Bella Hadid makes the cloth as some of her aesthetically pleasing and fashionable outfits are difficult to pull off on others when recreated. The ability to embody these eventful fashion pieces has made her one person to look out for in the fashion industry.

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5. Kendall Jenner

Kendall Jenner has the minimalist, elegant, old-money fashion hooked down. Her off-duty street style looks are effortlessly chic and statement fashion pieces that have the internet buzzing. Her outfits mainly consist of gowns, tailored pants, jeans, blazers, and jackets, which are widely recreated. Kendall’s outfits for the Kardashian Easter and Christmas parties, red carpets, vacations, and Met Gala are always a hit that everyone is on the lookout for, cementing her influence on fashion.

6. Sofia Richie

Sofia Richie was unofficially crowned the “Quiet Luxury” Aesthetic queen in 2023 after her viral Chanel custom-made outfits-themed wedding went viral. Following her viral wedding outfits and her subsequent embodiment of Luxury minimalist Outfits, she helped re-popularize the trend of luxury fashion brands for elegant looks. Her fashion and her unofficial title as the “queen of quiet luxury” makes her an influence in the fashion industry.

Sofia Richie Chanel's wedding outfits Sofia Richie's Wedding Dress

Sofia Richie's Wedding After-party outfit

These celebrities are not just wearing outfits, they are shaping the fashion industry. Setting trends, popularizing new styles and brands, and revitalizing fashion in general.

You would need to keep an eye out for this icon as it keeps redefining the world of fashion.

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