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ELLE.COM/UK September 2O19The star-spotter:
FLORIANE DE SAINTPIERRE
Headhunter
No one pulls fashion stringslikeFloriane.
Responsible for some of thebiggesthiresin
the industry, including placingChristopher
Bailey at Burberry and AlberElbazat
Lanvin, she sets the directionforfashion
houses long before we seethetrends.And
yes, she backed AlessandroMichele’s
rise to creative director atGucci.Thechange-maker:
RACHELCHANDLER
Castingdirector,Midland
WhenChandler,co-founderofmodel
agencyMidland,startedcastingfor
EckhausLattaandBalenciagawith
peopleshediscoveredontheNew
Yorkstreets,shesparkeda revolution.
She’ssinceredefinedindustrybeauty
standards,andchampioneddiversity
bycasting‘regular’peopleforbig
shows,includingGucciPre-AW19.149ELLEPower ListThe music master:
HONEY DIJON
DJ and designer
As fashion looks increasingly to collaborations
with musicians to make big money, Honey Dijon is
leveraging power by bridging both worlds. The cult
techno DJ has been producing original mixes for
Kim Jones for eight years (seeing him through from
Louis Vuitton to Dior), and next year will launch her
own brand, Honey F—ing Dijon, with Commes des
Garçons. Expect to see (and hear) her everywhere.Ib KamaraHoney DijonEckhaus LattaMarniComme des GarçonsFloriane de Saint PierreThe next big thing:
IB KAMARA
Stylist and art director
Sierra Leone-born, London-based
stylist Ibrahim Kamara is only
three years out of design school
Central Saint Martins, but he’s
already challenging fashion
conventions through his styling and
art direction. Kamara cites working
with iconic stylists Barry Kamen
and Judy Blame as transforming his
understanding of fashion – it’s this
unique approach to style that has
led to collaborations with Beyoncé
and Madonna and consulting jobs
with Christian Dior, Stella McCartney
and Nike. One. To. Watch.yMowalolaM Pyer Moss MowalolaM