Who’s the greatest?

There of course is no real way to measure who have been the three most influential designers of the last 115 years, since it’s such a subjective question. Nonetheless, in a totally unscientific poll, WWD asked today’s creatives to list the three who they thought had the most impact. Some followed the question precisely, while others bent the rules a bit and listed either more than three, or less.

WWD had asked a similar question when it marked its 90th anniversary. And now, as then, the three who stood out the most were the same: Coco Chanel , Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior , in that order.

Cristobal Balenciaga followed closely. And there were some surprises, with several designers mentioning Rei Kawakubo , followed by Miuccia Prada . Karl Lagerfel

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