ELLE's Inspirational Women

Frida Giannini

By Alice Watt

Inspirational can be a subjective term. While at ELLE it’s our job to inspire for the season ahead, there are a whole host of female icons who haveshaped our lives over the past few decades. Whether we draw from their career, style, charity work or their fearless attitude, we thought it was high time to pay tribute to the most inspirational women of past and present. So here it is: ELLE’s definitive list of the models and designers we worship, and iconic actresses, creative dressers, motivational fundraisers and directional go-getters who are ruling this world…

Annie Lennox

By Alice Watt

Inspirational can be a subjective term. While at ELLE it’s our job to inspire for the season ahead, there are a whole host of female icons who haveshaped our lives over the past few decades. Whether we draw from their career, style, charity work or their fearless attitude, we thought it was high time to pay tribute to the most inspirational women of past and present. So here it is: ELLE’s definitive list of the models and designers we worship, and iconic actresses, creative dressers, motivational fundraisers and directional go-getters who are ruling this world…

Patti Smith

By Alice Watt

Inspirational can be a subjective term. While at ELLE it’s our job to inspire for the season ahead, there are a whole host of female icons who haveshaped our lives over the past few decades. Whether we draw from their career, style, charity work or their fearless attitude, we thought it was high time to pay tribute to the most inspirational women of past and present. So here it is: ELLE’s definitive list of the models and designers we worship, and iconic actresses, creative dressers, motivational fundraisers and directional go-getters who are ruling this world…

Coco Chanel

By Alice Watt

Inspirational can be a subjective term. While at ELLE it’s our job to inspire for the season ahead, there are a whole host of female icons who haveshaped our lives over the past few decades. Whether we draw from their career, style, charity work or their fearless attitude, we thought it was high time to pay tribute to the most inspirational women of past and present. So here it is: ELLE’s definitive list of the models and designers we worship, and iconic actresses, creative dressers, motivational fundraisers and directional go-getters who are ruling this world…

Kate Moss

By Alice Watt

Inspirational can be a subjective term. While at ELLE it’s our job to inspire for the season ahead, there are a whole host of female icons who haveshaped our lives over the past few decades. Whether we draw from their career, style, charity work or their fearless attitude, we thought it was high time to pay tribute to the most inspirational women of past and present. So here it is: ELLE’s definitive list of the models and designers we worship, and iconic actresses, creative dressers, motivational fundraisers and directional go-getters who are ruling this world…

Founder of Fashion East, Lulu Kennedy

By Alice Watt

Inspirational can be a subjective term. While at ELLE it’s our job to inspire for the season ahead, there are a whole host of female icons who haveshaped our lives over the past few decades. Whether we draw from their career, style, charity work or their fearless attitude, we thought it was high time to pay tribute to the most inspirational women of past and present. So here it is: ELLE’s definitive list of the models and designers we worship, and iconic actresses, creative dressers, motivational fundraisers and directional go-getters who are ruling this world…