Sara Blakely

Cole Haan's latest campaign features none other than the great Maya Angelou, along with three other awesome 85-year-olds, all born in the same year as the Cole Haan brand: 1928. We're really into Maya's sassy leopard shoes. {WWD} Rihanna wore a teeny tiny cross grill between her two front teeth at last night's VMAs. How many people do you think tried to offer her a toothpick before they realized it was on purpose? {HuffPo} Is Beyoncé trying to break Rihanna's record for "Number of Different Hairstyles Possible in the Shortest Period of Time"? Yeah, she changed her hair again. {Us Weekly}

Each year Time releases its list of the 100 most influential people in the world, including a wide range of individuals--from CEOs and politicians to pop stars and scientists--and needless to say it's kind of a big deal if you make the cut. Last year, Tom Ford was the only fashion industry player to get a nod, but happily this year's list has a few more fashion peeps on it. Also happily, they're all women. This year's list is also different because Time enlisted the help of notables like Sarah Jessica Parker, Katie Couric and Stella McCartney to actually write the blurb on each honoree. Click through to see which fashion industry players made the list.