This group of women defined for their generation what fashion and style is all about. Every single one of them, at some point, had dictated what is fashionable or stylish, for better or worse. Sure, they may have had other hands help them in setting trends, but what makes them iconic and different from the rest of the stylish set is their universal appeal that crosses borders and transcends time.

Arguably the most famous designer there ever was, her silhouette and streamlined elegance put the C in classic. Modernist fashion sensibility is entirely owed to her as is the birth of haute couture.

Unlike Chanel, Head's true fashion was not usually seen on her. But let it be known that the fashion statements she made via movies like Sunset Boulevard and Roman Holiday are entirely her own. And she's got 8 Oscar awards to prove it.

Her classic suits and A-line dresses matched with pillbox hats are her legacies to the fashion world. And oh, those shades, too!

Her fashion does not begin and end with Breakfast at Tiffany's although this movie did introduce "the little black dress" to the world. You can also catch her at her glamorous best in Paris When It Sizzles where she played a model.

She was the poster girl of the British high fashion mod look and single-handedly transformed androgyny from being a subcultural concept to mainstream awareness. Who could forget those jutting hips, short hair and fake eyelashes?

They were undoubtebly the queens of major fashion spreads and runways from New York to Paris during the 80s and 90s and their collectve power even extended to the consumerist realm. But individually, they were known by their first names: Cindy, Naomi, Linda...

She may be the crown jewel of the house of fashion but really, more than the hair and the gowns, the image bespeaks of eloquence and class personified.

The mother of all reinvention and re-imagination, hers is at once fashion forward and bordering on scandalous. But whatever the decade, a Madonna signature look is always defnitive. Her next stop? As the image of Louis Vuitton's 2009 Spring collection.

The undisputed queen of the red carpet, her Oscar night appearances have been the benchmark by which other celebrities are judged. Long limbed and ever chic, she is fashion at its radiant best.

If today's fashion had a bible, she'd be on the cover. Her fashion, as gloriously displayed in Sex in the City, has been described from quirky to streetsmart, from eccentric to accessible. But whatever it truly is, one thing's certain - it's influential.

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