The Digital Footprints of the Top Fashion Houses’ Creative Directors

Posted on November 20, 2012 by PeekYou Team

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With the holiday season just about under way, and the retail frenzy about to be unleashed, we’ve decided to create a PeekScore list in keeping with the season. In addition to wanting to celebrate all things retail, we’ve always had fun here doing lists about the fashion industry. Today we’ve decided to put the Creative Directors of some of the top fashion labels under our PeekScore microscope, and see who among them currently is making the largest digital footprint.

It is not a list full of surprises. Those who are the Creative Directors of labels with which they also share a name, and those who are more veteran and established, top the list. In addition to the greater amount of written coverage they receive, both in and out of the fashion press and blogs, this “household name” set also seem to be the more net savvy and socially networked of this lot. The list’s lower reaches are populated by folks who are more rookie, or who perhaps choose to do their work in more anonymity.

Still, judging by these PeekScores, all here are present and spoken of on the web. Given the enormous number of fashion sites and blogs found throughout cyberspace, and given the notoriety of each of the companies represented below, this is as it should be.

Who would you like to have seen included? Which designers and/or creative directors are exciting you these days? Any surprises below? Let us know in the comments.

Rank	Name	Creative Director of	PeekScore
1	Marc Jacobs	Louis Vuitton/Marc Jacobs	9.98 / 10.00
2	Stella McCartney	Stella McCartney	9.57 / 10.00
3	Diane von Fürstenberg	Diane von Fürstenberg	9.28 / 10.00
4	John Varvatos	John Varvatos	9.00 / 10.00
5	Donatella Versace	Versace	8.66 / 10.00
6	Riccardo Tisci	Givenchy	8.42 / 10.00
7	Sarah Burton	Alexander McQueen	8.24 / 10.00
8	Stefano Gabbana	Dolce & Gabbana	8.21 / 10.00
9	Domenico Dolce	Dolce & Gabbana	8.21 / 10.00
10	Frida Giannini	Gucci	8.16 / 10.00
11	Kris Van Assche	Christian Dior	8.12 / 10.00
12	Miuccia Prada	Prada	7.97 / 10.00
13	Peter Dundas	Emilo Pucci	7.29 / 10.00
14	Michael Colovos	Helmut Lang	7.04 / 10.00
15	Nicole Colovos	Helmut Lang	7.03 / 10.00
16	Emanuele del Fabbro	Giorgio Armani	7.03 / 10.00

The PeekScores of the Top Fashion Houses’ Creative Directors

Posted on December 8, 2011 by PeekYou Team

What is PeekScore?: PeekScore is a rank from 1 to 10, assigned to every person. The higher someone’s score, the “more important” they are on the web. In calculating your PeekScore and updating it often, PeekYou takes into account your known presence and activity on the Internet, including but not limited to; your blogging, participation in social networks, the number of your friends, followers, or readers, the amount of web content you create, and your prominence in the news.

With the holiday season well and fully under way, and consumer spending apparently up this year, we’ve decided to create a PeekScore list which is at least marginally tied in with these simultaneous and related joyous events. In addition to wanting to celebrate all things retail, we’ve always had fun here doing lists about the fashion industry. Today we’ve decided to put the Creative Directors of some of the top fashion labels under our PeekScore microscope, and see who among them currently is making the largest digital footprint.

It is not a list full of surprises. Those who are the Creative Directors of labels with which they also share a name, and those who are more veteran and established, top the list. In addition to the greater amount of written coverage they receive, both in and out of the fashion press and blogs, this “household name” set also seem to be the more net savvy and socially networked of this lot. The list’s lower reaches are populated by folks who are more rookie, or who perhaps choose to do their work in more anonymity.

Still, judging by these PeekScores, all here are present and spoken of on the web. Given the enormous number of fashion sites and blogs found throughout cyberspace, and given the notoriety of each of the companies represented below, this is as it should be.

So, as always… Who would you like to have seen included? Which designers and/or creative directors are exciting you these days? Any surprises below? Let us know in the comments.

Rank	Name	Creative Director of	PeekScore
1	Marc Jacobs	Louis Vuitton/Marc Jacobs	10.00 / 10.00
2	Stella McCartney	Stella McCartney	9.96 / 10.00
3	John Varvatos	John Varvatos	9.14 / 10.00
4	Donatella Versace	Versace	8.92 / 10.00
5	Riccardo Tisci	Givenchy	8.61 / 10.00
6	Sarah Burton	Alexander McQueen	8.39 / 10.00
7	Stefano Gabbana	Dolce & Gabbana	8.35 / 10.00
8	Domenico Dolce	Dolce & Gabbana	8.30 / 10.00
9	Frida Giannini	Gucci	8.29 / 10.00
10	Kris Van Assche	Christian Dior	8.23 / 10.00
11	Miuccia Prada	Prada	8.08 / 10.00
12	Peter Dundas	Emilo Pucci	7.73 / 10.00
13	Yvan Mispelaere	Diane von Furstenberg	7.15 / 10.00
14	Michael Colovos	Helmut Lang	7.10 / 10.00
15	Nicole Colovos	Helmut Lang	7.04 / 10.00
16	Emanuele del Fabbro	Giorgio Armani	7.04 / 10.00

The Fashion Designers with the Highest PeekScores

Posted on July 20, 2011 by PeekYou Team

Rank	Name	PeekScore as of Last Update	Current PeekScore
1	Michael Kors	Sportswear designer. Originally from Long Island, NY. Judge on Project Runway.	10.00 / 10
2	Donna Karan	Born in Queens, NY, and grew up in Long Island. Creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.	9.99 / 10
3	Tom Ford	Credited with saving the Gucci house of fashion, while creative director there. Now a filmmaker.	9.99 / 10
4	Betsey Johnson	Warhol associate in the 60s. Breast cancer survivor. Hugely successful fashion designer.	9.99 / 10
5	Calvin Klein	Bronx, NY born and raised. Founder of Calvin Klein, Inc.	9.99 / 10
6	Vera Wang	Native New Yorker. Former senior fashion editor for Vogue. Well known for her wedding gowns.	9.78 / 10
7	Diane Von Fürstenberg	Belgium born. Ex-wife of Prince Egon of Fürstenberg. Best known for her knitted jersey “wrap dress.”	9.49 / 10
8	Marc Jacobs	Native New Yorker. Head designer for his own Marc Jacobs label, as well as creative director for Louis Vuitton.	9.21 / 10
9	Prabal Gurung	Born in Singapore and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal. Designs have been worn by Michelle Obama, Demi Moore, and Oprah Winfrey.	9.10 / 10
10	Stefano Gabbana	One half of the pair behind the Italian, Dolce & Gabbana fashion house.	9.05 / 10
11	Stella McCartney	Daughter of northern English rock musician of note. Has partnered with a number of companies – Adidas, H&M, Target, LeSportsac – as well as having her own, eponymous label.	9.02 / 10
12	Isaac Mizrahi	Former creative director of of Liz Claiborne. Best known for his own labels, and his rather extensive television and film work.	9.01 / 10