When you think of women’s contributions to the fashion world, it’s immensely noticeable.  It’s often an open debate that as a man you can make it in many industries–fashion being one of them–but today, our women have proven that it doesn’t matter if you’re a woman:  If you have the love and passion for it, along with a forward thinking mentality, you can make it.  In honor of the female fashionistas who have blazed trails not only on the runways, but in the boardrooms, too, here are just a few of the premiere names in fashion you should know.