taste-maker
Cultural influence leader
A taste-maker is someone whose preferences influence what becomes popular or fashionable.
Critics, celebrities, editors, and social media influencers can all be taste-makers, shaping what others consider desirable in fashion, food, music, or culture: The magazine's editors were taste-makers for a generation of readers.
Also spelled tastemaker.
One who initiates styles
- stylistHair or fashion expert
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
- voguePrevailing popular style
runway · designer · avant-garde · chic · aesthetic · lookbook · editorial · statement
Person with promotional reach
- bloggerWeb journal author
- vloggerSomeone posting video journals
- podcasterEpisodic audio show host
- content-creatorProducer of online media
follower · platform · viral · algorithm · engagement · audience · brand · endorsement
One who makes things
- DJMusic mixer performer
- A&RLabel's talent division
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- curatorCollection overseer
playlist · underground · scene · genre · sound · breakout · discovery · ear
One who settles disputes
- curatorCollection overseer
- gatekeeperOne controlling entry
- criticOne who judges merit
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
patron · maven · cognoscenti · elite · discerning · authority · sophisticate · aesthete
One who gathers items
- galleristGallery business operator
- curatorCollection overseer
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- dealerOne who sells goods
critic · acquisition · commission · emerging · contemporary · installation · aesthetic · visionary
Professional kitchen leader
- foodieCasual term for epicure
- restaurateurDining business owner
- gastronomeCulinary connoisseur
- palateOral cavity ceiling
sommelier · cuisine · epicure · gourmet · menu · farm-to-table · fusion · Michelin
trendsetter
One who initiates styles
- stylistHair or fashion expert
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
- coutureCustom high-fashion design
vogue · runway · designer · avant-garde · chic · aesthetic · lookbook · editorial · statement · bold
influencer
Person with promotional reach
content-creator · follower · platform · viral · algorithm · engagement · audience · brand · endorsement · sponsor
producer
One who makes things
curator · playlist · underground · scene · genre · sound · breakout · discovery · ear · remix
arbiter
One who settles disputes
- curatorCollection overseer
- gatekeeperOne controlling entry
- criticOne who judges merit
connoisseur · patron · maven · cognoscenti · elite · discerning · authority · sophisticate · aesthete · highbrow
collector
One who gathers items
dealer · critic · acquisition · commission · emerging · contemporary · installation · aesthetic · visionary · scene
chef
Professional kitchen leader
- foodieCasual term for epicure
- restaurateurDining business owner
- gastronomeCulinary connoisseur
palate · sommelier · cuisine · epicure · gourmet · menu · farm-to-table · fusion · Michelin · culinary
taste-makerfollower
One who supports another
conformist · imitator · copycat · sheep · late adopter
taste-makernobody
Inconsequential person
irrelevant · has-been · square · fuddy-duddy
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