taste-makers
Cultural influence wielders
Taste-makers are people who influence what others consider fashionable, desirable, or culturally significant.
They shape preferences in areas like fashion, music, food, art, and lifestyle through their choices, recommendations, or creative output.
The term often applies to critics, influencers, designers, and cultural figures whose opinions carry weight with the public.
The magazine's editors have long been taste-makers in contemporary design.
People with online sway
- trendsettersThose who initiate popular styles
- arbitersThose who settle disputes
- opinion leadersInfluential shapers of thought
- gatekeepersThose controlling entry
zeitgeist · cool hunters · early adopters · cultural capital · scene · mavens · cognoscenti · elites
Those who initiate popular styles
- influencersPeople with online sway
- stylistsAppearance-shaping professionals
- designersThose who plan appearances
- VogueRenowned style periodical
editors · couturiers · fashionistas · runway · avant-garde · style icons · tastemakers · curators
Those who create goods
- A&RLabel's talent division
- DJsMusic mixers at events
- criticsThose who evaluate work
- tastemakersThose shaping popular preferences
curators · playlist · Pitchfork · NME · radio hosts · record labels · bloggers · scene
Collection caretakers
- galleristsGallery owners or managers
- collectorsThose who systematically acquire
- criticsThose who evaluate work
- patronsRegular supporters or customers
MoMA · connoisseurs · dealers · museum directors · cultural institutions · acquisitions · exhibitions · emerging artists
Professional kitchen leaders
- food criticsProfessional dining evaluators
- restaurateursDining establishment owners
- sommeliersRestaurant wine specialists
- MichelinFrench tire manufacturer
gourmands · Anthony Bourdain · epicureans · palate · gastronomic · menu · foodie culture · cuisine
influencers
People with online sway
- trendsettersThose who initiate popular styles
- arbitersThose who settle disputes
- opinion leadersInfluential shapers of thought
gatekeepers · zeitgeist · cool hunters · early adopters · cultural capital · scene · mavens · cognoscenti · elites · establishment
trendsetters
Those who initiate popular styles
- influencersPeople with online sway
- stylistsAppearance-shaping professionals
- designersThose who plan appearances
Vogue · editors · couturiers · fashionistas · runway · avant-garde · style icons · tastemakers · curators · arbiters
producers
Those who create goods
tastemakers · curators · playlist · Pitchfork · NME · radio hosts · record labels · bloggers · scene · underground
curators
Collection caretakers
- galleristsGallery owners or managers
- collectorsThose who systematically acquire
- criticsThose who evaluate work
patrons · MoMA · connoisseurs · dealers · museum directors · cultural institutions · acquisitions · exhibitions · emerging artists · art world
chefs
Professional kitchen leaders
- food criticsProfessional dining evaluators
- restaurateursDining establishment owners
- sommeliersRestaurant wine specialists
Michelin · gourmands · Anthony Bourdain · epicureans · palate · gastronomic · menu · foodie culture · cuisine · flavor profiles
taste-makersfollowers
People who support someone
conformists · sheep · copycats · imitators · lemmings
taste-makersthe masses
Common populace collectively
hoi polloi · philistines · squares · normies · average Joes