trendsetter

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The model and musician, 27, was unveiled as creative director last September by founder Louboutin, who appears to be preparing to hand over the reins to the Gen Z trendsetter.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Army basic-training instructor, he became a trendsetter in California’s 1960s alternative culture, hanging out with Ken Kesey, designing multimedia happenings and, in 1968, launching the Whole Earth Catalog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Now he’ll get to be a trendsetter to show others the path to college.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Eyes are on Florida this year because it has such a large population and tends to be a trendsetter for Southern states, said Daniel Mallinson, a public-policy professor at Penn State Harrisburg.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2024

As it turned out, the reckless, freewheeling ways of the First National Bank of Midland made it a trendsetter in the American banking industry during the eighties.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger