trendsetter

It recedes into the past for comfort and illumination, then embraces the present, where Laferte is hailed as a trendsetter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

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

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

Paris Women's Fashion Week opens Monday with a debut show from South African brand MaXhosa Africa and a fresh collection from new-ish Canadian trendsetters Matieres Fecales, look to lift the gloom surrounding the sector.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

“YouTube creators are the new trendsetters, and so we wanted to be associated with the big media in Burbank,” said Moris Zingman, the show’s lead producer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Its stumbles opened the door to other sneaker brands that have attracted tech and fashion trendsetters, such as On and Hoka.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

“They’re trying to be trendsetters without realizing: Guess what? Boomers, you’re not the trend,” he said.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025

Iowans, they said, took their role as political trendsetters seriously.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama