HuffPost Game Changers: Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer In Style?

HuffPost's Game Changers celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 10 categories who are harnessing the power of new media to reshape their fields and change the world. With your help, we've picked 10 people who are changing the game in Style. We honor and salute them.

Now it's up to you to pick the Ultimate Style Game Changer. Click through the slideshow below, get the lowdown on why we chose them, then VOTE. We'll reveal the Ultimate 10 in November.

MICHAEL BRUNO

Current Status: Purveyor of the world’s definitive digital antique shop  
 
Changing The Game By: Dragging the stuffy antiques business into the 21st century, creating the industry standard one-stop-shop site for antique furniture, art and jewelry. His 1stdibs.com allows shoppers to easily browse, find, and buy the newest of the old from hundreds of exclusive dealers, each one personally selected by Bruno. 1stdibs.com became such a hit with professional designers and do-it-yourself decorators that Architectural Digest selected it for a co-branded upscale shopping site: ShopAD.com. By facilitating the connection between buyer and seller, 1stdibs.com has been a lifesaver for dealers suffering through a recession-driven sales slump.    
 
Early E-Commerce Convert: Bruno purchased a vintage "diplomat" gray convertible on eBay before starting 1stdibs.com in 2001.  
 
Must Click Link: 1STDIBS.COM

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[texastrixie]

The ultimate game-changer in "style" is going to be the consumer, who was not even listed. Or more likely the consumer+the economy. $300 jeans are now $200? Try $50 or $75 jeans. The only glimmer of light in this dark economic tunnel is that we might actually try paying a reasonable amount for "style." Hard to feel any sympathy for anyone who's broke but wears anything costing $200.

[aspro77]

why are we sending money to make the poor fat when you can earn millions as a starving super model dont buy ralphs clothes its disgusting

[aspro77]

my game changer is carl rove the sexiest person on tv

[marciasherrill]

I have been designing fashion accessories for over 24 years and am a member of The Council of Fashion Designers of America and with my love of antiques I was lucky enough to get my store on 1stdibs a year ago and I have to say that Michael Bruno is THE Game Changer. I am in both worlds of fashion and interior design. I am a Gilt Groupe-y and buy beau coup from there and it is a FANTASTIC sample sale but the entire interior design industry has changed because of 1stdibs. I am a regular contributor to Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles and Introspective and I know seismic change when I see and EXPERIENCE it. Bravo to Bruno!

[Libbety]

Are you kidding? Martha Stewart is the ultimate Game Changer and not even mentioned. She is responsible for bringing an unprecedented contemporary / clean "everyday" sense of style to our culture.

[aspro77]

marhta is the woman we all should dtrive to be never relying on a man to stand up and save you she took her sentence with her helr head held high not grasping to some old male judje for pity she should be in the government on womens affairs

[whoskiddinwho]

And not to mention it,it was not enough,she was compelled to cheat to gain even more.

[jackbutler5555]

Game changers, eh? Do you think I might be excessively humble if I say I don't think I'm qualified to make the call? I'm just not that smart. Fortunately for this exercise, there will be many who will step forward and make up for my odious shortcomings.

[QueenCeleste]

You've lost me on this one, HuffPost. It is not comforting to note that the poll's first choice sells thousands of crocodile handbags online. That's progress? Please bring us humane "game changers," not peddlers of animal cruelty.

[plunk]

Cameron Sinclair is one of my favorite people... love his projects and how he operates. Would love to work with him!

[plunk]

The Sartorialist is a great site as well.... wonderful to look through.

[Balzac]

I choose Tavi for the style game-changer.

[MyGuyO]

Am sorry. Do not know any of these people.

[jackbutler5555]

Okay! I choose you as the Game Changer for the resistance­-to-partic­ipation-in­-polls-tha­t-assume-t­oo-much category.

[whoskiddinwho]

I don't know them either so I'll take door #2,as long as it's not a New Yorker. {Just kidding I grew up in Long Guyland }

[plunk]

I'm a Tavi fan...

Tavi is a wicked rapper, a wonderful writer and has a keen appreciation for design and fashion. She's a poet, a photographer and designed a very cool t-shirt. It's fun watching her meet her heros this last couple of months. She also has a sophisticated appreciation for artists from all eras. I wish her well in the coming years.

Tavi’s rap: http://www.vimeo.com/2247337

[JoannaSSF]

Gilt Group is really an incredible web-site run by two amazingly dynamic and fashion forward women! My vote is for Alexandra and Alexis- thank you for making fashion not only affordable but also just a click away.

[Besodotcom]

I can't wait to see how Tavi Gevinson develops as a style maven. Her blog is fantastic, and we'll be following.

[gotborked]

The Sartorialist is great!

Tailoredness is beautiful...and it is good for society!