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Jennifer Lawrence, written by Jodie Foster
"You’ll remember where you were when you first felt it, how you were stuck to one spot like a small animal considering its end. The Jennifer Lawrence Stare. It cuts a searing swath in your gut. A reckoning. I remember going to the cutting rooms of Winter’s Bone. I thought, Sure, this girl can act. But, man, this girl can also just be."
Photo: Mark Seliger for Time
"You’ll remember where you were when you first felt it, how you were stuck to one spot like a small animal considering its end. The Jennifer Lawrence Stare. It cuts a searing swath in your gut. A reckoning. I remember going to the cutting rooms of Winter’s Bone. I thought, Sure, this girl can act. But, man, this girl can also just be."
Photo: Mark Seliger for Time
Michael Kors, written by Zac Posen
"He’s larger than life, a ball of energy and so warm and personable. It’s his love of people, life, and culture that exudes in his fashion globally. Michael takes the wonderful heritage of American sportswear into the future, translating it internationally for every woman and man who wants to be a part of the American Dream."
Photo: Ryan Pfluger for Time
"He’s larger than life, a ball of energy and so warm and personable. It’s his love of people, life, and culture that exudes in his fashion globally. Michael takes the wonderful heritage of American sportswear into the future, translating it internationally for every woman and man who wants to be a part of the American Dream."
Photo: Ryan Pfluger for Time
Lena Dunham, written by Claire Danes
"Like all great comics, she has a joke ready to deflect any jeer. Hannah’s pathetic declaration that she could at least be 'a voice of a generation' invites and thwarts many a poisoned arrow. Lena’s true power, though, lies in her transparency. She is unflinchingly, unnervingly honest."
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"Like all great comics, she has a joke ready to deflect any jeer. Hannah’s pathetic declaration that she could at least be 'a voice of a generation' invites and thwarts many a poisoned arrow. Lena’s true power, though, lies in her transparency. She is unflinchingly, unnervingly honest."
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Tadashi Yanai, written by Celia Birtwell
"Yanai is clearly an inspirational leader, and Uniqlo is a tribute to him and his management style, which is so rarely seen in a large corporation. He allows his team to be confident enough to let the designers feel free to show their personality, and he is intent on producing good products, at the right price, that people want."
Photo: Adam Pretty/Getty Images For Time
"Yanai is clearly an inspirational leader, and Uniqlo is a tribute to him and his management style, which is so rarely seen in a large corporation. He allows his team to be confident enough to let the designers feel free to show their personality, and he is intent on producing good products, at the right price, that people want."
Photo: Adam Pretty/Getty Images For Time
Jenna Lyons, written by Prabal Gurung
"She’s allowed mothers and daughters to dress with the same kind of attitude. I buy J.Crew, my mom does, my sister does, my niece and nephew do. She understands our zeitgeist. Being fashionable doesn’t mean being trendy; it means having a sense of style. Jenna has made J.Crew more than a brand or a company — it’s a philosophy that believes in style."
Photo: Peter Hapak for Time
"She’s allowed mothers and daughters to dress with the same kind of attitude. I buy J.Crew, my mom does, my sister does, my niece and nephew do. She understands our zeitgeist. Being fashionable doesn’t mean being trendy; it means having a sense of style. Jenna has made J.Crew more than a brand or a company — it’s a philosophy that believes in style."
Photo: Peter Hapak for Time
Michelle Obama, written by Maya Angelou
"The philosophers tell us that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Mrs. Obama is as if it doesn’t touch her. She hasn’t tried to become anybody else’s idea of the First Lady. She has remained herself, with her grace, her gentleness and her sense of humor. That she would dare to wear clothes off the rack. Or go out and garden. Or have a grandmother in the White House. She knows how to be a public creature without being separate from her family."
Photo: Illustration by David Despau for Time
"The philosophers tell us that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Mrs. Obama is as if it doesn’t touch her. She hasn’t tried to become anybody else’s idea of the First Lady. She has remained herself, with her grace, her gentleness and her sense of humor. That she would dare to wear clothes off the rack. Or go out and garden. Or have a grandmother in the White House. She knows how to be a public creature without being separate from her family."
Photo: Illustration by David Despau for Time
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