Definition of "tastemaker" [tastemaker]

• One that determines or strongly influences current trends or styles, as in fashion or the arts. (noun)

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• "Rather than swamp the market, Jason distributes Fidelity Denim to a select group of boutiques such as Fred Segal, E Street Denim, Len Druskin, and Caruso Caruso in tastemaker cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, and Dallas."
• "Effectively, they would provide the early "tastemaker" version of the product."
• "She became a "tastemaker," as Departures magazine called her, with her whimsical dinner parties for friends such as Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson splashed across the pages of the New York Times."