1. Department: Consumer Durables

Womenswear director’s social posts put J. Crew back on the fashion map

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Olympia Gayot, womenswear director at J. Crew, has garnered a significant following on social media among people who are interested in her personal fashion style. She just happens to be wearing clothes she’s designed for J. Crew, and now many of her followers are too.

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