The best female fashion designers

Following in the footsteps of Stella McCartney and Phoebe Philo, Hannah MacGibbon has also come to the fashion world's attention for her work as creative director at Chloe. Holding the reins since 2008, she worked for Chloe for a decade before she stepped down in mid 2011, with her Autumn/Winter 2011 collection being her last. The lady who brought us camel, snakeskin and seventies shapes galore has gone on to pastures new - we can't wait to see what she comes up with. New York fashion week front row Marc Jacobs Autumn/Winter 2012 Prabal Gurung Autumn/Winter 2012