@Just Wayne
Coco Chanel in real life actually criticized Christian Dior for making fashions that were more simply beautiful than functional in the 1950s. Granted Coco was a bit of jerk and kind of a gatekeeper.
Coco came from the era in the 1920s when women were starting to be more athletic in their activities.
So by all means the real fashion makers are those willing to do things differently, whether Dior or Coco, even if critics lambast you. Even critics can help someone improve too.
Honestly real fashion needs critics to be able to progress the medium.
I’m not a fashion historian so I might have gotten a few things wrong but I think the point still stands.