Christopher Bailey in GQ's Most Influential Men

GQ’s 100 Most Influential List will appear in the magazine’s

January issue.

Burberry creative director, Christopher Bailey, has made it onto GQ's 100 Most Influential Men in Britain list for the first time this year, ranking at number 20.

The magazine credited the Burberry chief creative officer for helping the company in "beating the downturn" and boosting the label's profits by 40 per cent in the past year - "despite being one of the most counterfeited brands in the world".

Other fashion names to feature on the annual list include Philip Green at number six, British Fashion Council chairman Harold Tillman at 52 and Mugler creative director Nicola Formichetti who entered the chart for the first time at 68.