None of the photos you’re about to see managed to #BreakTheInternet. But among Instagram’s 300 million active users, the social community’s most fashionable photo sharers do deserve recognition for doing it right in 2014. Our favorite snaps weren’t just pretty or witty, either. 2014’s Instagrammers helped spread awareness about causes like ALS and pushed the cultural conversation along, one nip slip at a time. With more than 70 million photos shared daily, it’s impossible to call out all the memorable pics. So instead, we pay tribute to the influential people behind the accounts. Here, the Instagram superlatives of 2014.
—Rachel Walgrove, Style.com