Depends how you look at it. I do not follow fashion. I don't care what people say or talk. I make 100% of the money in my family, so no living off someone else, or depending on anyone else (sort of, I pay my wife salary) though.
So..in personal life I am not a follower, however I don't consider a leader either. I don't hang around people enough for them to start copying or doing my bidding, except my wife and she's my employee
...in business. Well, I'm probably more of a follower. I don't have too many 100% original ideas, and those that I do have are implemented by someone else before I get started with my version. hah.
I'd like to think I'm neither.