the richest people in the world of fashion
16.08.2012
The richest man in the fashion world is Bernard Arnault. His fortune is estimated at 41 billion dollars, which also makes him the richest man in France.
Arnault, being chairman of the board and CEO of the group of companies LVMH, controls Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Fendi, Donna Karan, Bulgari.
Second place is occupied by Amancio Ortega, worth an estimated $ 31 billion.
Ortega is the head of a group of companies Inditex, which owns such well-known fashion brands like Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka. Total Inditex is currently owned 5000 stores in 77 countries.
In third place is the Stefan Persson, who is the owner of the Swedish company Hennes and Mauritz (H & M). The company opened its first boutique in 1947 in Sweden. Currently, H & M owns 2.2 thousand stores in 28 countries.
Frenchman Francois Pinault owns the state $ 11.5 billion and the controlling stake in the group of companies PPR (Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Puma).
Leonardo Del Vechio owns Luxoptica - the world's largest manufacturer of sunglasses (6000 boutiques around the world). The company owns brands Ray-Ban, Persol, Oakley. State of Leonardo Del Vechio estimated at 11 billion dollars.