Whether they are founders, designers, CEOs or heirs, the richest people in the fashion industry own most of the brands we crave for. Amongst the multi-trillion-dollar fashion industry, more and more billionaires are being made, either through those who have come to own a sweeping portion of the world’s best known brands, or those who have struck gold by making clothes that more people want to wear every day than any other.
Here are the top 10 richest fashion billionaires in the world.
Rank | Name | Net Worth |
1. | Bernard Arnault | $132 billion |
2. | Françoise Bettencourt Meyers | $68.6 billion |
3. | Alain Wertheimer | $42.3 billion |
4. | Gerard Wertheimer | $42.3 billion |
5. | Phil Knight & family | $40.4 billion |
6. | Francois Pinault | $34.7 billion |
7. | Leonard Lauder | $26.6 billion |
8. | He Xiangjian | $23.0 billion |
9. | Wang Chuan-Fu | $21.9 billion |
10. | Lv Xiang-yang | $14.2 billion |