Top 26 fashion millionaires
This Sunday, the much-anticipated Sunday Times Rich List was published. And amongst the steel magnates and footballers were those who make their money from the humble art of sewing. Below are the top 26 fashion millionaires in Britain today.
But what really caught our eye was that Dame Margaret Barbour made it onto the fashion list as the only new entry (of course she was already on the main one, being a Royal favourite).
Could this perhaps have something to do with last season's flurry of celebs donning Barbour jackets? Since the beginning of the year, the Queen's favourite outdoor coat has also graced the shoulders of city-dwelling trainee IT girls Alexa Chung, Peaches Geldof and Lily Allen.
Also, we were also interested to see that the most money seems to be made form high street fashion with Christine Ong of Mulberry languishing at number 22 and only £100million. It's a hard life.
1. Sir Philip and Lady Green, Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, BHS - £4,330m
2. Sir David and Frederick Barclay Littlewoods £1,700m
3. Bernard Lewis River Island £1,620m
4. George Weston Primark £1,000m
5. Peter Simon Monsoon £600m
6. Tom Singh New Look £464m
7=Richard Caring International Clothing Designs £450m
7=David, Ralph and Jacqueline Gold Ann Summers £450m
9. John Hargreaves Matalan £430m
10. Lord Alliance N Brown £380m
11=Karl-Johan Persson H&M £365m
11=Harold Tillman Jaeger £365m
13. Sir Paul and Lady Smith Paul Smith £260m
14. Susan Prescott and the Austin Family Ethel Austin £240m
15. Lawrence Stroll Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors £187m
16. Kevin Stanford Karen Millen £180m
17. Leon Max maxstudio.com £150m
18. Theo Paphitis La Senza £135m
19. David Reiss Reiss £125m
20. George Davies Next, George, Per Una £120m
21. Ian and Lennie McGeoch Mackays Stores £118m
22. Christina Ong Club 21, Mulberry £100m
23. Nick Wheeler and Christian Rucker Charles Tyrwhitt £95m
24. Johnnie Boden Boden £88m
25. Ray Kelvin Ted Baker £87m
26. Dame Margaret Barbour Barbour £85m (new entry)



Good dog!!!
Posted by: Mom | 29 Apr 2008 21:35:35
look at those guys and dolls
Posted by: Wilgodt Andersson | 29 Apr 2008 15:41:25
Clothes ...fashion ...what a yawn.
No matter who wears what made by who, everyone looks the same when they step out of the bath tub -
even (oh, dear) HM. Right ?
Posted by: christian martin | 29 Apr 2008 14:53:23
I think you'll find that the Queen is not actually wearing a Barbour in this photo - it appears to be a Dri Zbone
Posted by: Samuel Bolton | 29 Apr 2008 12:56:50
The queen's flunkies have done a very effective job of hiding and obfuscating the REAL value of her assets. I am very firmly convinced she is worth at least four billion pounds.
Posted by: Anthea Paulette Jones in England | 29 Apr 2008 00:05:04