LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) or Louis Vuitton, is a French luxury goods company with brands in alcoholic beverages, high-end fashion, fragrances, and accessories. The company was founded in 1987 when fashion house Louis Vuitton (founded in 1854) merged with Moët Hennessy (founded in 1971), which was formed from the combination of champagne manufacturer Mot & Chandon (founded in 1743) and cognac producer Hennessy (founded in 1765).

LVMH became one of the most valuable corporations in 2021. They have also control of well-known fashion houses such as Bulgari, Givenchy, Fendi, Tiffany & Co., and Marc Jacobs.

Country: Paris, France

Founders: Bernard Arnault, Alain Chevalier, Henry Racamier

Founded: 1987

Market capitalization: $181.13 billion

Website: lvmh.com

Inditex, the world's largest fast-fashion group, has over 7,200 outlets in 93 countries. Zara is the company's flagship store, but it also owns Zara Home, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Oysho, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius, Uterqüe, and Lefties, among others. Zara is noted for its unique approach to apparel manufacturing, which includes designing items, producing them locally for short turnaround times, and instantly stocking shelves, resulting in a 15-day turnaround time for Zara designs.

Inditex's business is built on a single premise: to be quick to respond to market changes. Whereas a traditional fashion firm would take nearly a year to get its products out from concept to runway to store, Inditex completes the process in less than two months, allowing it to replenish stores with new and diverse products weekly and respond rapidly.

Country: Arteixo, Spain
Founders: Amancio Ortega, Rosalía Mera
Founded: 1985
Market capitalization: $100.41 billion
Website: inditex.com

Christian Dior headquarters are located in Paris, France, at 30 Avenue Montaigne. Dior, or Christian Dior, is a luxury goods company that is credited with transforming the women's fashion sector. This clothing company which was founded in 1946, currently has a unique connection with LVMH as a more independent division of the company.

Within LVMH, Dior owns 42.36 percent of the stock and 59.01 percent of the voting rights. The market capitalization of this clothing company is more than $78.73 billion. In the field, the Christian Dior brand is noted for its designer women's and men's clothing, which is sold through its 210 stores worldwide and online store.

Country: Paris, France
Founders: Amancio Ortega, Rosalía Mera
Founded: 1946
Market capitalization: $78.73 billion
Website: dior.com

Kering is a luxury products multinational company headquartered in Paris, France. Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, and Bottega Veneta are among the luxury brands it owns, and this clothing company also previously owned Puma.

While the company is known for its high-end collections, it is also becoming known for its commitment to sustainable fashion across the board. In recent years, they have taken a number of steps to become carbon neutral and benefit the environment. The market capitalization of this company is more than $75.93 billion. Kering specializes in luxury and fashion goods. Its portfolio includes many luxury brands that focus on the design, manufacture, and selling of high-end goods, particularly in leather goods, shoes, ready-to-wear,...

Country: Paris, France
Founders: François Pinault
Founded: 1963
Market capitalization: $75.93 billion
Website: kering.com

Hermès International, which was founded in 1837, is a luxury goods firm based in Paris, France. Hermès is unlike any other brand on this list because it is a highly valued standalone firm with few other brands to back it. Clothing, perfumes, accessories, and leather products are among the good items sold by the company.

Leather, scarves, ties, men's and women's apparel, footwear, fragrances, stationery, gloves, enamelware, watches, decorative arts, tableware, and jewelry were among Hermès' 14 product divisions by 2008. About 30% of Hermès's sales every year are from leather products, 15% are from clothing, 12% are from carves, and 43% are from other wares.

Country: Paris, France

Founders: Thierry Hermès

Founded: 1837

Market capitalization: $71.49 billion

Website: hermes.com

The next large clothing company on the list is a company from Bellevue, Switzerland. Richemont, or known as Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A., is a luxury goods holding company based in Switzerland that was created in 1988 by South African billionaire, Mr. Johann Rupert.

Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A. is the sixth-largest corporation in the Swiss Market Index by market capitalization as of 2012. Baume Mercier, Buccellati, Cartier, Chloé, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lancel, Montblanc, Piaget, Peter Millar, Purdey, Roger Dubuis, Vacheron Constantin, and Van Cleef Arpels are the high-profile luxury brands of Richemont company. Moreover, Richemont is also the world's third-largest luxury goods corporation, after LVMH (Louis Vuitton) and Estée Lauder Companies, as of 2017.

Country: Bellevue, Switzerland
Founders: Johann Rupert
Founded: 1988
Market capitalization: $46.16 billion
Website: richemont.com

Adidas is a German multinational corporation that designs and manufactures clothes, shoes, and accessories. Adidas was founded and is based in Herzogenaurach, Germany. This is Europe's largest sportswear producer and the world's second-largest, just after Nike. Clothing, sports accessories, and sports equipment are their main products, and they are the largest sports company in the European region.

Adidas' identification mark, which has been seen as a marketing tool on the company's clothing and shoe designs. Adidas purchased the branding from Finnish sports firm Karhu Sports in 1952 for the equivalent of 1,600 euros and two bottles of whiskey, and it became so popular that Dassler dubbed the company "the three stripes company".

Country: Herzogenaurach, Germany

Founder: Adolf Dassler

Founded: 1924

Market capitalization: $45.33 billion

Website: adidas-group.com

This Japanese corporation, Fast Retailing, is one of the country's and the world's largest companies. In 1984, the firm, which previously operated a menswear store in Ube, Yamaguchi, created a new casual-wear store in Hiroshima City called Unique Clothing Warehouse, which was the forerunner of Uniqlo. Fast Retailing is a multinational clothing firm that is recognized for its brands Uniqlo, J Brand, Comptoir des Cotonniers, GU, Princesse Tam-Tam, and Theory.

This clothing company was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section (large companies) in February 1999. Fast Retailing was also ranked 428 in Forbes' Global 2000 list of firms in 2020.

Country: Yamaguchi, Japan
Founder: Tadashi Yanai
Founded: 1963 (as Ogori Shoji Co., Ltd.) and 1984 (as Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.)
Market capitalization: $42.96 billion
Website: fastretailing.com

Nike, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets footwear, clothes, equipment, accessories, and services around the world. Although Nike is best recognized for its fashionable sneakers, the company has expanded its portfolio to include other athletic equipment, making it one of the most well-known sportswear brands. The company has outlets in dozens of countries throughout the world.

They have ascended to the top of name-brand recognition thanks to their expansion into partnering with athletes and sports teams, allowing them to pull in $37.4 billion in sales in 2020. They will have approximately 75,000 employees worldwide by 2020.

Country: Oregon, U.S

Founders: Bill Bowerman, Phil Knight

Founded: 1964

Market capitalization: $172,50 billion

Website: nike.com

H&M is a worldwide apparel brand based in Stockholm, Sweden. It's famous for its fast-fashion apparel for youth, men, women, and even kids. H&M employs more than 126,000 full-time equivalent employees in 74 countries as of November 2019, with over 5,000 locations under several company names.

This company is the world's second-largest clothes store, trailing only Inditex from Spain. H&M also offers online shopping in 33 different nations. This Swedish fast-fashion retailer has more than 5,000 outlets in 33 countries, making it a global powerhouse. It competes with companies such as Spanish Inditex, which has the H&M brand as well as other subsidiaries such as Monk, Cheap Monday, Weekday, COS,…

Country: Stockholm, Sweden
Founders: Erling Persson and Alexander Popke
Founded: 1947
Market capitalization: $23.81 billion
Website: hm.com