![How Tom Ford built a billion-dollar brand: the US$2.8 billion Estée Lauder buyout adds zeros to his net worth, but the fashion maverick is also a fragrance king, property mogul and film How Tom Ford built a billion-dollar brand: the US$2.8 billion Estée Lauder buyout adds zeros to his net worth, but the fashion maverick is also a fragrance king, property mogul and film](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2022/11/18/7efdbd7f-01bf-4d6b-83df-bb546682d7dd_ed3ee4ec.jpg)
How Tom Ford built a billion-dollar brand: the US$2.8 billion Estée Lauder buyout adds zeros to his net worth, but the fashion maverick is also a fragrance king, property mogul and film
![Tom Ford just sold his fashion brand to Estée Lauder. That likely makes him a billionaire. - CBS News Tom Ford just sold his fashion brand to Estée Lauder. That likely makes him a billionaire. - CBS News](https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/11/17/241cb9f4-3694-421b-ae69-5e902be69c63/thumbnail/640x427/ba6a4181d2347688d0a464a4a9407e7f/gettyimages-1395069328.jpg?v=0b4ae642db52799a178d90d83603a9dc)
Tom Ford just sold his fashion brand to Estée Lauder. That likely makes him a billionaire. - CBS News
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