AND to the first place among the 100 most influential people in fashion in the ranking Standard Fashion Power of the Evening Standard surpassing the Arnault family owner of the luxury giant LVMH e Kim Kardashian with her lingerie and underwear brand Skims.
Marta Ortega, lady Zara is the most powerful woman in fashion
She is Marta Ortega, Mrs. Zara, heir of the multi-billionaire Armando Ortega, as well as a very capable manager. Appointed president of Inditex in 2021, giant founded by his father who controls the fast fashion empireit is his successes relating to brand positioning and increasing profits. An empire worth 87 billion euros, with 6,500 stores and 175 thousand employees. Mind-boggling numbers to which is added the equally important figure of the Spanish heiress’ total annual salary, equal to one million euros.
Marta Ortega, heir to the fast fashion giant which also includes Zara, is the most powerful woman in fashion (Photo by fotopress/Getty Images)
The climb to success from the bottom
Ortega began his climb to success in 2007 when she joined her father’s company as a sales assistant in one of the London stores: she was 23 years old, had a high school education in Switzerland and a degree from the London Business School and had no intention of asking for recommendations. He works his way up by climbing the positions, roles and responsibilities becoming from December 2021 president of the giant that controls, among others, Zara, Massimo Dutti, Stradivari, Bershka and Oysho.
Wintour, Miuccia Prada and Kardashian remain behind
And, surpassing Anna Wintour, Miuccia Prada and Kim Kardashian, the Spanish Tsarina rightfully ascends the throne as the most powerful woman in fashion. Yet another success if we consider that, moreover, his predecessor was a man, Pablo Isla, who after 17 years of honorable service gives way to the heiress.
Lady Zara is not just a capable manager
Not only a manager, the rich and influential businesswoman is also the mother of Amancio, born from her first marriage with Sergio Alvarez, and Matilda, born from her second marriage with Carlos Torretta took place with a non-stop ceremony, which lasted 48 hoursto which 400 guests were invited, including stylists, singers, art directors, industry bigwigs and Lady Zara dressed in an exclusive Valentino wedding dress made by Pier Paolo Piccioli.
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