Perry Ellis Net Worth: Perry Ellis was an American fashion designer who had a net worth of $ 100 million at the time of his death in 1986. That is the same as around $ 240 million in today's dollars. He was best known for his eponymous sportswear house.
Perry Ellis was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, in March 1940 and died in May 1986. He was known for introducing new patterns and proportions in the mid-1970s. He graduated from William and Mary University and New York University . Ellis worked in a department store to gain experience as a buyer and merchant. He cofounded the retail store A Sunny Day. In 1976 he presented his first line of women's sportswear called Portfolio. He founded his fashion house with the parent company of The Vera Companies Manhattan Industries in 1978 and opened a showroom on Seventh Avenue in New York. Ellis was the president and chief designer of his company and developed the Perry Ellis Men's Clothing Collection and added shoes, accessories, perfumes and furs under his name. He received eight consecutive Coty Awards and received the Fashion Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 1983. Perry Ellis passed away on May 30, 1986 at the age of 46 from AIDS-related complications.