AdvertisementHow The Luxury Fashion Industry Became All BusinessMarch 14, 2015Jacki LydenfacebookEmailModels walk the catwalk in March 2009 during one of Alexander McQueen's last shows, Ready-to-Wear Autumn/Winter 2009, in Paris. McQueen was one of several fashion designers elevated to prominence by Bernard Arnault, the French tycoon who transformed the business of high fashion. (Getty Images)