We were all taught about the so-called “Robber Barons” of the late-nineteenth century who, during the Industrial Revolution, came to prominence in their various lines of work and effectively built this country into the economic powerhouse that it later became. While the means through which they came into their fortunes may have sometimes been less than above board, their names are now as synonymous with wealth as Albert Einstein’s name is with intellect.

Fast-forward 150 years and we have once again our modern day Robber Barons who, mostly in the technology field, have created a new Gilded Age with fortunes in the tens and hundreds of billions of dollars, dwarfing many of their predecessors. The main difference that we notice in the Musks and Zuckerbergs and Buffetts when compared to their predecessors is that the lack the sartorial flair of the Vanderbilts and the Morgans and the Astors of old. So that gave us the idea to list the most stylish of the uber-rich, because as we’ve seen wealth does not always equal taste, except in the cases of the gentlemen below.

John D. Rockefeller, Standard Oil Company

Gianni Agnelli & Lapo Elkann, Fiat

Cornelius Vanderbilt, New York Central Railroad

Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Steel

J.P. Morgan, J.P. Morgan & Co.

John Jacob Astor, American Fur Company

Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company

Stephen Girard, First Bank of the United States

Shad Khan. Flex-N-Gate, Jacksonville Jaguars, Fulham FC

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