Marcus Daniel Worth (March 1961 – 13 January 2023) was a British businessman. He was the co-founder of Worth Global Style Network, a fashion trend-forecaster, and Stylus.
With his brother Julian, Worth was the co-founder of World Global Style Network, a fashion trend-forecaster, in 1997. WGSN quickly grew into a global player with hundreds of staff situated in offices around the world. They sold it to Emap for £140 million in 2005.
Worth acquired the fashion label Ossie Clark in 2007. He launched a new collection at the 2008 London Fashion Week, but sold it eighteen months later, after losing £4 million.
Worth wrote articles for Forbes.
In 2009, Worth launched Stylus, an innovation research and advisory firm.http://www.stylus.com/About About}
With his wife, Worth made charitable contributions to the Hampstead Theatre. They have also donated to the Conservative Party, including to the MPs Mike Freer, Richard Harrington and Michael Gove.
Worth died from a heart attack on 13 January 2023, at the age of 61.
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