Tamara Mellon

Founder + Designer + Military Person

Female

Born Jul 7, 1967

Age 45

Hometown London, England

Nationality British

Tamara Mellon, OBE is the former Chief Creative Office and co-founder of Jimmy Choo, a luxury brand that offers designer shoes, handbags and a range of accessories . She stepped down from the brand in November 2011.

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Met Costume Gala Celebrating" Punk-Chaos to Couture"

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May 7, 2013

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Vogue Festival party 2013 held at the Southbank Centre - Arrivals

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Apr 27, 2013

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African American Film Critics Association Awards Dinner

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Sep 25, 2012

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New York City Ballet 2012 Fall Gala - Outside Arrivals

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Sep 20, 2012

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Romance

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Christian Slater
Dated 2007 - 2009
Kid Rock
Dated 2006
Joe Francis
Fling 2005
Matthew Taylor Mellon, IV

Married 2000 - 2005
Matthew Mellon

Married 1999 - 2003

Family

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Tamara Mellon

Age 45

parents

Tom Yeardye

Father
Ann Davis Yeardye

Mother

children

Araminta Mellon

Daughter

News + Updates

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Look: How Alicia Keys Plans A Stress Free Move
Huffington Post - Mar 18, 2013

What's the easiest way to move furniture out of a Manhattan apartment? Ask Alicia Keys. The singer has apparently hired a crane to remove her stuff from the Soho penthouse she shares with husband Swizz Beatz, reports TMZ. The two purchased this condo from Lenny Kravitz in 2010, but The New York Post says the couple is crossing the Hudson River to move into Eddie Murphy's former Englewood, New Jersey mansion. Keys is not the only celeb that has employed these extreme logistics to ...
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Fashion Police: Red Alert!
The Express Tribune Blogs - Sep 21, 2012

Co-founder of Jimmy Choo, Tamara Mellon attended the 2012 New York City Ballet Fall Gala at the Lincoln Center looking like a flaring red siren — the ridiculously loud kind which refuses to turn off. While monochrome jumpsuits look fabulous on some, others like Tamara turn a potential fashion win into a major faux pas by wearing them with everything they own in the colour red. Make-up While she chose to keep her eye...
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The Valentino Buyout Reveals Everything You Need To Know About The Future Of The Fashion Industry
Business Insider - Jul 13, 2012

The news that Valentino have been bought by Mayhoola, an investment group thought to be backed the Qatari Royal family, is the sign of a trend in fashion finance. It follows recent rumours that Doctor Martens are being bought by Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman, and his investment fund Pamplona Capital, as well as Cerruti and Gianfranco Ferre being snapped up by retail groups over the last couple of years. The Qatari Royal family might have even started this by buying Harrods from Mohamed...
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Blue Carreon: A Conversation With Decorator Martyn Lawrence Bullard
Huffington Post - Jul 03, 2012

The British-born decorator Martyn Lawrence-Bullard likes to layer color, textures and cultures into the spaces he designs. You can see this in the houses and apartments he's designed for his A-list clients -- Ellen Pompeo, Tamara Mellon, Sharon Osbourne and Daisy Fuentes to name a few. The rooms are rich and lush with a sense of drama. His personal motto is "live, love, decorate," which also happens to be the title of his first book. Below, the s...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1967 Birth Born on July 7, 1967.

TWENTIES

1990 23 Years Old Mellon began her career at Phyllis Walters Public Relations, Mirabella, and followed as accessories editor for British Vogue in 1990. … Read More

THIRTIES

2001 34 Years Old 1 More Event

By 2001, Jimmy Choo had over 100 wholesale clients including Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, and the collections accounted for over 50% of the production of several of these factories.

2004 37 Years Old In November 2004, with the company valued at £101 million, Hicks Muse announced the majority acquisition of Jimmy Choo. … Read More

FORTIES

2007 40 Years Old In 2007, Mellon made another appearance on the Sunday Times Rich List, where she is ranked as the 751st richest person in the UK, with an estimated wealth of £99 million. She is also ranked as the 64th richest woman in Britain. Mellon was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours. … Read More

2010 43 Years Old On the 9th November 2010 she was named as a 'global trade envoy for Britain' by the British Government. … Read More

2011 44 Years Old Tamara Mellon, OBE is the former Chief Creative Office and co-founder of Jimmy Choo, a luxury brand that offers designer shoes, handbags and a range of accessories. She stepped down from the brand in November 2011. … Read More

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