Tamara Mellon
Tamara Mellon
Tamara Mellon, OBEis the former chief creative officer and co-founder of Jimmy Choo, a luxury brand of shoes, handbags and accessories. She stepped down from the brand in November 2011 after its acquisition by Labelux...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth7 July 1967
fashion psychiatrist has-beens
If I wasn't in fashion, I would have been a psychiatrist.
inspirational trying failing
I have a personal motto that I live by, which is feel the fear and do it anyway. If you fail, you get up and you keep trying again.
kindness humour impressed
I'm always impressed by confidence, kindness and a sense of humour.
mean doing-me audience
Everything we're doing means there is a much bigger audience that we can reach.
men littles too-much
A little jewellery on a man is OK, although he should never wear too much. Every man should always have a great watch.
reality thinking two
I don't really understand what the public perception of me is. I think public perception and reality are two wholly different things.
fear motto cross-country-motivational
My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.
people audience jimmy
[My consumer] is a combination of people who would have shopped with me when I was at Jimmy Choo and then also because of price point, there is a broader audience now that we can reach.
thinking luxury years
I think it takes 30 years to build a luxury brand.
independence important earning
Its important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.
gossip care great-business
I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.