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In My Shoes: A Memoir

In My Shoes: A Memoir

by TamaraMellon (Author)

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    Hardcover 2013

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Synopsis

The Jimmy Choo founder's personal and candid account of her life in the fashion business. When Tamara Mellon's father lent her the money to start a high-end shoe company, he cautioned her: 'Don't let the accountants run your business.' Little did he know. Over the next fifteen years the struggle between 'the suits' and 'the creatives' would dominate, as Tamara Mellon's business savvy and design flair built Jimmy Choo into a premier name in the ultra-competitive fashion world. Jimmy Choo's success came at a high price - including struggles with a conniving CEO, a turbulent marriage, a brutal takeover attempt, and a mother who tried to steal her hard-earned wealth. Now, as she builds her next fashion venture, Tamara Mellon finally shares her whole larger-than-life story. In My Shoes is a must-read for fashion aficionados, aspiring entrepreneurs, and anyone who loves a juicy true story about sex, drugs, money, power, overcoming adversity ...and high heels. Wonderfully bling. Fans of Sex and the City will love this memoir . (Sunday Times). Compelling. A fascinating journey . (Hello!). Impressively erudite and candid autobiography. Reads like a Danielle Steel novel, only way more incredible - and glamorous! (Glamour UK). Brilliant memoir of the genius who created the world's sexiest shoes . (Mail on Sunday). A glorious, compelling story . (Times Magazine). Tamara Mellon OBE is the cofounder and the former CEO and chief creative officer of Jimmy Choo, which she led for fifteen years. Since selling her share of the company, she has focused on creating a new eponymous lifestyle brand. She divides her time between London and New York. William Patrick has cowritten numerous memoirs, including Sidney Poitier's number-one bestseller The Measure of a Man.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 288
 Edition: First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.
 Publisher: Portfolio Penguin
Published: 03 Oct 2013
ISBN 10: 067092363X
ISBN 13: 9780670923632

Media Reviews
Wonderfully bling. Fans of Sex and the City will love this memoir - perfect for grown-up fashionistas. A dose of riches-to-rags-to-riches reality Sunday Times Brilliant memoir of the genius who created the world's sexiest shoes Mail on Sunday A glorious, compelling story. Mellon is a practitioner of radical honesty Times Magazine Mesmerising. A juicy and honest memoir from one of the most successful self-made British businesswoman of her generation. Financial Times Part memoir, part MBA masterclass, this is an impressively erudite and candid autobiography. Reads like a Danielle Steel novel, only way more incredible - and glamorous Glamour UK For every bit of juicy backstabbing gossip, there is a handy morsel of MBA-lite to wash it down. A voyeuristic joy from start to finish Harper's Bazaar UK Compulsively candid, rip-roaringly readable autobiography Telegraph Weekend A lesson about an alchemist who won applause by being prepared to fashion a brand out of a stylish product and female chutzpah The Economist Compelling. A fascinating journey Hello! A roller-coaster of a read ... fascinating Management Today It's a testament to Tamara's fighting spirit, and astonishing ability to retain a sense of humour, that the book reads more like an epic adventure than a maudlin Greek tragedy Red The tell-all memoir takes us behind the glitzy ad campaigns and Vogue spreads...[and] chronicles how Mellon fought to keep hold of the brand she created Metro
Author Bio
Tamara Mellon OBE is the cofounder and the former CEO and chief creative officer of Jimmy Choo, which she led for fifteen years. Since selling her share of the company, she has focused on creating a new eponymous lifestyle brand. She divides her time between London and New York. William Patrick has cowritten numerous memoirs, including Sidney Poitier's number-one bestseller The Measure of a Man.