Tamara Mellon’s Next Step - NY Times

Michael Ovitz's girlfriend, Tamara Mellon, was recently featured in this New York Times Article, Tamara Mellon's Next Step.  Mellon is the former Chief Creative Office and co-founder of Jimmy Choo, "the shoe company she helped build into a global juggernaut."  Originally from London, Mellon moved to New York last year and is currently writing a book, "described by her as a nonfiction 'entrepreneur story,' to be published next year by Penguin Press."  

The article includes a brief but fascinating biography outlining her ascent into fashion, and discusses a wide range of her interests, including business, fashion, charity, psychiatry, and much more. 

"In 2010, she was appointed by Prime Minister David Cameron to a business ambassador’s role, promoting Britain abroad, on the recommendation of Jonathan Marland, a member of the House of Lords and a former business associate of Ms. Mellon. The same year, she was honored by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the fashion industry.

She said she plans to set up a women’s rights foundation — Ms. Mellon admires Ms. Burch’s charity, which supports female entrepreneurs through microfinance — and she supports the Mayor’s Fund, particularly its domestic violence center in Harlem."

Read the entire article, Tamara Mellon's Next Step.