Tamara Salman
Retail royalty
Half Iraqi, half British, textile and fashion designer Tamara ‘lived down the road from Babylon’ in Baghdad until she was 14, at home in two dramatically different cultures. The daughter of a pilot, the former Prada and Romeo Gigli employee’s path was supposed to be an academic one – her parents wanted her to become a doctor – but, fuelled by a love of creative expression and adventure, by 16 she was hightailing it solo through India. After moving to Britain, she studied art, and while doing so fell in love with fashion. As creative director of Liberty of London, she revived and reworked the store’s iconic archive of prints to produce innovative new collections, including modern swimwear and accessories.
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