Tabitha Simmons

Tabitha Simmons
Born
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
EducationKingston University
Occupation(s)Fashion designer, stylist, editor
Spouse(s)Craig McDean (divorced)
Robert Livingston Mortimer (m.2018)
Children3

Tabitha Simmons is a British fashion designer, stylist, and magazine editor.

Biography

Simmons was born and raised in rural Cambridgeshire.[1] She attended Kingston University, where she studied film and set design.[1] While at university, Simmons worked as a fashion model.[1]

After a short career in modelling, Simmons began working as a stylist.[1][2] She worked for Jefferson Hack at Dazed.[1] She moved to New York City and signed a styling contract with Calvin Klein and Dolce & Gabbana.[1] She also styled runway shoes for Alexander McQueen.[1]

Simmons is a contributing editor at Vogue.[3] She partnered with Swarovski on a jewellery line and designed a clothing line for Equipment.[1]

In 2009, Simmons launched her own shoe company.[1][4] She was awarded the Emerging Talent Prize British Fashion Awards in 2011.[1] In 2015, she won a CFDA Award for Accessories Designer of the Year.[5] In 2017, she won a Glamour Award for Best Accessories Designer.[6] In 2019, she was nominated for another CFDA Award.[7]

Simmons was married to British photographer Craig McDean and has two sons, Dylan and Elliot McDean.[8][9][10] The family lived in a 5-story Queen Anne Revival townhouse in Chelsea, Manhattan.[8] She and McDean divorced in 2013.[3][1]

She began dating Robert Livingston "Topper" Mortimer, the son of John Jay Mortimer, in 2014 after they met in The Hamptons.[11][1] On 29 January 2018 Simmons gave birth to a daughter, Violet Elizabeth Mortimer.[12] She and Mortimer were married in an Episcopal service at the Church of the Resurrection on 9 June 2018.[13][14][15] A reception was held at The Brook followed by an after party at Dorrian's Red Hand Restaurant.[3][11] Wedding guests included Tory Burch, Dasha Zhukova, Hamish Bowles, Katie Grand, Karen Elson, Lily Aldridge, Lauren Santo Domingo, Alejandro Santo Domingo, Lady Charlotte Wellesley, Fabiola Beracasa Beckman, Minnie Mortimer, Georgina Chapman, Liv Tyler, and Sienna Miller.[11][13][3] Her husband had previously been married to socialite and reality television personality Tinsley Mortimer.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Shoe designer Tabitha Simmons on plotting her next steps". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Inside shoe designer Tabitha Simmons' world". Evening Standard. August 23, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Macon, Alexandra. "Inside Tabitha Simmons and Topper Mortimer's Simply Stylish Upper East Side Wedding". Vogue.
  4. ^ Staff, Harper's Bazaar (July 23, 2013). "My Prize Possession: Tabitha Simmons". Harper's BAZAAR.
  5. ^ "Tabitha Simmons, Paul Andrew Nab CFDA Award Nominations". 16 March 2015.
  6. ^ "GLAMOUR Awards 2017: All the talking points".
  7. ^ "Virgil Abloh and Tabitha Simmons Are Among the CFDA Awards Nominees". 20 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Tabitha Simmons: High Living". Vogue.
  9. ^ McDEAN, CRAIG. "Tabitha Simmons Finds Romance in the Andes". www.nytimes.com.
  10. ^ "Tinsley Mortimer ex-husband marries Vogue designer Tabitha Simmons five months ..." mogaz news en. June 11, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c "Tinsley Mortimer's Ex-Husband Topper Marries Shoe Designer Tabitha Simmons in New York City". PEOPLE.com.
  12. ^ "Tabitha Simmons & Topper Mortimer Welcome Their Adorable Daughter!". Guest of a Guest.
  13. ^ a b Lee, Esther (June 11, 2018). "Shoe Designer Tabitha Simmons Marries Topper Mortimer: See Her Statement Wedding Dress".
  14. ^ "11 Things to Know About Topper Mortimer". Town & Country. June 11, 2018.
  15. ^ Dangremond, Sam (2018-06-11). "Topper Mortimer And Tabitha Simmons New York City Wedding Photos". Town & Country. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  16. ^ "Topper Mortimer Weds Tabitha Simmons: The Blue Blooded Bash Of The Year". Guest of a Guest.
  17. ^ "Tinsley Mortimer's Ex-Husband Topper Mortimer Got Remarried: See Inside the High-Fashion Wedding". Bravo TV Official Site. June 12, 2018.