Lucy Tammam

Born in Poole, Dorset, Tammam grew up in the coastal town before moving to London in 2000 to study Fashion Design with Marketing at Central Saint Martins.[7]

Before graduating from Central Saint Martins Tammam started a fashion label called Tam & Rob, with an old school friend, Lucy Robinson. The label lasted two years.[8][9]

Tammam started the Tammam fashion label in 2007. The wholesale collections were stocked in the UK, Australia, Japan and the USA.[10] During this period the label showcased at London,[11][12] Paris and New York Fashion weeks.

In 2009 the label launched the first ethical ready to wear bridal collection in the UK.[13][14]

In 2012 Atelier Tammam opened in Bloomsbury, London. Among the offerings of the Tammam Atelier and label are bespoke laces[15][16] and peace silks, including Eri silk.[17]

Eleanor Tomlinson is one of the label's fans wearing Tammam to events such as the British Academy Television Awards, Esquire summer party and Empire awards.[18][19][20] Tammam has also created gowns for Alicia Silverstone,[21] Justine Glenton and been worn by a diverse celebrity following including BAFTA nominee Nat Luurtsema, Jenny Agutter,[22] Olivia Williams.

Tammam has worked on and supplied pieces for films including Amanda Eliasch's The Gun, The Cake and The Butterfly[23] and Gods Behaving Badly[24] starring Alicia Silverstone.

Tammam label was cited as one of the labels in the running to create the wedding dress for Kate Middleton.[25]

Tammam has worked for a range of couture and traditional design ateliers, most notably Catherine Walker of London and Claudio Cavalcanti in Rome.[26]

Tammam has showcased on catwalks globally,[27] including Berlin Fashion Week (Lavera), Istanbul (Fashion is Great Britain), New York and St Pancras International,[28] as well as collaborative shows with other eco designers as part of the Conscious Designers Collective.

Tammam has appeared in a wide variety of press, including sustainable luxury magazine Eluxe.[29]

• 2014 Finalist Sustainable City Awards, Sustainable Fashion category. Awarded by the Lord Mayor of the City of London in recognition of outstanding effort in working towards a sustainable future.
• 2013 On behalf of the Tammam label, Lucy Tammam received a Future 50 Award for demonstrating outstanding entrepreneurial flair and innovation in their pursuit to improve the economy, environment and society (awarded by Striding Out)[30]
• 2013 First Designer Label to achieve Vegetarian Society certification[31]