{Fashionista inbox} Tamara Mellon co-founded the business in 1996 with Jimmy Choo, and now she is reportedly among the players interested in buying the brand from Capri Holdings, according to WWD.

Tamara Mellon is a pioneering entrepreneur, founder, and a shoe designer. At age 27, she left her post as an accessories editor at British Vogue to co-found a company with a cobbler named Jimmy Choo.

Tamara Mellon buying back Jimmy Choo could be a ‘genius move’, says brand consultant Gabriele Hackworthy - Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Nostalgia is a powerful thing. No one is immune to it ...