Tabitha Simmons is a

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, and magazine editor.

Biography

Simmons was born and raised in rural

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. She attended

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, where she studied film and set design. While at university, Simmons worked as a fashion model. After a short career in modelling, Simmons began working as a stylist. She worked for

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at ''Dazed''. She moved to New York City and signed a styling contract with

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and

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. She also styled runway shoes for

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. Simmons is a contributing editor at ''

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''. She partnered with

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on a jewellery line and designed a clothing line for

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. In 2009, Simmons launched her own shoe company. She was awarded the Emerging Talent Prize

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in 2011. In 2015, she won a

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for Accessories Designer of the Year. In 2017, she won a '' Glamour Award'' for Best Accessories Designer. In 2019, she was nominated for another CFDA Award. Simmons was married to British photographer

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and has two sons, Dylan and Elliot McDean. The family lived in a 5-story Queen Anne Revival townhouse in

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. She and McDean divorced in 2013. She began dating Robert Livingston "Topper" Mortimer, the son of

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, in 2014 after they met in

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. On 29 January 2018 Simmons gave birth to a daughter, Violet Elizabeth Mortimer. She and Mortimer were married in an Episcopal service at the Church of the Resurrection on 9 June 2018. A reception was held at

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followed by an after party at

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. Wedding guests included

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, Fabiola Beracasa Beckman,

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, and

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. Her husband had previously been married to socialite and reality television personality

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