She's the creative mind behind the elegant and original handmade garments worn by the likes of Angelina Jolie and Beyoncé. But the story of Ralph & Russo's co-founder and creative director, Tamara Ralph, begins in Sydney's beach town of Cronulla, where she grew up sketching and sewing clothes for her friends and family. The 31-year-old told Daily Mail Australia that her childhood memories consist of sitting in the small sewing room alongside her mother and grandmother, surrounded by archives of sewing patterns, watching them at work. Scroll down for video Tamara Ralph, from Cronulla in Sydney, and Michael Russo, from Carseldine in Queensland, started their brand in a small office with one furnishing, one mannequin and one computer. Now the duo's international business is designing the clothes of A-list stars like Beyoncé and Angelina Jolie
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Australians Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo, launched their London based fashion brand after a chance encounter
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Ralph's interest in fashion stemmed from her mother and grandmother, who taught her how to sew at the age of 10
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She and her fiancée noticed a gap in London's Haute Couture market and took a leap of faith, combining their skills in banking and design
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Now they create clothes for A-Listers such as Beyoncé and Angelina Jolie
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Duo are first Australians invited by exclusive Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture to show in Paris
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