Dramas have not dampened fashion entrepreneur's will to succeed

Cookie cutter is not how you would describe Jimmy Choo co-founder Tamara Mellon's career. An open rift with her co-founder from whom the brand takes its name, stints in rehab, bitter family battles and a messy tabloid divorce from New York banking scion Matthew Mellon have made her well acquainted with scandal.

But her new book In My Shoes: A Memoir shows that she is eager to tell her side of the story. The memoir tells of her experiences building Jimmy Choo into a multimillion dollar business, leaving it, and goes on to talk about her part in the revival of 1970s brand Halston.

Talking over Skype, Mellon hopes the book will correct some misconceptions.

"People think I must be ruthless and difficult. Many people have come into write articles about me with the piece already written.

"They're just perpetuating those myths, so, hopefully, this book will be able to break some of that. I've been very honest about some of my own failings, as well as successes."

Mellon began writing the book shortly after her abrupt departure from Jimmy Choo in 2011. With a one-year non-compete contract, she was adjusting to life after 15 years at the helm of the company. There had also been another book written about the brand which she didn't co-operate with, which she dismisses as "boring and infactual".