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Umar Kamani
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Umar Kamani
21 March 1988 Manchester, England
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| Alma mater | Manchester Metropolitan University |
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| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of PrettyLittleThing |
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Nada Adelle Omar Bataweel
(m. 2024) |
| Parent(s) | Mahmud Kamani |
| Relatives | Adam Kamani (brother) |
Umar Kamani (born 21 March 1988) is an English businessman who sells clothes and accessories. When he was 24, Umar and his brother Adam started an online fashion company. They named it "PrettyLittleThing.com." This company sells clothes, accessories, and other items, mostly for young women.
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Starting a Fashion Business
Working at Boohoo.com
Umar Kamani started his career in 2006. He worked for his family's business, Boohoo.com. Boohoo is a big online fashion store. In 2014, Boohoo became a public company. This helped the Kamani family become very wealthy.
Creating PrettyLittleThing.com
Umar Kamani and his brother Adam Kamani started PrettyLittleThing.com in January 2012. Their goal was to create a fun and affordable fashion brand.
Soon, many famous people started wearing clothes from PrettyLittleThing. These included stars like Miley Cyrus, Rita Ora, and Nicki Minaj. This helped the company grow very quickly.
PrettyLittleThing grew from 65 employees in 2014 to 300 by the end of 2015. They went from sending out 20 orders a day to shipping 20,000 packages daily. In 2016, PrettyLittleThing opened a main office in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. The famous TV personality Kylie Jenner hosted the launch party.
In 2016, Boohoo bought 66% of PrettyLittleThing. Later, in May 2020, Umar Kamani sold his remaining share of the company to Boohoo. This deal made him very rich. In April 2023, Umar Kamani announced he was stepping down as the boss of PrettyLittleThing.com.
Personal Life
Umar Kamani married British-Saudi model Nada Adelle in May 2024.
