Tamara Mellon and Marc Jacobs up the style stakes in St Barts

Jimmy Choo boss Tamara Mellon and best friend Marc Jacobs display beach chic on their Caribbean holiday

Tamara Mellon Marc Jacobs
Tamara Mellon Marc Jacobs
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Jimmy Choo boss Tamara Mellon and best friend Marc Jacobs display beach chic on their Caribbean holiday

Single girl Tamara Mellon is proving that you don't have to be loved up to enjoy a break on the Caribbean island of St Barts.

Instead, the 42 year-old Jimmy Choo founder partied with her best male pal, fellow designer Marc Jacobs, and his partner Lorenzo Martone.

Tamara's seven year-old daughter Minty is also enjoying lazy afternoons on the sand.

It's all a far cry from Mellon's recent trips to the paradise isle, when she shared romantic trysts with ex boyfriend Christian Slater. The pair ended their two year relationship in March, blaming pressures of work.

Tamara and Marc look set to have plenty of company on St Barts as the New Year approaches.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is set to host a £3m New Year's Eve party there, with guests including TopShop boss Sir Philip Green, Simon Cowell, Jude Law and Sienna Miller, who are all currently holidaying in the region, expected to attend.

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