Long Tall Sally Clothing
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Long Tall Sally is a clothing label for tall women 5'8" and over. Its clothing has featured in television shows such as Make me a super model, How to look good naked[citation needed], and the Martha Stewart Show. The label was set up in 1975 by American Judy Rich. In 2005 it was taken over by Amery Capital, which was founded by the former Marks & Spencer director Maurice Helfgott with support from the Bennett brothers, Maurice and Michael. The Bennetts were the founders of Warehouse and Oasis,[disambiguation needed 
] played a role in the development of Coast and also in the transformation of Phase Eight. Amery Capital also has a stake in the women’s clothing store, Kookai.
The first store was opened in 1976 on Chiltern Street in the West End of London. In 2010 there are 20 stores in UK, 1 in the US, the company also sends out catalogues and runs an ecommerce website.[1]
In 2008 the company started selling in North America through catalogue and web marketing, and in 2009 acquired the Canadian assets and trade of Tall Girl,[2] including nine stores across Canada.
