I grew up in London in the 80s & 90s having been around family businesses from as young as I can remember. My grandfather owned a restaurant and two carpet stores in central London. When he died in 1984 my father became a salesman for what eventually became Carpetright, before starting his own company in 1988. Most of my childhood outside school was spent working and while I didn’t realise it at the time, it instilled in me the extremely hard work ethic my clients know me for to this day! As an unusually fast-growing child, mum and dad couldn’t afford to keep replacing my clothes when I grew out of them, so I was forced to sometimes wear dad’s old clothes to school. Wearing 70s flares in the drainpipe era of the 80s made me an easy target for getting picked on so I had to start being creative with the clothes at my disposal! What started out as a necessity – and survival – became a passion. I excelled in most subjects at school including Art & Design. At 17 I decided I didn’t want to join the family business, so I tried to get a part-time job in fashion retail while studying at college, but no luck. Soon after finishing college I managed to get a direct-sales job at an IT solutions company. I spent 4 years there, making a big impact with my sales and my three-piece suits before getting an opportunity with an international custom clothing company in London’s West End. After working my way up the ladder over 7 years and building a fantastic clientele, I left to work with some former colleagues who had started their own boutique tailoring shop in the City. I had a great time and we were very successful together, but after 2 years I was being pushed by many of my clients (and my wife Carolina!) to start my own company. The timing felt right and I was the exact same age as my father when he started his own business; so in September 2011, Roberto Revilla London was born! From standing start to quick success, we delivered over 1,000 garments in our first year, and to this day continue to operate a f