Olivia Buckingham

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Olivia Buckingham
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Buckingham in 2011
Born1983 (age 4041)
Education Heathfield School
Alma materLondon School of Fine Arts
Occupation(s)Photographer, editor, designer

Olivia Croucher Buckingham (born 1983) is a Hong Kong-born British socialite, magazine editor, and former photographer. She is a contributing editor to Hong Kong Tatler and Thailand Tatler.

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Biography

Buckingham was born in Hong Kong in 1990. [1] Her family has been in Hong Kong for four generations. Her maternal great-grandfather was the philanthropist and businessman Noel Croucher. [2]

She boarded at Heathfield School, Ascot and studied photography at the London School of Fine Arts. [2]

Career

Buckingham worked as a portrait and landscape photographer, with her first exhibit shown at China Tang in London. [2] She later began working for a public relations firm but left the public relations job to become a fashion stylist. [1] Buckingham is a contributing editor to Hong Kong Tatler and Thailand Tatler. [3] [4] In 2019 she partnered with Lady Emily Compton to release a jewellery collection called RockChic. [5] She also partnered with Lady Emily to launch Emily & Olivia, a styling service. [6]

She was named number six on Tatler's 2023 best dressed list. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Out of My Closet: Olivia Buckingham | South China Morning Post". Scmp.com. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Ross, Madeleine (10 August 2015). "Blonde Ambition: Olivia Croucher Buckingham". Hong Kong Tatler.
  3. "Olivia Buckingham news and features". Tatler.
  4. Buckingham, Olivia (24 September 2018). "Olivia Buckingham Shares 10 Highlights From London Fashion Week". Thailand Tatler.
  5. Law, Jocelyn (22 November 2019). "Stylists Lady Emily Compton And Olivia Buckingham Debut An Exclusive Jewellery Collection With Pragnell This November". Hong Kong Tatler.
  6. "ABOUT". Emily & Olivia.
  7. "Tatler's best dressed: the 25 top style mavens and mavericks are crowned in the sizzling September issue". Tatler . 28 July 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.