From Market Stalls to Millions: The House of CB Story

Armed with her book bag and a love for clothes, five-year-old Conna Walker didn’t mind helping out on her parents’ secondhand market stalls in East London after long days at school. She might’ve been young, but she was learning how to negotiate, as well as the fundamentals of running a business. This experience is what helped her become the owner of a £250 million company.

Aged 17, Conna borrowed £3,000 from her parents in 2010 and began selling readymade clothes purchased from clothing markets. She travelled there with her parents who were buying furniture for their business, and brought back a suitcase of garments for her to flog on eBay. She continued doing this for a year or so, before deciding to start designing her own dresses (which were also manufactured in China) and set up her own website. This meant Conna was able to only sell clothes designed in-house, rather than wholesale bought from China. And since all of the designs became original, it’s likely your favourite celebrity has worn House of CB. House of CB is no stranger to a lawsuit. In fact, Conna Walker and her team took on fast fashion giant Oh Polly in 2021... House of CB was awarded £450,000 damages after a judge ruled in its favour on a design rights row centred on two of its dresses. It took legal action against Oh Polly for selling bodycon and bandage styles that were 'fragrant' rip-offs of House of CB. David Stone, sitting as Deputy High Court Judge, compared 20 House of CB designs against 20 Oh Polly designs. He ultimately concluded that seven of the Oh Polly pieces infringed the unregistered design rights of House of CB, stating that some of the designs were essentially copied outright. She would fly across the pond with a suitcase full of House of CB clothes and DM stars on Instagram to offer them a free outfi

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