Fat Face is a lifestyle clothing and accessories retailer, based in the UK. It was founded in 1988 by Tim Slade and Jules Leaver as a business selling T-shirts in the ski resorts. The company opened its first retail shop in 1993; as of 2014 there are 209 Fat Face stores in the UK and Ireland.The business was founded in 1988 in French ski resort Méribel by Tim Slade, a former policeman, and business graduate Jules Leaver.