Charlotte Olympia

Charlotte Olympia
Dellal in 2015
Industry	Shoes and accessories
Founded	2008; 16 years ago (2008) in London, England
Founder	Charlotte Olympia Dellal
Area served	Global

Charlotte Olympia is a British luxury shoe and accessories brand founded by Charlotte Olympia Dellal in 2008.^[1]

History

Dellal launched her label right after graduating from London College of Fashion, where she studied product development and footwear.^[1]^[2] Her first footwear collection was presented during London Fashion Week in February 2008.^[3] In 2010, Charlotte Olympia opened its first store on Maddox Street in London,^[1] followed by two stores in New York^[4] and Los Angeles.^[5] Starting in 2014, the brand opened many more stores worldwide, including in Miami,^[6] Hong Kong,^[7] and Dubai.^[8]

Brand

Charlotte Olympia's designs are influenced by classical Hollywood cinema glamour, pin-ups and movie stars from the 1940s and 50s.^[2]

The brand has become known for the "island" platform Dolly pump, the Kitty flat and Perspex Pandora clutch box.^[9] Although primarily focused on footwear and accessories for women, the label also produces a collection for little girls called 'Incy'^[10] and the Tom Cat smoking slipper for men.

Her logo is a spider web design placed under the shoe sole.^[11]

Awards

2008

NewGen sponsorship by the British Fashion Council.

2010

Footwear News Achievement Awards, Emerging Designer of the Year.

2011

British Fashion Awards, Accessory Designer of the Year.

2012

Glamour Women of the Year, Accessory Designer of the Year.
Footwear News Achievement Awards, Designer of the Year.
WGSN Global Fashion Awards, Footwear and Accessories Designer Award.

2014

Marie Claire Spain Prix de la Moda Awards, Accessory Designer of the Year.

2015

Walpole Awards, British Brand Ambassador.
British Fashion Awards, Accessory Designer of the Year.

Designer biography

Charlotte Olympia Della was born on June 5 in 1981^[12] in Cape Town, South Africa,^[13] to a Brazilian model Andréa de Magalhães Vieira and a British property developer Guy Della,^[14] son of the property tycoon Jack Dellal.

Her sister is the model Alice Dellal.^[15] She lives in North Kensington, London with her husband, Maxim Crewe (m.2010) and has three sons.^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Mistry, Meenal (23 March 2012). "Charlotte Olympia Dellal, Shoe Queen". Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal Online. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b Alexander, Ella (29 November 2013). "Charlotte Olympia's Recipe For Success". Vogue News. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ "Charlotte Olympia Dellal". Business of Fashion. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ Murrow, Lauren (5 April 2012). "The New Step Class". New York Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ Moore, Booth (19 June 2013). "Charlotte Olympia Boutique Opens Today in Beverly Hills". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ Cordle, Ina Paiva. "Charlotte Olympia opens store at Bal Harbour shops^{[permanent dead link]}". Miami Herald. 3 June 2014.
^ Harilela, Divia. "Charlotte Olympia Boutique brings stylish new shoes to Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 3 June 2014.
^ Khouy, Stephanie. "Charlotte Olympia Boutique Opens in the Middle East". style.com/arabia. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
^ De Rosée, Sophie. "The Perfect: Charlotte Olympia Tailor Made Shoes". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ Karmali, Sarah (12 August 2013). "Charlotte Olympia Takes Baby Steps". Vogue. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ Munyal, Panna (5 July 2017). "Charlotte Olympia's new collection channels Spider-man". The National. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ Henning, Kristen (5 June 2015). "Women who rock: Charlotte Olympia Dellal on what women want". Footwear News. Los Angeles. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^ "Charlotte Olympia Dellal". The Business of Fashion. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b Blasberg, Derek (18 October 2010). "Personal Style: Charlotte Olympia Dellal". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ Fisher, Alice (9 November 2014). "Charlotte Dellal: 'I named my bag collection after men, as I'd rather have a man on my arm'". The Observer. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 20 August 2015.