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Charlotte Olympia

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Charlotte Olympia
IndustryShoes and accessories
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008) in London, England
FounderCharlotte Olympia Dellal
Area served
Global

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

History

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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

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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

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2008

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2010

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  • Footwear News Achievement Awards, Emerging Designer of the Year.

2011

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2012

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  • 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

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

2015

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Designer biography

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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

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  1. ^ a b c Mistry, Meenal (23 March 2012). "Charlotte Olympia Dellal, Shoe Queen". Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal Online. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b Alexander, Ella (29 November 2013). "Charlotte Olympia's Recipe For Success". Vogue News. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Charlotte Olympia Dellal". Business of Fashion. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. ^ Murrow, Lauren (5 April 2012). "The New Step Class". New York Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. ^ Moore, Booth (19 June 2013). "Charlotte Olympia Boutique Opens Today in Beverly Hills". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  6. ^ Cordle, Ina Paiva. "Charlotte Olympia opens store at Bal Harbour shops[permanent dead link]". Miami Herald. 3 June 2014.
  7. ^ Harilela, Divia. "Charlotte Olympia Boutique brings stylish new shoes to Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 3 June 2014.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ De Rosée, Sophie. "The Perfect: Charlotte Olympia Tailor Made Shoes". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  10. ^ Karmali, Sarah (12 August 2013). "Charlotte Olympia Takes Baby Steps". Vogue. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  11. ^ Munyal, Panna (5 July 2017). "Charlotte Olympia's new collection channels Spider-man". The National. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  12. ^ Henning, Kristen (5 June 2015). "Women who rock: Charlotte Olympia Dellal on what women want". Footwear News. Los Angeles. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Charlotte Olympia Dellal". The Business of Fashion. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  14. ^ a b Blasberg, Derek (18 October 2010). "Personal Style: Charlotte Olympia Dellal". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  15. ^ 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.
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