Career
Dellal began her eponymous label after graduating from London College of Fashion"s Cordwainer"s footwear design course. Although she wanted to design from a young age, it was during her foundation year that she discovered she wanted to specialise in footwear. Her first footwear collection was presented during London Fashion Week in February 2008.
In 2010, Charlotte Olympia opened its first store on Maddox Street in London, followed by a second in 2011 on East 65th Street in New York City, and another on Rodeo Drive, Los Angeles in July 2013 The year 2014 has seen the opening of three additional boutiques: in Miami, Hong Kong, and Dubai.
In 2015, Charlotte Olympia has opened 4 further stores at South Coast Plaza in California, The Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas, The Emporium Shopping Complex in Bangkok and Brompton Cross in London. Charlotte Olympia designs are influenced by classical Hollywood cinema glamour, pin-ups and movie stars from the 1940s and 50s.
Her design philosophy is to create luxurious, feminine shoes and accessories with a sense of humour. The brand has become known for the "island" platform Dolly pump, the Kitty flat and perspex Pandora clutch box.
All shoes and accessories are handcrafted in Italy.
Although primarily focused on footwear and accessories for women, the label also produces a collection for little girls called "Incy" and the Tom Cat smoking slipper for mentor Charlotte Olympia produces four seasonal collections a year, and maintains six different permanent collections including "Encore" featuring signature classics, "Runaway Bride", "To Dye Foreign" red carpet shoes, "Cosmic", "Incy", "Tailor Made" bespoke service, "9 till 5" and the most recently launched leather handbags. Charlotte Olympia Dellal was born in 1981 in Cape Town, South Africa, to Brazilian model Andréa de Magalhães Vieira and property developer Guy Dellal.
Her sister is the model Alice Dellal.
Charlotte attended Bedales School, Hampshire. She launched her London based shoe and accessory brand in 2008.