Our Story
Our Vision
Our Style
Olana was born out of a desire to create a capsule wardrobe of simplicity, charm and timelessness and offers a fresh, contemporary take on classic, nostalgic garments. Understated and effortless, each Olana piece evokes a sense of ease and wonder and bestows a subtle chicness that whispers 'I just threw this on'. Fusing together sophistication and sensuality, Olana offers a unique style that is simultaneously refined and casual, elegant and cool. Olana represents a firmly feminine lifestyle where women can imagine living out their most beautiful, memorable days.
Our Approach
Other than our very modest stockpile of just 3-5 items per design, each garment in the collection is made to order in our studio in the north of England and is carefully put together by a small team of artisan dressmakers with over 50 years experience in the UK's fashion industry. The process for creating each garment involves designing, cutting, stitching, steaming, labelling, packaging and sending to each of our customers personally. Our small scale production line and made-to-order approach means that we are able to strive for as minimal waste on resources and fabrics as possible. Read our handmade tale.
Our Conscience
Determined not to be part of the fast fashion carousel, we aim to create key, trusted, classic pieces with great cut and lasting style. Olana positions itself as part of a conscious, soulful, slow-fashion movement. From design to production, everything is lovingly considered and skilfully crafted to bring you garments of beauty, substance and quality. Each garment is designed with the intention of holding a place in your wardrobe (and your hearts) for always.
Our Process
All of our garments are made to order by a specialist team of artisan dressmakers in the north of England. Each Olana pattern is carefully hand cut from luxury, sustainably sourced fabric and is pieced together by hand using nothing other than a traditional sewing machine, a good eye and a steady hand. Our beautiful fabric covered buttons are all individually created by hand-cutting precise, circular pieces of fabric which we use to envelop traditional disc buttons. These are then meticulously married up to button holes using a good old fashioned tape measure and are completed by delicately hand sewing them to each garment. The dressmaking journey concludes by hand pressing, folding and wrapping each Olana order and hand delivering it to the post office where it is signed off on it's voyage to it's lovely new owner.
A brand for women made by women.