Orla Kiely

Orla Kiely

The creative world of Orla Kiely was founded in 1995 to express visually her love of pattern, color, texture, and rhythm, which as components, all play and work together. Her patterns are charming and have become instantly recognizable by fashionstas and handbag-fans alike.

Though she began her work designing hats, Kiely quickly moved into designing handbags when her father noticed that during her first London Fashion Week everyone was carrying handbags, but no one was wearing hats. Her innovative ideas like using laminated cloth in handbags and bright pattern collections made her work stand out as no one else at the time was doing anything so visionary. While handbags remain an essential staple in her full-line, Orla Kiely’s unique ability to create beautiful and inimitable prints and patterns remains her greatest strength as a designer. In fact, Orla Kiely’s prints have become so sought-after, they’ve even been used on kitchenware, stationery, furniture, wallpaper, and cars!