Orla Kiely
- January 5, 2024
- Fashion Designer
Quick Facts
Full Name | Orla Kiely |
Occupation | Fashion Designer |
Date Of Birth | May 24, 1963(1963-05-24) |
Age | 61 |
Birthplace | Dublin |
Country | Ireland |
Horoscope | Taurus |
Orla Kiely Biography
Name | Orla Kiely |
Birthday | May 24 |
Birth Year | 1963 |
Place Of Birth | Dublin |
Birth Country | Ireland |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Spouse | Dermott Rowan |
Children(s) | 2 |
Orla Kiely is one of the most popular and richest Fashion Designer who was born on May 24, 1963 in Dublin, Ireland. Irish fashion designer, who is recognized for her patterns and distinctive designs. She owns her own fashion line named Orla Kiely she was named with the Irish Tatler Woman of the Year award in 2005.
Her designs were seen on Her pieces have been worn by Kate Middleton, Kirsten Dunst, and Alexa Chung., Kirsten Dunst along with Alexa Chung.
She began designing handbags after her father noted during her first London Fashion Week that everyone was carrying a handbag, but no one was wearing a hat. In the late 1990s, she had the idea to laminate cloth for handbags: “At the time, no one was doing anything like it. Laminated fabric, in those days, meant tablecloths.”
Together with her husband, Dermott Rowan, she formed The Orla Kiely Partnership in 1997. Her husband explained in an interview, “Nothing was planned, the whole thing started by accident. Kiely was consulting for other companies and designing her own collection at the weekend, which she would give to me to organize. We had this chaotic situation where deliveries of her designs would come into our apartment and if I didn’t get them out by 5pm, there was nowhere to sit!” Kiely showed in London Fashion Week and secured her first export orders. The following year, they took the collection to Premiere Class.
They have two children: Robert and Hamish and their partner Dermott Rowan.
Orla Kiely Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Fashion Designer |
House | Living in own house. |
Orla Kiely is one of the richest Fashion Designer from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Orla Kiely 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She was employed by Esprit while completing an MA from the Royal College of Art in London.
She was awarded the honorary Doctor by Norwich University of the Arts.
Orla Kiely, OBE (born 1963) is an Irish fashion designer based in London. She began her career designing hats, and moved on to design work on handbags and a variety of other items including kitchenware and cars. She received a master’s degree from the Royal College of Art. She worked with several companies before setting up her own business.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Orla Kiely Dating?
According to our records, Orla Kiely married to Dermott Rowan. As of December 1, 2023, Orla Kiely’s is not dating anyone.
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She has completed two publications entitled Home and Pattern, both published by Conran Octopus. She released a third publication, A Life in Pattern, in early 2018 to coincide with her exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in May.
Facts & Trivia
Orla Ranked on the list of most popular Fashion Designer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Orla Kiely celebrates birthday on May 24 of every year.
Can you still buy Orla Kiely?
It’s sad news for Orla Kiely fans as her store closes – but you can still buy her homeware online. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Yesterday, the Queen of Prints Orla Kiely announced the sad news that she has ceased trading.
What happened to Orla Kiely?
Company foundered in 2018 with debts of £7.25 million. Designer Orla Kiely described the collapse of her clothing business as “a bereavement”. An expensive move to open a store in New York City led to the collapse of the Orla Kiely retail fashion empire , according to its administrators.
Is Orla Kiely back in business?
Orla Kiely
Occupation| Fashion designer
Spouse(s)| Dermott Rowan
Children| 2
Is Orla Kiely married?
Dermott Rowan
How do you pronounce Orla Kiely?
Discovering that Orla Kiely’s surname is pronounced as “Kylie” is on a par with finding out you pronounce Moët with a hard “t”.