About

Olwen Bourke is a Dublin-based fashion designer creating luxurious womenswear, with a focus on sustainability and craftsmanship. The celebration and evolution of handcraft and
traditional techniques sit at the heart of her designs, re-imagining embroidery, lace and vintage textiles into contemporary silhouettes. She regularly collaborates with Irish lace makers to create bespoke lace embellishments for her designs, thus creating unique heirloom pieces, while helping to revive the rich art of lace-making in Ireland.

Olwen studied fashion design at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin (NCAD), where she was awarded a first-class honors BA degree. She worked in London and Paris designing for TV and film, including for the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing and for the Royal Opera House and the Royal Ballet. During this time, she honed her skills designing one-off made-to-measure pieces for celebrities, private clients and special events. She went on to design for various fashion houses and continues to design the bridal and bridesmaid ranges for the UK brand Monsoon.

She launched her own namesake bridal brand in 2018, and in 2024 she launched her first ready to wear collection at CREATE Brown Thomas. All of her pieces are made to order at her Dublin studio.