About Us
We thought it’s about time we officially introduced ourselves and let you all know a little scoop into who we are, what we’ve been up to and how we function day-to-day. We’re sure you’ll already be keeping up to date with us on socials but if you’re interested in how we started and other interesting activities we’ve been doing along the way, such as our charity work, then keep reading below...
You probably already know that Oh Polly is a rapidly growing pureplay fashion brand selling women's clothing internationally. But did you know that the company was established from charitable beginnings, after our founders set up The Brannerson Foundation? Stay tuned to find out more about the amazing charity work we do a little later in the post.
We have offices in Glasgow, Liverpool, Los Angeles, Dhaka, and Guangzhou with over 350 employees in the UK, and 1500 directly employed worldwide. Our business model is social-first and centred around industry leading Instagram and Facebook accounts. In 2019, Oh Polly was ranked as the 5th most engaged UK clothing retail social media brand. Fast forward to 2023 and we now have a combined following of over 8 million across the brands, selling products in almost every single country around the world. This puts us among the fastest growing fashion brands within the UK.
It’s definitely well known worldwide that wearing Oh Polly is sure to get you noticed. We pride ourselves on being the place that everyone turns to when buying something that's a ‘little bit extra.’
And our unique selling point?
Oh Polly is one of the few UK brands which designs and produces its own garments. As a result we combine both exceptional quality (which we carefully control) with unique trend driven fashion. In our customer's words “you get what you pay for”.
OUR MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCT PROCESS
Our product development and manufacturing process is unique to most. At Oh Polly, we like to be different and always with you in mind, as we love our customers!
Our buyers do not purchase wholesale products, which allows us to keep our designs super unique - and of course that little bit extra! All our products are designed in house by a small, incredibly talented design team. All our collections are curated by a small buying team led by our Creative Director.
We also pride ourselves on being incredibly involved with the people and production behind every Oh Polly 'fit. Our founders, Mike Branney and Claire Henderson, set up our two main factories when Oh Polly started. This means we have control over our workers' safety, the wages they are paid, and the quality of the product at every stage of manufacturing in those factories.
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
If you shop at Oh Polly and you know your stuff then it’s unlikely you need us to remind you of the harmful effects this industry has on our planet. Here at Oh Polly, we’re taking positive steps each and every day to improve the sustainability of the brand. If you want to find out more about our actions then you should check out our Sustainability page