Orla’s Story
Orla Langan is a fashion designer whose work explores and deconstructs traditions of tailoring and construction, drawing inspiration from historical costume, Japanese workwear, sportswear, art, music and emerging technologies.
Her philosophy is that style should not be at the expense of our planet. She supports the Cradle to Cradle process, creating products with the vision of building a world where waste is effectively eliminated. Cradle to Cradle design reimagines the traditional take-make-waste model and replaces it with a circular, regenerative system. It promotes the idea that products and materials can be designed to create continuous cycles of use and reuse, reducing the strain on our planet’s resources and fostering a more sustainable and transparent future for design.
She has an ongoing interest in biomaterials, 3D design, adaptive fashion, farm to fabric, AI, XR and digital fashion solutions for a more circular approach to design, and continues to research how these can be incorporated into her own practice.
Orla merges and explores sustainable design, creative pattern cutting, non-binary fashion and contemporary streetwear. The result is a modernist mix of fabrication, pattern, colour and detail that echo the form and process of Orla's zero-waste philosophy. The playful and sculptural tailoring in contrast materials and print is a statement on the power of design to both elevate function and celebrate style. She is constantly researching new textiles without compromising the inherent properties that she builds into each garment.
ThE DESIGNER
Orla Langan is a graduate of BDes (Hons) Fashion Design at The National College of Art and Design, and also holds a Master’s in Multi-Media Systems from Trinity College Dublin and a Certificate in Design for Sustainability and Circular Economies (DSCE, L9,10 ECTS) from TUS, Limerick.
She has extensive experience in international sportswear and apparel, having designed for Fila, Sweaty Betty London, Puma and Lee Jeans. She also worked as a trend analyst with leading trend forecaster WGSN in London and has consulted on design for medical device start-ups.
Orla continues to work on numerous collaborative projects with artists, designers, stylists and agencies. Launching her own label in 2017 with the vision to create a conscientious, distinctive label, merging art, design and street style.
Recent Projects & Collaborations
2025 – Designed pieces for Siobhán McSweeney (The Traitors, RTÉ)
2025 – Featured at Dublin Independent Fashion Week, Smock Alley Theatre
2023 – Hope Couture for Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann (ONE) with Droga5 Dublin, part of Accenture Song
2023 – Tailor for Harry Styles during his performance at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin
2023 – Little VISUAL: Wearing a Sculpture with artist Lucy Hill