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From Blind Date To Brand
Before the two met, Lisa was a successful business analyst working in law and finance in the City. Well respected, hard-working, but ultimately unfulfilled. She craved freedom, the ability to express her creative self, and knew she was capable of so much more.
In another part of London, Hadrian was a product designer for large corporations. He resented designing products no one really needed and were a drain on planetary resources. He disliked the routine and the suffocating bureaucracy that was a barrier to progress.
Both knew: There had to be more to life.
Frustrated, each took action. Lisa went on a course to figure out what she wanted to do with her life while Hadrian quit his job, bought a motorbike and decided to ride from London to Tokyo.
Universal forces intervened – they went on a blind date and the course of history was changed forever. The date went so well that four weeks later Lisa quit her job too, walked out the door and onto the back of Hadrian’s motorbike. The two never looked back.
As they travelled they asked themselves, how could they bring purpose and fulfilment to their lives? Fashion was a passion they shared – Lisa forever customising her clothes, Hadrian a runner-up in a Jimmy Choo design competition. The writing was on the wall. The bike was parked.
Born in 2015, URBAN GILT launched with a capsule collection of printed T-shirts made from sustainable cotton. An environmental conscience is at the core of the brand and integral to the couple's plans to help change the world.
Four years later, in keeping with the rise of female entrepreneurship, URBAN GILT evolved into a brand for women who want to create fulfilling lives and need a wardrobe to enable that mission. We believe the more people who live a purposeful life, and love doing so, the better and happier the world will be.
Sleek, sophisticated pieces for women
on a mission to live to their full potential
