Serial Entrepreneur, Fashion Maven, Author, and Philanthropist, Olori Swank is one of the most iconic fashion stylists of this decade. Known for her electric blue hair and fearless style, Olori’s transition into the fashion industry wasn’t planned.
A former pre-med student with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from The University of Georgia, her next step, after graduating with honors, was to apply for medical school. However, a chance meeting with the VP of A&R at Jive Records, who wanted her to style one of his artists, changed everything.
A simple meeting catapulted Olori into the world of fashion with no preparation, forcing her to adapt immediately impressing the label beyond expectation. With her keen eye for fashion and her astute business acumen, this emerging stylist immediately transformed into one of the most rivaled fashion icons of this time, curating a high- profile list of Hollywood’s biggest stars. From artists such as Donald Glover (also known as Childish Gambino), Rae Sremmurd, T.I., Young Jeezy, Tyrese, Teyana Taylor, Christina Milian, Lance Gross, to curating full wardrobes for some of the NFL’s elite – Olori has done it all.
Sought after for her fashion and style advice, she has appeared on CNN, Forbes, Vogue, Huffington Post, OWN Network, Black Enterprise, and BET to name a few.
Adding the title of Author to her repertoire, Olori reached best-seller status with the recent release of her first fashion and lifestyle advice manifesto, 101: The Blueprint for a Swank Life. Highly acclaimed, this book offers up tips on fashion and style, dating, finance, entrepreneurship and more. In addition to the 101 book, Olori has created a series of wildly popular adult coloring books called, Color Like A Bo$$; and a series of "Zoe Spark" children's books.
An entrepreneur and educator in every sense, Olori has created two fashion workshops and a dinner series; eBoutique 101, a workshop on how to build, launch and grow a profitable online store, A Lesson in Swank, a workshop on getting into and succeeding in the fashion industry, Dinners for Winners, an intimate dinner series for influencers and the people they inspire.
An avid shopper, Olori created SWANK Blue, a brand whose focus is to retail high-end fashion looks at affordable prices.
Keenly focused on the "next big thing", Olori remains ahead of curve; determined to push the limits of what's fashionable to what's imaginable.
Olori currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.