ABOUT
Hope Macaulay is a contemporary, luxury and bespoke fashion brand of a young fashion and textiles designer based in Northern Ireland. Hope Macaulay pioneers and creates sustainable, feel-good knitwear pieces which are handmade to order by her team of local knitters in Northern Ireland.
After graduating from University in 2018, Hope began working on her brand and by 2020, Hope Macaulay emerged as an inspiring, slow fashion, global brand, hailed by the fashion world as dopamine dressing, and with a loyal following on social media.
Hope is best known for her creation of her signature statement piece: the Colossal Knit Jacket, with colourful colour blocking, oversized patchwork stitching and balloon cuffed sleeves. Just by using her hands, Hope develops the unique and exuberant chunky knitwear pieces, her favourites created from sustainably sourced materials such as luxury merino wool and vegan biodegradable nylon. Her garments are created mindfully and hand knit by her team of 17 knitters across Northern Ireland.
Hope's creations are not a representation of reality but a world in which you may find in your dreams, inspired by her fascination with the mind, distortion, reality and surrealism. Hope’s garments are wearable pieces of art, that are bold and vivid experiences, each telling a dream-like story.
Hope's energetic and surreal garments have been featured on the front cover of GQ and Harper's Bazaar, Vogue’s '6 New Names In Summer Knitwear To Obsess Over', Elle, Vanity Fair, Sports Illustrated, Harper’s Bazaar, CR Fashion Book and the New York Times ‘Designers Who Are Making Knitwear Cool’. Hope's garments have also been seen on Halsey, Gigi Hadid, Naomi Osaka, Rosalía, Anne Marie, Billie Piper, Kali Uchis and Jennifer Hudson.
Hope Macaulay strongly believe in high quality, made to order, handmade garments, shopping small, a close customer care relationship and supporting local women in our community.