Designer Bio
Ariana Olivia Bolaños
Bolaños’ background begins at just 6 years old with learning how to draw, and mastering the home sewing machine at 10. Bolaños’ fashion studies include a semester at FIT for fashion design, an associates degree from WCC that blends videography, writing, and social sciences, as well as a bachelor's degree in product development from Columbia College Chicago.
Bolaños’ biggest inspirations when designing are drawn from fantasy as well as the real world, and the lines in between: spirituality & the afterlife. As an avid human, animal, and planet welfare activist, Bolaños aims to balance her love for fashion with responsibility by designing every arrri piece to be sustainably & ethically crafted, as well as inclusive. When Bolaños isn’t working on a collection, she is either editing digital content, writing in her journal, or out for a walk.
Bolaños showed for her first time in Chicago, on November 14th, 2025 with the collection:
Most recently followed up by THE IN-BETWEEN, presented on June 18th, 2026.
Many more projects to come...
