About Us
It is no small feat keeping a ladies boutique in business for over two decades in a fairly small Overberg town. But this is exactly what Merolyn Olivier has done.
Vanilla Boutique was established in 2003 in Bredasdorp and has had a loyal client base since her beginning years.
With 21 years of experience in fashion and retail, Merolyn has a very good understanding of what her customers want to make them feel special.
At Vanilla we celebrate local designers that offer a wide range of stylish separates for everyday wear and special occasions, high quality denim jeans as well as statement piece costume jewellery. We pride ourselves in selling garments made from 100% imported linen and other superior quality fabrics, that make our garments sustainable.
We compliment this with some carefully curated internationally sourced pieces.
Vanilla has decided to embrace the digital world with an online store, offering more customers the opportunity to enjoy the brand and expand into a new environment.
All my regular clients will still benefit from this and in addition I offer a personalized one-on-one shopping experience by appointment only at my new showroom.
I hope I continue to inspire you to have fun when getting dressed. Individual style comes from knowing who you are and who you want to be. I hope you choose to be confident, daring, inspired and most importantly yourself.
Be unique.
Be that girl!!
This is how it all started...
My mom, a farm girl, wanted to study fashion design. Unfortunately, this dream was never realised. But she sewed any outfit I saw in the fashion magazines, designing her own patterns. Sewing through the night, I woke in the morning to my new outfit layed out for me. And sometimes we would model her creations walking side by side on the 'catwalk' in our small village.
I dedicate my new boutique to my stylish mom, for her love and inspiration...always.