Brandy Melville is a multinational fast-fashion clothing company. Established in Italy by Silvio Marsan, it gained international popularity after switching to a California-based style and reaching American consumers.[1]

The company's products are sold in physical stores in Europe, the United States, Asia, Canada, and Australia, as well as on their website.[2] The stores feature a bleached wood theme and muted color palette.[3]

The retailer has faced controversy for making clothes of only one size, and has faced numerous accusations of reclusive leadership, persistent bigotry, and discrimination.[4][5][6]

Silvio Marsan and his son Stephan founded Brandy Melville in Italy in the early 1980s, and opened their first US store in 2009, in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, which borders the UCLA campus.[1] The brand name and logo was inspired by the fictional tale of two people – Brandy, an American girl, and Melville, an Englishman, who met and fell in love.[7] The business grew popular among young girls, in part due to their Malibu teen aesthetic.[1]