Olcay Gülşen

Olcay Gülşen, also known as OJ Gulsen, (born 20 July 1980) is a Dutch fashion designer. She was the owner of fashion label "SuperTrash" from 2009 to 2018.

Life and career Olcay Gulsen's parents are Kurdish born in Turkey. Gulsen was born in Waalwijk. She has four sisters (Dolshe, Georgina, Venus and Jasmin) and a brother (Gökhan). In 2002, Gulsen graduated from her Human Resource course. After graduation she moved to Amsterdam to start her first company, an HRM agency called Chill Agency, at the age of 21. She went on to start her second company named 2Stepzahead, importing international fashion brands. This gave her the opportunity to take on her third and biggest project to date: a fashion brand named SuperTrash. By 2010, SuperTrash was sold in more than 2,000 sales points in 24 countries in Europe and America. In February 2018 Gulsen left SuperTrash. Four weeks later the company filed for bankruptcy leaving behind of debt.

Awards 2008: Jackie Magazine – Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year 2010: Amsterdam Business Award 2010: Marie Claire Prix de la Mode – Best Fashion Entrepreneur of 2010

Collaborations 2009: Gulsen becomes the face of the new Philips Senseo coffee maker 2010: SuperTrash creates a Special Edition Dutch Dress for Bavaria 2010: Gulsen becomes the face of Samsung 2012: SuperTrash creates a European Championship dress for Albert Heijn 2013: SuperTrash creates a dress to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Disneyland Paris 2013: Gulsen becomes ambassador for the first Global Kids Fashion Week in London 2013: Gulsen becomes ambassador for international non-profit foundation Challenge Day

Television appearances 2009: Holland's Next Top Model: guest jury member 2010: Project Catwalk (The Netherlands): guest jury member 2010: De Wereld Draait Door: regular guest 2011: Project Catwalk (The Netherlands): main jury member 2012: The Face (The Netherlands): main mentor 2013: The Daily Buzz: Gulsen has her own fashion segment on the US show 2018: Wie is de Mol?: contestant

SuperTrash The SuperTrash brand specializes in dresses, tops and pants. A shoe line was added to the collection in 2009, featuring primarily high-heeled shoes supplemented by glamorous flats. Later that year a denim collection named STenim was launched. In 2010, five brand stores were opened in The Netherlands (in Utrecht, The Hague, Laren, Maastricht and Eindhoven), one in Ibiza and several shop-in-shops. Additionally, brand stores in Amsterdam and Rotterdam opened in 2011. In 2012 the label expanded internationally, opening up a store and Headquarters on London's Carnaby Street and New York's Prince Street (permanently closed). In total there are now 15 brand stores internationally, including Antwerp, Gent and Wijnegem in Belgium. The brand also introduced its new label ST. Girls in 2012 to fashionably dress 6- to 16-year-olds. SuperTrash has also launched its own fragrance, Phenomenal and a range of nail polishes. In 2013 SuperTrash has evolved into a lifestyle brand instead of primarily a fashion label.

Personal Olcay Gulsen lives in Amsterdam and London. She was engaged to footballer Edgar Davids in 2006 but they split in 2012. In 2019 she started a relationship with radio deejay Ruud de Wild. The couple separated in 2023.