Our Story

Beginning with the brand name: Ombra meaning Shade and Sole meaning Sun we believe it encompasses our passion, sense of identity and what the brand lives for.

Ombra & Sole (O & S) was born out of a passion for sun protection. With co-founder Kara Giovenco being diagnosed with four melanomas over the past four years, her and her husband Guy founded Ombra & Sole with the vision of promoting sun protection and safety to families and their children.

Living in Australia, where the UV is harsh and we suffer the worlds highest rate of skin cancers globally, as well as having two little cherubs of their own, Kara and Guy wanted to instill their love of living life to its fullest in a fun, safe and protected way, and hence their love of hats was born! They have big hopes and dreams for O & S and hope you love coming along for the journey with them as they release more and more fashionable hats and sun safety products in the near future! 

Serendipity or not, O & S also are the initials of their beautiful two children (Oscar and Scarlett). 

Please head over to our 'Donations' page to read more about our sun safety passion and where we will be donating sales towards Melanoma research! 

We hope you love our hats as much as we do and share with them your friends and family too! 

Love Kara, Guy, Oscar and Scarlett! (O & S founding family)