Independent Australian swimwear brand Camp Cove Swim is a brand you’ll get excited about, if you love colours and prints.
Launched in 2013 by Katherine Hampton, the brand started with just seven designs in two prints, and Katherine’s mum sewed the first production run herself. Almost immediately after launching the swimmers sold out and Katherine had to find a partner to help out. She’s been with the same team ever since.
The brand’s swimwear cuts are forgiving with high-waist bottoms and supportive tops in pretty graphic patterns and a range of colours from muted neutrals to bright primary shades.
The Camp Cove Swim garments have been designed to suit all kinds of body types according to Katherine. “We aim to empower women, to challenge the beauty standards that are presented to us every day and to encourage our customers to love and respect their bodies,” she writes on the brand’s website.
The lining of the swimsuits are made of Econyl – a regenerated nylon made from fishing nets and landfill waste – and the prints are done using the sublimation printing process that uses no water at all to dye fabric.
Camp Cove Swim also manufactures all their garments in a small town on the coast of New South Wales. The brand uses in-house scraps for their samples, and they on-sell their excess fabrics to local fabric stores.
Website: www.campcoveswim.com
Instagram: @campcoveswim
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