Wearable design?
With a unique experience in the textiles production sphere, I have the tools to both mentor and assist you through the process making of garments right here in Sydney.
Getting my start at Budgy Smuggler, I’ve been able to learn the intricacies of swimwear production and transform your ideas from a 2D design on a screen into tangible garments that are ready to wear.
DESIGN + MENTORING
With 8+ years experience working in textiles and swimwear production, look no further for assistance when creating your garments. I’ll bring industry connections, insider knowledge and plenty of first hand experience, to ensure you get a quality product made right here in Australia.
For pricing and more details on how to get started, shoot me an email with your ideas and what you’re hoping to achieve and we can go from there!
Big Vibes Day forge lioness level sun protection with the fun, relaxed, happy vibes of the Australian summer.
Boring sun protection, be gone! Their chic UPF50+ rashies are luxe, fashion forward tees that you can wear from the surf to sun lounge, from pool to bar. They’re beach tees designed to bring smiles and joy. Accessorise with a spritz or a surf board - you be you.
Designed and made with love in Australia from beautiful, lightweight Italian fabric, their premium quality rashies are ultra sunscreen, oil and chlorine resistant, and built for durability to withstand long days of adventures in the Australian salt, surf and sun.
Big Vibes Day
Gali Swimwear fuses Australia’s First Nations culture and art with sustainable mens swimwear made in Sydney. They collaborate with artists and communities to create premium swimwear that is designed to be celebrated around the world.
My role has been to both mentor David, owner of Gali Swimwear, through the onshore production process as well as help turn the artist’s works into wearable pieces. This means making colour adjustments to suit the absorbency of the fabric, to ensure we’re doing the original artwork justice, setting up print files for placement printing via sublimation, translating traditional sewing patterns into digital placement templates and so much more.
Gali Swimwear
Winki Suits create ‘ethically made swimsuits for women who love the sea’. I’ve assisted them throughout the production of their suits, but transforming their artworks, colour palettes and vision into repeat patterns that can easily be printed via Sublimation, onto their fabric. This process involved knowledge about the geometry of shapes and how they fit together to create seamless patterns, as well as in-depth communication with the printers and client Winki Suits.
Winki Suits
Born under the Australian sun, The ACQUA Brand has changed the face of sun-protective swimwear with our chic design innovation, signature gold detailing, exclusive prints and classic neutrals to bring the iconic Australian rash guard to a whole new level.
I’ve been able to assist Ally through the production process of re-creating existing designs right here in Australia and walk her through the manufacturing process. We’ve streamlined everything from start to finish, with custom templates that maker instructions on the garments, size indicators and tags that follow each pair through the process.
The Acqua Brand
Budgy Smuggler is a notoriously Australian brand, known for their bright swimwear and Aussie humour, who over the past decade have captured the male market. In 2018 it was time to switch the focus and give the company a female edge and I was able to provide a solutions throughout my four years spent working in house. Through creation of new, more effeminate patterns, popular workout and leisure apparel, and a shift in tone of voice via media marketing we were able to grow the brand into a more diverse and sophisticated service catering to a much larger audience.
Custom-made swimwear is another service offered by the brand that saw exponential grow through the influence of a well organised system I was able to put in place. Through one-on-one conversations with customers, I was able to fulfil their bespoke requests with timely and accurate satisfaction. Within my first year, the company saw a 70% growth in conversion rates of custom apparel, which was directly attributed by open conversations with all areas of production, timely responses and action with custom orders and the implementation of improved management and systems.
Testimonial:
“Molly is an outstanding designer, very driven and focused on getting the task done and never settling for ‘Okay’. She was a driving force in our creative team, overseeing many production processes and working directly with customers on their ideas, very highly recommend.”
Budgy Smuggler
