SoCal Beach Livin - Behind the Scenes

Designing our second line

We LOVE designing new bikinis – we love it as much as playing volleyball and that says a lot! There is only one thing for us at Pepper Swimwear that tops designing bikinis and playing volleyball:...

Battle of the Paddle 2014

Last weekend (October 4 & 5, 2014) we had the pleasure of displaying our pepperkinis at the Rainbow Sandals Battle of the Paddle at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point, CA. This was our first time...

3rd Annual Ladies Ocean Park Open Tourney (LingerACE!)

We recently had the opportunity to participate in the 3rd Annual Ladies Ocean Park Open Tourney (LingerACE!) both as players and one of the event sponsors.  Approximately one hundred female playe...

A New and Improved Direction

The disappointment of scrapping our initial designs brought us very close to throwing in the towel on this entire project. Even with the help of an experienced designer, pattern maker, cutter and...

Just Not Good Enough

It is customary to use a “sample maker” for the product development process and then take the final/approved product to a manufacturer for production but one of the manufacturers we met said they...

Designing a Logo

Of course our dream goal is to develop a successful little swimwear and apparel/accessories brand that provides an essential creative and mental outlet and funds the fun we crave (beach volleybal...

An Innovative New Concept – a Risk Worth Taking?

One important attribute of our ideal bikini top is adjustability.  After all, that is what makes the classic triangle top style so appealing – not only is it simple and sexy but you can adjust bo...

Our First Design

We created an idealistic description of the product we are aiming to develop including keywords (such as bad ass, fashionable, edgy, hot) attributes we do and do not want (no tie at the neck, mus...

Searching for the Perfect Beach Volleyball Bikini

My friend Sibylle and I are lucky enough to play amateur (but competitive) beach volleyball 3-5 times per week – pretty awesome considering that we both have young children!  Living in sunny Sout...