A truck-driving swimwear mannequin turned designer is ready to showcase her newest swim assortment on a global runway at Miami Swim Week.
Former Kalgoorlie-Boulder native Amanda Hinchcliffe’s Kobu Collective Swimwear would be the solely Australian swimwear model representing native shores at The Reveals subsequent month, the place she is going to launch her newest assortment.
Ms Hinchcliffe based Kobu Swim in 2018, eight years after being topped Miss Hawaiian Tropic Worldwide — the primary Australian to win the prize in 27 years — and launched her first line throughout the pandemic in 2021.
She stated regardless of dwelling within the purple dust, she had at all times wished to be a swimwear mannequin and creating her personal line simply flowed from that dream.
“I’m going to be doing distinctive designs that can flip heads, and it’s not simply your common bikinis — they’re like swimwear vogue,” she stated.
“I actually concentrate on sustainability, and I’m a lover of the ocean, I really feel at peace after I’m within the ocean and I really like the marine life, so (utilizing) recycled supplies and lowering marine waste is one thing that basically resonates with me.
“I’ve been engaged on this assortment for over a 12 months now … and prime quality and a focus to element is one thing that I’m very explicit with.”
Ms Hinchcliffe stated going to Style Week was one thing she had at all times wished to do, with this new assortment a real illustration of her type.
“I simply knew that I wished to raise my model in a method that I’ve by no means completed earlier than,” she stated.
“I’ve additionally been a swimwear mannequin up to now, and I’ve at all times wished to be in that vogue world, so for me to have the ability to take that step and that problem into going to Swim Week, I simply knew it was the precise time for me to take my model to that subsequent degree.
“This brings out my true identification of what I’m making an attempt to indicate for what Kobu is all about. I had my ups and downs main in the direction of the place I’m now and so that is purely me, the whole lot is finished from the bottom up.
“What (prospects) can anticipate on this new assortment is slim strains, high-cuts, excessive necklines, sheer-mesh vibes, the subsequent in vogue swimwear aptitude and it’s going to be elegant with a contact of spice.”
Ms Hinchcliffe stated she was excited to satisfy different designers, entrepreneurs and fashions within the vogue world to alternate concepts and convey the most recent traits from internationally again to native shores.
Followers in Australia can see the primary take a look at the brand new Kobu assortment through the Miami Swim Week The Reveals Instagram web page on the morning of July 8.
Ms Hinchcliffe may also be sharing the main points on her Instagram, in addition to on the Kobu Swim socials.
