Hotel Bondi Swim landed on fashion’s radar in April 2008 when designers Fern Levack and Damion Fuller produced a stellar debut show at the RAFW collections. For S/S ‘08/09, the Bondi-based couple, who met at the Bondi Hotel 10 years ago, took inspiration from their beachfront community.
“In Bondi summer means surfing, wet dogs, guitars, swimming off the boat ramp and endless hours snorkelling In Bondi bikinis are a way of life,” the couple explain. Every whimsical print and bikini created by the Hotel Bondi team is made especially to express the personality of the colourful and beautiful Australian backyard. Using Australian-made nylon Lycra combined with playful textile prints, Hotel Bondi Swim is made on Australian soil for beach-loving girls all over the world. Fern and Damion are passionate ambassadors of the laid-back Bondi lifestyle and Hotel Bondi Swim’s bikinis express this authentic, creative, village attitude of one-street-back-Bondi. Each bikini is designed as a unique piece of art that expresses the best of the eclectic, easy-going Bondi lifestyle. Damien Woolnough, Australian Vogue |