How to Start a Sustainable Swimwear Brand (In Bali)

Starting a swimwear brand can be daunting, especially if you’re new to manufacturing. This guide simplifies each step, based on how over 300 brands order with us yearly.

This guide will walk you through the full process—from initial designs to fabric selection, sampling, printing, and production—so you know exactly where to start and what comes next.

What It Takes to Launch a Swim Label

Most founders start with a few clear goals:

Launch a small, stylish, high-quality collection.
Choose sustainable fabrics and custom-branded details.
Avoid over-ordering or wasting time on the wrong steps.

With these goals in mind, our role is to guide you through each phase. Whether you’re creating original styles or selecting from our collection, we ensure your brand moves smoothly from concept to production.

Step 1 – Develop Your Designs

Most brands start with:

Front and back images, tech packs, clean line drawings or actual samples
A rough moodboard with notes, allowing us to fully understand what you’re seeking produced.
Ideally, your custom-branded logo in vector format (AI, EPS, SVG, or CDR), 300dpi

You can either:
✅ Submit your own designs for development
✅ Choose from our ready-to-order swimwear collections
Or mix and match your own and our designs.

With your collection ready, complete the handover form. We’ll assess each style, confirm needs, and prepare your costing sheet.

Costing depends on:

Style complexity
Number of panels
Fabric and accessory requirements

If you haven’t already, start by submitting your designs for pricing →

Step 2 – Choose Fabrics and Colours

We offer high-grade imported recycled, sustainable, ready in stock.

You’ll choose:

Base fabrics (matte, shiny, textured)
Colours or request digital prints
Branded heat press logos, hygienic liners, and packaging

Browse fabrics →

Step 3 – Add Custom Prints

For custom prints, we use high-resolution digital printing on white recycled nylon, producing deep colour, sharp details, and lasting results.
Prints are applied to white REPREVE® recycled nylon imported from the US

You can supply:

Seamless repeatable patterns
One-piece placement prints

To get the best result, we recommend:

Vector format (AI, EPS, SVG, or CDR) or high-res artwork (300 dpi minimum)
Seamless repeatable print
CMYK colour references for accuracy

Print tests are optional, but recommended.

If needed, our graphics team can adjust or prepare your files, usually at no extra cost.

Explore digital printing →

Step 4 – Review Samples and Finalise Details

When your samples arrive, you’ll:

Try them on
Adjust fit or styling if needed.
Finalise branding (labels, heat-press logos, accessories)

Request samples before quoting production to save time and cost.
See sampling→

Step 5 – Place Your Production Order

After approving samples, you’re ready to place a bulk PO. Provide your style codes, fabrics, colours, size breakdowns, and prints as needed. We’ll quote your order based on the total quantity required.

See how production works →

Timelines & MOQs

Here’s a quick breakdown:

Sampling: 2–4 weeks
Production: 3–5 weeks
MOQ: Custom – 400 pcs, Ready-to-order – 300 pcs

You can mix custom and ready-to-order styles in a single production run.

Get Started — or Keep Exploring

Every brand is different. If you’re ready to move forward, great. If you’re still exploring, that’s fine too.
Here are your next steps:
Explore sampling → | Browse fabrics → | Request pricing → | Explore Accessories →

FAQs

Do I need to sample if I’m using ready-to-order designs?

Not always. Most brands using our ready collections skip sampling and go straight to bulk production — saving time and cost.

How do I get a price for my designs?
Submit your styles via our upload form. We’ll review everything and send a detailed costing sheet.
Start here →

Can I mix custom and ready styles in one order? 
Yes. As long as the total MOQ is met, you can freely mix styles, colours, and sizes.

How do I choose fabrics? 
We guide you once we know your styles. You can also explore our fabric library →.

Can I supply my own prints or branding?
 Absolutely. We accept your print files and logos, or we can help prep them for production. Print tests are optional but recommended.
Start here →

Where are your accessories and packaging from? 
Branded accessories are imported from suppliers who also work with top-tier labels. We handle the ordering during development. You can see all here →

Ready to Start Your Swimwear Brand?

We work with hundreds of brands every year — from new founders to established labels. If you’re ready, choose one of these steps to begin:

Should anything still be unclear, we find scheduling a call back with a swimwear specialist to be the best course of action. Call backs speed up the whole process, sometimes saving weeks in back-and-forth communications.