Project Malete was born out of rejection and built through pure conviction. When the traditional fashion industry repeatedly closed its doors, a collective of visionaries banded together to carve out our own unapologetic space.
Our love for swimwear started with a deeply personal frustration: for years, mainstream swim brands ignored larger busts and treated plus-size swimwear as an afterthought. Pieces either offered zero real support or were dowdy, unflattering, and completely devoid of high-fashion allure.
"Why should women with fuller busts and curves have to choose between genuine structural hold and looking effortlessly breathtaking?"
We refused to accept that compromise. We spent months obsessing over seam placements, engineering internal tension bands, and searching tirelessly for the right craftspeople and fabric mills who believed in our vision. Today, we have created a high-end, luxury garment that solves the problem permanently.
Instead of waiting for permission from traditional fashion gatekeepers, we built an independent house where diverse creative voices take center stage.
We deconstructed standard swimwear and engineered a dual-layer architectural hold that lifts, contours, and moves naturally without restrictive wire pain.
Every stitch uses heavy-gauge, UV50+ luxury compression fibers dyed in small batches to ensure heirloom longevity and bespoke support.
// THE VISIONARIES
"I was tired of feeling invisible in swimwear departments. We designed Project Malete so that every curve is treated with high-fashion reverence."
Leads Project Malete's business, strategy, product, design, and development while building the Brands digital experience through website design and coding.
"why not you? That's the question at the heart of elite. We want women to stop waiting for permission to take up space, feel beautiful, and show up exactly as they are."
Leads Maletes brand identity, positioning, marketing, and social media strategy, shaping how the brand connects and communicates to it's community.
"great ideas need the right systems to become reality. My goal is to build a structure behind Malete that allows creativity to move, faster, smarter, and further."
Manages Malete, operations, systems, and workflow, while exploring an implementing Tech driven solutions to improve efficiency, and support business growth.