"The details are not the details, they make the design."
- Charles Eames
SEPTEMBER was created by Erika Seiko Togashi, a designer from New York City with a love and passion for surfing. With over fifteen years of design experience for Patagonia, The North Face, J. Crew and Deus Ex Machina, Erika created a product perfectly combining the two.
The idea came to life in Bali, while living and surfing its tropical coasts. She noticed a lack of timeless, elegant and sustainable surf & swimwear in the industry. To her there was no value in buying another non-functional over-designed surf swimsuit, one that after a few surfs would look stretched/faded and worn-out (just to name a few).
“I spent so much time looking for a perfect simple swimsuit for surfing - one that made me feel confident and feminine, stayed on, and was made from sustainable materials.
Frustrated by the lack of options, I knew I could not be the only woman feeling like something was missing in the surf swimwear market.
So I took that leap of faith and started to design and produce my own sustainable swimwear. One and a half years later, SEPTEMBER was launched.”
- Erika Togashi - Founder / Creative Director
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