Have you ever made a decision that was a turning point for your life moving forward? Well this was one of those decisions for me, and it wasn't like this was even that big of a deal at the time. It was completely in my nature to pack up and go if I felt convicted to do so. Two years prior to this I had sold everything I owned to travel the world, so moving to Bali wasn't abnormal. What made this such a life defining decision were the relationships I would make during this trip, the lessons I would learn, and the business I would start that would take me from being a live in nanny to a full time fashion designer.

When I received a scholarship to study abroad anywhere in the world I chose to go to Bali, Indonesia because I had developed such a strong connection to its culture and its people after many surf trips to the island. While I was living there I coincidently became friends with a local seamstress and decided that this was my chance to create a product I loved and to do it the right way. So I went to work designing my first style: our Pantai Short.