The colourful career of Nicky Rowsell

This article was originally published on RMIT Launchpad.

When Nicky Rowsell launched her bikini line, Flamingo Sands, retailers told her to make it more conservative, or it would not sell.

She refused.

Much like her bikinis, Nicky is a woman ahead of her time. Inspired by the Brazilian bikinis she saw on her travels, her colourful and skimpy swimwear debuted before the age of social media and the body positivity movement.

“I couldn’t find bikinis that were skimpy enough for me to wear on the beach in Australia so I just made them.”

It is this boldness and rebellion that characterised Nicky’s career and life.

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