With over 150 industry rabble rousers and badass women entrepreneurs to choose from, honing in on T9 Movers & Makers Pitchfest semifinalists hasn’t been easy–but some standouts have already risen to the top.
FROM SHREDDING BETTYS TO SHREDDED BOTTLES
Eco fashion entrepreneurs Alexandra Menk and Melissa Gil are all about the ocean: riding its waves, soaking up its song, and preserving it so the next generation can fall in love with it too. Alex, a diver and champion paddle boarder, and Meli, a marine biologist and professional kitesurfer, have spent more hours of their lives in or on the water than they have on dry land. Take their love for surfing, add their mission of sustainability, a lot of spunk, and even more hard work, and the end result is MG Surfline, “waterwear for a plastic free ocean.”
MORE THAN JUST FASHIONABLE SWIMWEAR
MG Surfline turns would-be trash into fashion thanks to a process they call Creative Re-USE. Recycled plastic bottles are transformed into fiber or thread that is used to knit their poly fabrics. Not only is their gear made from this soft, durable recycled poly, most pieces are reversible, making for bikinis, bottoms and more that get twice as much wear. As many as 20 plastic bottles are kept out of the ocean per piece. And, via their community beach clean-up events, Alex and Meli ensure even more bottles are upcycled properly.
MG SURFLINE IS BRINGIN’ IT TO T9 PITCHFEST
Badass female entrepreneurs? Yup. Using personal experience and passion to deliver real-world tested gear to real users? You bet. Upping the ante by making their mission about something much more important than selling a cute bikini? We’re all about it (but we sure like the bikini, too).
Doing things differently isn’t a bad thing at all – just ask our current Movers & Makers. With our upcoming T9 Movers & Makers Pitchfest, we’ll be celebrating even more women and businesses who dare to disrupt norms, take chances, and are willing to wipeout hard. Stay tuned — the Pitchfest fun is just getting started.
I bought 2 tops, one cropped print, and one colour blocked full top, yoga bottoms that I can wear on the boat for waterskiing, a triangle bikini top and boy shorts bottoms, (also want bikini bottom when it comes in my size)…..I love the comfort of the clothes and am looking forward to rocking them up north next week when I will be on the boat out on the lake! My skin will be protected, and I will look tres chic in my functional beautiful beachwear! Having worked in the fashion world in NYC, I recognize these are fab designs, and these ladies know how to create a beautiful product, while helping the environment by recycling plastic into beautiful, soft threads, that feel Dee Viiiine and cool to the skin. Congratulations to these amazing women , Alexandra and Meli, who created a line worthy of being part of your suppliers Title IX!
Yes! Yes! Yes!! to MG Surfline!! I bought three awesome bikinis years ago, and they are still some of my favorites!! Fashionable, flattering and, clearly, durable!! Wonderful women doing wonderful work – they will serve Title IX very, very well!! (I am very familiar with Title IX – MG Surfline will fit perfectly in to your product mix!)
Go Meli and Alex! Wow!! 🙂
So proud of those 2 amazing ladies. They have been working so hard, following their dreams and spreading the good vibes: to respect the environment, recycle, protect our oceans, women kicking ass in the ocean while looking beautiful, comfortable and strong in the water. Wishing them a lot of success- as they totally deserve it. Thanks amigas for being who you are
Happy to know that an excellent product like MG swimwear came out from hard working women that shw their love for the sea and nature through finding a creative solution to plastic bottles pollution
We humans have been blessed by your fun beach and relax product
Thank YOU for your LOVE & Support! Alex & Meli
So happy and thrilled to be a part of this amazing opportunity! We are so inspired by Title Nine and can’t wait to meet the team in September.
I completely adore these two girls and what they stand for! Not only are they friends but they are inspirations to every woman they come into contact with. This nomination is so exciting! Watching this brand grow fills my heart <3 Thank you for honoring them!!!
Thank YOU for your LOVE & Support! Alex & Meli
You girls are doing such an amazing job. You care about not just nature but fashion as a purpose. Keep growing, keep designing and keep loving the Earth
Thank YOU for your LOVE & Support! Alex & Meli
I have known both these ladies for several years.They are both experienced,professional water women who want to make a difference in the world.Their MG Surfline is the result of serious brainstorming & designing to create functional and attractive swimwear while doing something positive for the environment.I am proud to call them my friends.
Thank YOU for your LOVE & Support! Alex & Meli
These are my favorite suits ever! Not only are they so comfortable but they stay on AND they are removing plastic from our beaches and waterways!
Thank YOU for your LOVE & Support! Alex & Meli
We are so Honored and Excited!!! Thank You so much!! this is just amazing, we truly value what you do to empower women and support small business with BIG DREAMS like us! We can’t wait to meet you all in person! Gracias!!