This week on And Then This Happened, listen to the story of Melanie Travis and Andie Swim.
Coming from the tech world and without any experience in fashion or apparel, Melanie Travis wasn’t an obvious choice to become a swimwear designer. But after a long, iterative process to create the “little black dress” of bathing suits, women fell in love with Andie Swim. The only problem? Money was running out, and Melanie realized she would likely have to shut down the business. And then this happened.