Handmade swimsuit business makes a splash in Randolph
RANDOLPH - A forever hobby of one Randolph woman has turned into the clothing venture of her dreams, and she’s not stopping there.
Ammy Thach, 26, the founder and designer of Rev Label, a chic streetwear and swimsuit clothing brand, found her passion at a young age.
As a pre-teen, her love for fashion was rooted in many factors.
One being her family had limited resources to constantly buy trendy clothes and her deep desire to be different.
Thach spent many summers cutting up her winter clothes and turning them into something new, fresh, and unique.
“Growing up, I always loved design and clothes and stuff like that. My family didn’t have a lot of money. I had the same pieces I would have for school, and I would have to try to make different looks out of it,” Thach said.
Although the creative wheels were turning in her head, Thach’s mother did not appreciate the arts and crafts projects on the clothes meant to last through the school year.
“My mom would get so mad at me because she would buy me expensive jeans that should last me three or four years, but every year I would cut them up and turn them into something new using my creativity,” Thach said.
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Things took a turn for the better when the now Randolph resident went to a vocational high school in Quincy where fashion education was a real thing.
“I never thought fashion could be a career until I reached high school, and Quincy High School had fashion design. It broadened my range a little bit. Coming from an Asian household, I was expected to go the medical route, so from then, I took a class and saw what kind of jobs can come out of a career in fashion,” Thach said.
After graduating high school, the young entrepreneur continued her career at Lasell University and earned a degree in 2019. While in college, she studied abroad in London and got a real sense of rough and edgy streetwear fashion.
Business bloomed during COVID
Thach didn’t pursue her dreams seriously until COVID hit and gave her free time. Before, she was taking customer orders here and there and working at PINK in the Braintree Mall.
COVID allowed Thach to thrive as she launched her new business.
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“During COVID, there was just a big appreciation for small businesses, and I was so lucky to launch during that time,” Thach said.
Rev Label, at first, was a streetwear line that gradually rebranded into a swimwear line.
“In college, out of all the classes I had, swimwear I did the worse in; I wanted to master swimwear; as a designer, you should know how to do a little bit of everything,” Thach said.
Thach got into swimwear while looking for bikinis in the winter in New England, and her findings were scarce.
As she practiced stitching, her technique for creating bathing suits improved, and she decided to add them to her brand.
Rev Label pieces are handmade and sewn by Thach
Now the entrepreneur has sweatsuits, bathing suits, three-piece swim sets, dresses, loungewear, corsets, tops, pants, and skirts.
The current collection is inspired by prints instead of a concept. She finds more inspiration from shopping for prints and then creating outfits later.
Rev Label is known for bright, bold prints and sexy feminine cutouts.
Right now, Thach works full-time as a designer for her brands, as all the clothes are handmade and sewn by her only.
“My long-term goal is to expand my business more. Everything is handmade and sewn by me. It’s a one-woman show,” Thach said.
The designer hopes to one day inquire about a manufacturer to cut down production costs for the customer and be able to expand designs and concepts.
The brand has three major points of inclusivity, empowerment, and acceptance, and Thach wants customers to feel free and confident while wearing her pieces.
Enterprise staff reporter Alisha Saint-Ciel can be reached by email at stciela@gannett.com. You can follow her on Twitter at @alishaspeakss and Instagram at Alishaatv. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to The Enterprise today.
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