Cunningham Conscious Fashion ❤︎

Cunningham Conscious Fashion ❤︎

Freelance Sustainable Swimwear & Resort Wear Designer

Helping swimwear brands design collections that stand out, stay true to their values, and improve cost. From design direction to ethical sourcing, let’s bring your vision to life with clarity, creativity, and purpose.

Services

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  • Struggling to turn creative ideas into a clear, cohesive collection?

    Katelyn helps brands streamline their vision and bring it to life.

  • Tired of confusing tech packs, missed fit expectations, and tight deadlines you can’t afford to miss?
    Katelyn provides clean, accurate CADs and detailed tech packs that streamline communication, reduce costly sampling errors, and keep your calendar on track.

  • Frustrated by miscommunication with factories and samples that seem to vanish into thin air?
    Katelyn offers hands-on product development support that bridges the gap between design and production.

  • Overwhelmed by sourcing and unsure where to find quality, sustainable materials or reliable vendors?
    Katelyn takes the guesswork out of sourcing by connecting you with vetted mills, trim suppliers, and ethical manufacturers.

  • Want to be more sustainable but don’t know where to start or who to trust?
    Katelyn helps brands cut through the noise with tailored sustainability consulting, setting clear, achievable goals.

Portfolio of Work

Driven For

Change

  • Holds an MBA in Sustainable Fashion Management

  • Led the transition to 90% recycled swimwear fabrications at a global fashion brand

  • Advocates for transparency, responsible sourcing, and ethical production

  • On a mission to make sustainability the industry standard, not the exception

  • Travels internationally to connect with native artisans and learn traditional techniques firsthand

Sustainability

Testimonials

Substack Blog

Let's build a community by Cunningham Conscious Fashion

A space for all things swimwear design & sustainability

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Sustainable Fashion, Demystified: What It Is (and Isn't) by Cunningham Conscious Fashion

It’s not just a buzzword

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From Fashion Graveyard to Circular Future by Cunningham Conscious Fashion

EPR laws are on the rise

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Why Quality Tech Packs Are the Unsung Hero of Successful Fashion Brands by Cunningham Conscious Fashion

Techpacks should be a living document of your product and hold the reputation of your brand.

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