Company:Splashgear

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Short description: Swimwear designer
Splashgear
TypePrivate
IndustryFashion
Founded2006
FounderShereen Sabet
Headquarters
Huntington Beach, California
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Area served
  • United States
ProductsSwimsuit, Clothing, Religious clothing
Websitewww.splashgearusa.com

Splashgear is a US swimwear designer and retailer based in Huntington Beach, California. The company was founded and is run by Shereen Sabet, scuba diver and former microbiologist.

History

Shereen Sabet established Splashgear in 2006[1][2] The e-commerce website was set up in 2007. [3]

In 2018, a Splashgear blue burkini swimsuit was part of the “Contemporary Muslim Fashions” exhibition organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco at the de Young Museum. [4] [5][6][7][8] In 2019, the exhibition was presented at the Museum of Applied Art in Frankfurt.[9][10] In 2020, the exhibition is displayed at the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York.[11]

Media

Splashgear was featured in Time magazine,[12] Chicago Sun-Times, [13] Los Angeles Times, [14] and The Orange County Register [15]

References

  1. "Marine Modesty From Surf City's Splashgear". WOWSA. 2014-02-23. http://openwaterswimming.com/2014/02/marine-modesty-from-surf-citys. Retrieved 2020-03-10. [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  2. "Fun in the sun — with moderation". StarTribune. 2008-08-21. http://www.startribune.com/fun-in-the-sun-with-moderation/27179604/. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 
  3. "6 Lessons from the modest swimwear brand that made waves in the US for a decade". My Salaam. 2018-11-14. https://www.mysalaam.com/en/story/6-lessons-from-the-modest-swimwear-brand-that-made-waves-in-the-us-for-a-decade/SALAAM14112018043817. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 
  4. "Meditating Faith and Style: Museums Awake to Muslim Fashions". The New York Times. 2018-09-25. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/arts/design/de-young-museum-contemporary-muslim-fashions.html. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 
  5. "Muslimische Mode ist viel mehr als Burka und Nikab". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 2018-10-10. https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/muslimische-mode-in-rebellion-ld.1426880. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 
  6. "At long last, Muslim high fashion catapults into the mainstream". Religious News. 2018-10-05. https://religionnews.com/2018/10/05/de-young-museum-muslim-high-fashion-catapults-mainstream. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 
  7. "Modesty Requirements". The Bay Area Reporter. 2018-09-26. https://www.ebar.com/arts_&_culture/art//265886. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 
  8. "Contemporary Muslim Fashions take the spotlight at San Francisco's de Young Museum". dezeen. 2018-10-01. https://www.dezeen.com/2018/10/01/contemporary-muslim-fashions-exhibition-de-young-museum-san-francisco/. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 
  9. "Modeschau im Frankfurter MAK macht muslimische Lebens- und Modearten erfahrbar". Frankfurter Rundschau. 2019-04-15. https://www.fr.de/kultur/contemporary-muslim-fashions-punk-islam-12190632.html. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 
  10. "Diese Ausstellung im MAK wird scharf kritisiert". Frankfurter Neue Presse. 2019-03-13. https://www.fnp.de/frankfurt/frankfurthessen-ausstellung-wird-scharf-kritisiert-11847929.html. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 
  11. "Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Plans 'Contemporary Muslim Fashions' Show". WWD. 2020-01-27. https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/cooper-hewitt-smithsonian-design-museum-plans-contemporary-muslim-fashions-show-1203454270/. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 
  12. Fitzpatrick, Laura (2007-07-19). "The New Swimsuit Issue". Time (TIME Magazine). http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1645145,00.html. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 
  13. "Modesty becomes them". Chicago Sun-Times. 2007-05-28. https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20070528/282398394989864. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 
  14. "Wrapped up in style". Los Angeles Times. 2010-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20100725050156/http://www.latimes.com/features/image/la-ig-hijab-20100606,0,2920411,full.story. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 
  15. "Full-coverage swimwear helps religiously devout have fun in the sun". Orange County Register. 2008-08-06. https://www.ocregister.com/2008/08/06/full-coverage-swimwear-helps-religiously-devout-have-fun-in-the-sun/. Retrieved 2020-03-10. 

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