Meet The Team
Kelly
Founder and Creator
Neal
Logistics and Founder Tamer
Kimmie
Creator
Lauren
Creator
Special thanks to Lisa, Jaew, Zyvette and Aileen and our beautiful clients who keep this passion project going.
ABOUT US
OUR MISSION
Your Big Day
As cliche as it sounds, you are the most important thing to us. We are as invested as you are to the preparation for your big day. We want you to feel involved and supported during the design process. We are just as or even more excited than you are to make your dream costume.
The Environment
Where we can, (and especially for theme wear) we will upcycle fabrics and materials and re-use packaging. We even re-invent clients' existing swimwear into new creations which is both budget and environmentally friendly. Of course, we stock the original reuseable post comp tanning onesies. Aussie Made
Koko make sure as many of our materials as possible are sourced on Australian soil but where they are not, we try to support female led brands and those that align with our identity.
OUR STORY
KoKo is the small brand aiming to make a big impact, owned by fellow competitor, Kelly, a self-proclaimed 'eco warrior', with a dream to make competing as eco-friendly as possible.
The brand started in 2018 when Kelly made her own ring leader theme wear costume for her first comp, and it won! So many people had complimented her costume and so she thought why not start a little hobby making costumes for competitions?! And so, in 2019, she did!
By day, Kelly is a Lawyer, by night (and on lunch breaks and weekends), she runs this business with the help of her creative team and supportive partner. Somewhere in between, Kelly is a competitor herself. . .
Kelly understands the highs and lows of prep. She has competed 7 times (as at 2024).A lot of our products are designed around personal pain points that she experienced when competing. We are always designing and introducing new products, so if there is something we are missing, let us know!
OUR CHARITY WORK
When you buy theme wear from Koko Australia, we donate a % from each sale to Kiva Organization to help other female led small businesses around the world get a head start. This % is offered as a loan, but we re donate the loan to new businesses when this is repaid.
Lastly, we have kindly been donated beads, crystals and other bits and bobs from friends, including one friend who sadly lost her grandmother to cancer. So we give a % of the profit from the sale of swimwear that utlise these donations to charities such as Cancer Council.