Help: Looking for input on female free diving wetsuit design

[ed-henderson]

Hi my name's Ed and I've lived on the coasts of Sydney my whole life - I'm obsessed with the ocean: surfing, free diving, scuba, swimming, snorkelling, etc.

I'm currently re-designing female free diving wetsuits for casual applications and I'm looking for people to be interviewed / provide input (~15 minute call) - are you interested? Reach out via this thread or shoot me an email on ed@ensemblemfg.com

Hope to see you in the water!

 

[berta_c]

Hi my name's Ed and I've lived on the coasts of Sydney my whole life - I'm obsessed with the ocean: surfing, free diving, scuba, swimming, snorkelling, etc.

I'm currently re-designing female free diving wetsuits for casual applications and I'm looking for people to be interviewed / provide input (~15 minute call) - are you interested? Reach out via this thread or shoot me an email on ed@ensemblemfg.com

Hope to see you in the water!

Hi Ed - so supportive of this! Can't do a call w/you, but would *love to see you succeed in this! It would be awesome if "the industry" recognized that not all women are under 175 cm . In the end I had to get a tailor-made freediving suit (from Elios, which I love, but it took 3 months...) because none of the off the rack mfrs make anything (either in M or F) that would fit me properly.
I'm 183cm, 75 kg and although I'd found a ready-made (3.5mm) men's scuba wetsuit that worked kinda ok for me, for warmer waters, I couldn't find a freediving suit for my cold-water adventures.
In freediving ready-mades, the men's I looked at (that were long enough in torso and leg) were either way too narrow in the hips and thigh, or way too roomy in the belly and chest; and the women's (even if OK in the hips/thighs) were all way too short in the torso and/or leg.
(ps you could maybe take a look at Waterlust°'s website for inspiration in designing/sizing for women, in our actual sizes and shapes - they just make lightweight water-apparel, not wetsuits - but they have a *great sizing chart system! and awesome models, eco-ethics, etc )
Good luck and thank you!
Berta

Hi my name's Ed and I've lived on the coasts of Sydney my whole life - I'm obsessed with the ocean: surfing, free diving, scuba, swimming, snorkelling, etc.

I'm currently re-designing female free diving wetsuits for casual applications and I'm looking for people to be interviewed / provide input (~15 minute call) - are you interested? Reach out via this thread or shoot me an email on ed@ensemblemfg.com

Hope to see you in the water!

 

[MAKO Spearguns]

Hi Ed - so supportive of this! Can't do a call w/you, but would *love to see you succeed in this! It would be awesome if "the industry" recognized that not all women are under 175 cm . In the end I had to get a tailor-made freediving suit (from Elios, which I love, but it took 3 months...) because none of the off the rack mfrs make anything (either in M or F) that would fit me properly.
I'm 183cm, 75 kg and although I'd found a ready-made (3.5mm) men's scuba wetsuit that worked kinda ok for me, for warmer waters, I couldn't find a freediving suit for my cold-water adventures.
In freediving ready-mades, the men's I looked at (that were long enough in torso and leg) were either way too narrow in the hips and thigh, or way too roomy in the belly and chest; and the women's (even if OK in the hips/thighs) were all way too short in the torso and/or leg.
(ps you could maybe take a look at Waterlust°'s website for inspiration in designing/sizing for women, in our actual sizes and shapes - they just make lightweight water-apparel, not wetsuits - but they have a *great sizing chart system! and awesome models, eco-ethics, etc )
Good luck and thank you!
Berta

Berta:

Did you take a look at our women's freedive suits? We carry a pretty big size range and I wonder if those might be able to accomodate you?

Women's Yamamoto 3D Reef Camo 2 Piece Open Cell Wetsuits

Women's Yamamoto 3D open cell wetsuit with custom body-cut fit. Premium Japanese neoprene—direct pricing, no dive shop markup.

makospearguns.com

thanks
dano

 

[berta_c]

Berta:

Did you take a look at our women's freedive suits? We carry a pretty big size range and I wonder if those might be able to accomodate you?

Women's Yamamoto 3D Reef Camo 2 Piece Open Cell Wetsuits

Women's Yamamoto 3D open cell wetsuit with custom body-cut fit. Premium Japanese neoprene—direct pricing, no dive shop markup.

makospearguns.com

thanks
dano

Hi Dano -
Thanks for sending - I *thought I remembered checking your site (since I've bought other stuff from you that I love) but I double-checked, and sure enough, your sizing chart stops at 5'11, 155#. Top limit.
Since I'm 6' tall and 165#, there's no way that a freediving suit built to fit someone 5'8-5'11, 135-155# is going to fit me.
I couldn't even fit in your cool swim leggings (the crotch was a few inches short of my own ... (but the short person I passed them on to was very happy!)
(I don't understand why all the ready-mades stop at 5'11... cuz women don't!
All best,
Berta

 

[berta_c]

Hi Dano -
Thanks for sending - I *thought I remembered checking your site (since I've bought other stuff from you that I love) but I double-checked, and sure enough, your sizing chart stops at 5'11, 155#. Top limit.
Since I'm 6' tall and 165#, there's no way that a freediving suit built to fit someone 5'8-5'11, 135-155# is going to fit me.
I couldn't even fit in your cool swim leggings (the crotch was a few inches short of my own ... (but the short person I passed them on to was very happy!)
(I don't understand why all the ready-mades stop at 5'11... cuz women don't!
All best,
Berta

PS for reference, the "healthy weight" range for a woman who's 5'11 goes up to 178# - (and for 6', it's183#)... so choosing to stop your sizing at 155# is just silly

 

[berta_c]

PS for reference, the "healthy weight" range for a woman who's 5'11 goes up to 178# - (and for 6', it's183#)... so choosing to stop your sizing at 155# is just silly