![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/everyone-told-me-to-be-a-stay-at-home-mom-but-i-launched-my-own-bikini-line/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/esc-mirame-swim-off-platform_copy.jpg&description=A FIRST-GENERATION Latina American has revealed how she navigated societal pressures to become an inclusive swimwear designer. Though many in her life told her that as a mom, she should stay at home, New York-based designer Melinda Huff took charge of her life and launched Mirame Swim into the pages of Vogue Magazine. 6 Designer Melinda is the founder of the Latina-owned swimwear brand Mirame Swim Credit: Melinda Huff 6 Born and raised in New York, she is the daughter of a Honduran mother and a German father Credit: Instagram/mirameswim Mirame Swim founder Melinda Huff is a 42-year-old born and raised New Yorker. Melinda grew up surrounded by design and creativity as her family strived for the idealized American Dream. Her Honduran mother and German father both emigrated to New York City with single mothers that had exceptional sewing skills, which landed them both jobs in the Garment District as seamstresses. "What has held me back would be my own internalized ideas of what a Latina is," she admitted to The U.S. Sun. At 30 years old and heavily pregnant with her first child, she debuted her initial Mirame Swim collection "Natives" at New York Fashion Week in 2011. Mirame, which means "look at me," pays homage to her Hispanic roots and shines a light on the importance of age and size-inclusive swim pieces. Being a successful Latina entrepreneur didn't happen overnight and Melinda navigated cultural, societal, and generational pressures that diverted her attention from her dreams, at first. "The gender roles are very set. Women are home with the kids, and then are they married," she said. She was told from a young age to choose a sensible career that allowed her to be more present at home, but she always had an eye for design that was fostered by her grandmother. "It was about eighth grade. We had our first little dance, and I was so excited, but I couldn't find a dress I like because I had a different style," she explained. Her grandma stumbled across a sketch of a){kind=link}
A FIRST-GENERATION Latina American has revealed how she navigated societal pressures to become an inclusive swimwear designer.
Though many in her life told her that as a mom, she should stay at home, New York-based designer Melinda Huff took charge of her life and launched Mirame Swim into the pages of Vogue Magazine.
Mirame Swim founder Melinda Huff is a 42-year-old born and raised New Yorker.
Melinda grew up surrounded by design and creativity as her family strived for the idealized American Dream.
Her Honduran mother and German father both emigrated to New York City with single mothers that had exceptional sewing skills, which landed them both jobs in the Garment District as seamstresses.