SEA WEEDS OPENING – SEA POINT!
Sea Weeds which originated in Hout Bay in 1979 is now back on the Atlantic Seaboard. The brand-new store at 56 Regent Road will cater for all your fashion needs from swimwear and casual clothing to elegant clothing for a night on the town. The swimwear offering which is available all year round has the biggest collection in Cape Town of imported and local brands and on the clothing side we introduce Nu from Denmark and Canadian global brand Joseph Ribkoff – offering the best selection in SA! With our well trained dedicated staff we know you are going be in the best hands and enjoy your shopping experience.
Tarryn Epstein, owner of the upmarket and well-loved Sea Weeds boutique in Constantia Village since 2007, is a passionate retailer who started her journey in corporate retail with the Foschini Group. When she had her first child, she realised the need to be her own boss in order to have the flexibility to juggle and manage both the demands of her personal and family life whilst also main-taining a career. The purchase of Sea Weeds provided the perfect opportunity to expand and grow an already established business. Of course, we know that owning one’s own busi-ness comes with a lot of responsibility and it’s not always easy. In Tarryn’s first season of owning her shop, the biggest swimwear manufacturer in SA closed down, leaving swimwear retailers with no stock during the Summer season! It was at this point that she decided that she didn’t want to rely on other people to supply her merchandise, so she started looking for other brands to intro-duce to the market. She founded Slimsuit Distrib-utors in 2010, an import and distribution company specialising in upmarket brands all of which are available in the Constantia store. In 2014, her husband joined forces with her, and they now distribute 9 global clothing and swimwear brands throughout southern Africa.
Tarryn attributes her success as a female entrepreneur in a ‘man’s world’ to the excellent foundation she received through her past work experience, she’s never been afraid of hard work, doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer, takes the time to really know who her customer is and is always finding ways to differentiate herself from the com-petition. This all fuelled by passion for both retail and business and enjoying being in a leadership position where she can use her skills to motivate, develop and train her staff. She is fortunate to have an amazing team at Sea Weeds, all of whom have been with her since inception. Tarryn’s love, energy, commitment, drive and focus also stems from having a beautiful family – a supportive husband and business partner, two gorgeous sons and no less than five rescue dogs! In closing, here’s Tarryn’s mantra and we wish this amazing lady well on her onward journey!
“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared to believe something inside of them was superior to circumstance.”