Klodjana Co-Founder of NKD SWIM: Ethical, Sustainable, and Body Positive Swimwear Artwork

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Klodjana Co-Founder of NKD SWIM: Ethical, Sustainable, and Body Positive Swimwear

May 18, 2021 • Leonita • Season 1 • Episode 23

Klodjana was born in a small city of Kuçovë, Albania. When she was 12 years old her parents moved to Canada. From there they ended up moving to different cities in a short span of time, only staying in the city for a few years at a time. This was a difficult time as she was in a stage of life where she was figuring things out as a teenager. Since she was the eldest of three, her parents looked to her for help with translating and she had many responsibilities. She feels this made her grow quicker and every time she would get to know a group of friends she had to move again.

Klodjana and her family now live in Toronto, Canada. She has a big family there, but was never really around a huge Albanian community since living in Canada until recently. Even so, she struggled and missed being back home many times. During her teenage years she was overcome by pressures from society and culture, and comments about how she looked. Which led to an eating disorder. When 2020 COVID hit, she realized she really needed to make a change in her life, and began healing.

At the young age of 22, she took a leap to start her own business during the pandemic of 2020. She set out to built a business with her business partner Caroll. They both had a passion to promote positive body image, and make women feel beautiful in their own skin.

This was the start of NKD SWIM! They developed the designs themselves, and made a pledge to source their product ethically. Their swimsuits are made in Brazil by an all women team who are paid fair wages, and the material is made on non-toxic sustainable material.

She models many of the swimwear, and her swimsuits are seen on so many beautiful women, all unique in their own way. It is so refreshing to see such a brand that is both body positive and ethical.

She is such a sweetheart, and has so much more in the works, and I cannot wait to see where life takes this strong, beautiful, and inspiration woman.

The NKD SWIM NEW Collection is dropping May 19th, 2021.

You can shop their original and new collection here: https://www.nkdswim.ca/

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