Bikinis By Bridget

Founded by Bridget McCluckie, the high-quality swimwear brand hosts in-store events with local small business owners and artisans at Apsley flagship boutique HERmanas 

Bikinis by Bridget has stunned on runways in fashion capitals from Milan to Miami, and have even been featured in British Vogue, Red Hot Monde, and the New York Post. And yet, founder Bridget McCluckie always returns to her humble beginnings in the Township of North Kawartha, one of eight townships in Peterborough County, where she found her success. 

Learning from her grandmother, McCluckie began sewing as a child, making clothes for her dolls and designing her own prom dress. But she also caught the entrepreneurial bug from a young age, as, throughout high school, she would make clothing in her school colours to sell to classmates to wear to sports games and she began making custom-made swimsuits for friends. When more and more friends sought out her swimwear, she officially launched Bikinis by Bridget. 

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The Local Advantage in Peterborough County is a branded editorial feature series about locally owned independent businesses in Peterborough County, created in partnership with Peterborough County’s Economic Development & Tourism Division and KawarthaNOW.