The Australian-born Apple exec who’s solving a swimwear problem
She’s a chief of staff during the day and business owner by night, but this woman added another string to her bow after a fruitless search for swim shorts.
Clare Barrins didn’t think she was asking too much when she set out to look for a pair of swim shorts. The Melbourne-born, San Francisco-based business executive searched “high and low” but the shorts she wanted failed to materialise.
“I was surprised,” she says via Zoom. It’s evening in Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Barrins is about to put her children to bed. She will work tonight – as she does most nights – on Sheila, her range of swimwear (there are shorts, tops and a one-piece style). Tomorrow, she’ll head to her day job at Apple, where she is chief of staff in the business development division.
Lauren SamsFashion editorLauren Sams is the fashion editor, based in Sydney. She writes about lifestyle including the arts, entertainment, fashion and travel. Lauren has worked as a features editor and fashion journalist for ELLE, marie claire and more. Email Lauren at lauren.sams@afr.com
