The Original Footysuit
Biography
History of company extracted from company website 14/09/2015:
'In August 2011 my wife gave birth to a little baby boy. We named him Tom. We had given up any thoughts of having a boy years before, so you can imagine how excited we all were; and before we knew it we were getting showered in baby gifts - a Tottenham shirt; Sunderland jumpsuit; Leeds United kit; Wallaby jumper; Melbourne Storm football; Sharks Towel; Sharkies Singlet; Roosters hat. Everything was football!! It was like someone upstairs was trying to tell me something - this little man arrived in our lives completely out of the blue and with him came this message - stop dreaming; find the courage to have a go!
Soon after, the Footysuits came down from the back of the wardrobe and I found myself on Brett's back deck one Friday afternoon. A few beers and too many rums later, and the two of us set about plotting how we could turn this vision into a reality!
Neither of us really knew what we were in for; and neither of us could image the amount of work that lay ahead - but we kept plugging away inching forward ("chipping away" is one of our most used phrases!) . After hundreds of long days and sleepless nights; countless samples; many factories; dozens of frustrations and plenty of hurdles - the first Original Footysuit went on sale in June 2013. It’s a journey that is still so young, but a journey that has taken us to so many places and provided so many memories (we once had Tom doing "uppies" on the NRL Boardroom table wearing his Melbourne Storm Footysuit).
The little bloke you see in most of our images is Tom William Read. He has been our inspiration since before he could stand! We still get so much joy in watching him running around in a Footysuit; although I've never been comfortable with him modelling the Roosters one! He's recently turned 3 so we have started doing bigger sizes as we need to keep him working! He still likes to wear a Footysuit but he's pretty much had enough of the modelling career. Most photos these days cost us a Freddo Frog!
With each new team we add to the collection we are still as excited as when they first launched. At last count we had 75 teams from around the world and we are just as busy trying to get the next 75. There is one thing that continues to drive us - it’s the smiles we see and the joy we hear from people who dress their babies in a Footysuit. There are few things more cute; and they guarantee a smile! We love receiving your photos; and we really appreciate your words of support'
'In August 2011 my wife gave birth to a little baby boy. We named him Tom. We had given up any thoughts of having a boy years before, so you can imagine how excited we all were; and before we knew it we were getting showered in baby gifts - a Tottenham shirt; Sunderland jumpsuit; Leeds United kit; Wallaby jumper; Melbourne Storm football; Sharks Towel; Sharkies Singlet; Roosters hat. Everything was football!! It was like someone upstairs was trying to tell me something - this little man arrived in our lives completely out of the blue and with him came this message - stop dreaming; find the courage to have a go!
Soon after, the Footysuits came down from the back of the wardrobe and I found myself on Brett's back deck one Friday afternoon. A few beers and too many rums later, and the two of us set about plotting how we could turn this vision into a reality!
Neither of us really knew what we were in for; and neither of us could image the amount of work that lay ahead - but we kept plugging away inching forward ("chipping away" is one of our most used phrases!) . After hundreds of long days and sleepless nights; countless samples; many factories; dozens of frustrations and plenty of hurdles - the first Original Footysuit went on sale in June 2013. It’s a journey that is still so young, but a journey that has taken us to so many places and provided so many memories (we once had Tom doing "uppies" on the NRL Boardroom table wearing his Melbourne Storm Footysuit).
The little bloke you see in most of our images is Tom William Read. He has been our inspiration since before he could stand! We still get so much joy in watching him running around in a Footysuit; although I've never been comfortable with him modelling the Roosters one! He's recently turned 3 so we have started doing bigger sizes as we need to keep him working! He still likes to wear a Footysuit but he's pretty much had enough of the modelling career. Most photos these days cost us a Freddo Frog!
With each new team we add to the collection we are still as excited as when they first launched. At last count we had 75 teams from around the world and we are just as busy trying to get the next 75. There is one thing that continues to drive us - it’s the smiles we see and the joy we hear from people who dress their babies in a Footysuit. There are few things more cute; and they guarantee a smile! We love receiving your photos; and we really appreciate your words of support'
Born/Established
estab. 2013
Place of Birth
Gold Coast, South East, Queensland, Australia