#ROMPHIM – ROMPER KWA AJILI YA WANAUME 

Why a romper for men?

Elaine Chen: I personally love a romper for women, and we were looking for something different that didn’t already exist for guys. Daniel here was a little tired of wearing the same button down and pants so we got to talking about why we couldn’t build a better product and make a romper available for men that’s cool and fun and different and is a conversation starter at the end of the day.

So, what kind of conversations does it start?

Chen: You don’t necessarily know what the conversation will be but it will be a new conversation and may end up being a brand-new experience or a brand-new friend for you. And that’s the fun of it. We think this is a way for guys to have a new option in their wardrobe, to have fun, to feel unique, and take it wherever it goes. If they’re comfortable with themselves in it then we think that’s great.

So you made it pee friendly?

Clark: The thing that comes up for women is, well, “I hate wearing it in any kind of public setting where I’m going to have to use the restroom because I basically have to take it all the way off and it gets quite awkward.” But what we found was for guys was we could work around that problem with a zipper fly. And that solved the vast majority of public restroom issues.

Chen: Personally I am very pro rompers and every time I put one on I know I am committing to it for the day. But I do so anyway because I love the way it looks, I love the style. But recognizing that that is a hindrance for women. We figured, why not solve it for men.