Christine and Annie met in Portland, OR before embarking on a 2 year international adventure. Throughout our travels, we met up several times and places. It was in Kenmare, Ireland where the seed of a business idea was planted which later became Sweet Cycle. While we were traveling we tired of our wardrobes quickly since we could only carry a few outfits with us. We got creative using scraps of fabric or garments that other travelers wanted to give away. We also had to repair what we had with us when something ripped or got damaged. A lot of times that would lead to a total transformation of the garment.

We both returned to the States in 2010, met back up in Portland, OR and developed our small clothing line drawing from Christine's love of the vintage and retro aesthetic and Annie's love of modern, unusual and playful designs. They knew they shared a passion for sustainable living and so formed Sweet Cycle around the idea that looking good and being fashion forward doesn't require a high social or environmental cost.

At first we created one-of-a-kind pieces from vintage patterns. Over time, we developed our own patterns from scratch and decided to streamline our efforts by buying bigger quantities of discarded fabric. Since we still have limited supplies of each fabric, our designs are limited edition, or what we like to call small batch. We like to number our pieces so people can see how few exist in the world!