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Taylor Made
Miramar Beach designer’s swimwear helps women rock their skin by HANNAH BURKE
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ven in her sleep, Daylin Taylor Beauchamp is working. The swimsuits of her dreams fill pages of the notebook she keeps on her nightstand. “Sometimes I’ll wake up from a dream and jot down the designs I saw,” Beauchamp said. “I’ll draw it or make notes on, say, how the straps were arranged.” A resident of Miramar Beach, Beauchamp is the owner and operator of Daylin Taylor Swim and a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty Emerald Coast. She jump-starts her workdays with meditative walks along the beach. “There, I can scope out real estate and get inspiration for swimsuit designs,” she said. Though she intentionally pursued a real estate license, launching a custom swimwear business was purely accidental. Several years ago, Beauchamp struggled to gain weight. When commercial swimwear styles continued to disappoint, she tried ordering a custom suit. “But, it still didn’t fit,” Beauchamp said. “I was an extra small, and coverage was an issue for me. I figured, hey, if this woman custom-makes swimsuits, why don’t I try?”
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photography by JOHN HARRINGTON
