It sounds adventurous, but for Melanie Biesl everything was “no problem”, as the 27-year-old says. Four years ago she met and fell in love with her husband Thomas – he was on a business trip in Australia. When he asked her just a year later if she wanted to come to Roitham with him, she immediately said “yes”, as the mother of two sons aged seven and 19 months says. “And I love it – I love it here.”
What she likes most about Austria is the lifestyle, as Biesl explains in the interview, which is conducted half in English and half in German. “Here, work is work and free time is free time. The people are relaxed and incredibly friendly. And they are always happy to have a little chat, so a nice chat,” says Biesl, who has worked in Brisbane as a marketing specialist and events for organized large hotels.
At her old home she misses her parents, her friends, her dog – and of course the beach. “We go to Australia once a year. The great thing is that we get the best of both worlds: My sons learn to ski here and surf there. That’s perfect!”
Gender neutral rompers
Melanie Biesl is currently on maternity leave and recently founded her own label for children’s fashion. The 27-year-old got the idea when she was looking in vain for simple baby suits – without prints and aside from the typical colors.
“Especially for boys there were only blue things with dinosaurs, cars or superheroes on them. We didn’t like any of that,” says Biesl. And just started designing baby bodysuits based on her own ideas.
In addition to quality and functionality, the most important thing for her was that the suits were gender-neutral, meaning that girls and boys fit.
“We developed the whole thing for two years – until it was perfect,” says Biesl, who wants to expand her collection in the future to include pajamas or fashion for expectant mothers. The rompers, which cost around 25 euros, are currently available in a number of shops in the Salzkammergut or in the online shop on their website www.teddyandfreddydesigns.com.
By the way, Melanie Biesl chose a kangaroo as her logo – or rather a “baby roo”. “That’s the name of the little one that hops into mum’s fanny pack and is protected and secure there. That’s exactly how the children should feel in our suits.”
Source: Nachrichten
