Diver Fashion: Why You Should Suit Up in Color

Recently we verified that almost a third of divers are female and an increasing percentage of women are being certified yearly. You would think with the growing number of ladies trading in their heels for fins, we would see some pink wet suits, and other styles we recognize from fashion magazines. Whether you're part of the one third of female divers or part of the other two-thirds, you may want to reconsider that black wet suit and fins.

Picture This

You're on a boat, getting suited up for your first ocean dive as a beginner diver. You're nervous but excited as you slip into your black wet suit. You don't know what to expect and you definitely don't want to get separated from your group, so you ask your instructor, "Hey, what color are your fins?"

Your instructor responds, "Black."

For a second you pause and notice, "Everyone's wearing black!"

This was Suuz Martines of ScubaDoRags experience on her first open water dive. After searching high and low she couldn't believe no one had yet created a line of identifying products for diver visibility and safety. So she decided to create one herself.

What initially started as a solution for a safety issue turned into a full-blown variety of colorful custom scuba gear to deck divers out from head to fin! From her first ScubaDoRag to her ScubaTubeSocks, Suuz wanted to minimize diver distractions while diving. She also wanted divers to have the option to express themselves and have fun with what they wear!