The three sisters behind this swimwear brand wants every body to be a swimsuit body – including those who have undergone traumatic surgeries as a result of cancer treatment.
Nearly two decades later, Anderson was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. She said the diagnosis came as a shock, but was grateful to have her sister who had set a strong example of what a survivor looks like and gave her hope.
Lime Ricki co-founders and sisters Colette Callister, Jennifer Anderson and Nicole Bruderer pose with models for the Flourish and Bloom collection.The sisters said that cancer has largely affected their family history. They attributed it to the inherited BRCA1 gene that is known to heighten the risk of developing breast and several other cancers.
Model Courtney Hilburn was diagnosed with breast cancer two months ago and is currently undergoing treatment."From the get-go, from the photoshoot that we had with our four breast cancer survivor models, they loved the suits and felt so beautiful and confident in them," said Callister.