Mahjii

Specialties

Mahjii is a Sydney based company which is driving contemporary Australian fashion to new heights producing exclusive, limited edition swimwear.

By redefining and reinvigorating the colours and styles of Australian swim wear, Mahjii invites you to express yourself through through our creations. We are the only Limited Edition swimwear business in Australia. Mahjii stands for providing quality products made from the finest textiles. We are proud to be 100% Australian owned and made.

We’re committed to providing exciting and fresh swimwear collections whilst celebrating and embracing traditional Australian beach culture. Humans aren’t massed produced and We at Mahjii also believe in supporting those who support us.

History

Established in 2009.

Mahjii was first born in 2009 as Junk Trunks, owned by Tim Peisley and business partner Nicholas Harrington. They entered into the swimwear market because they wanted to offer something different to customers — not mass-​produced clothing coming in from China. Nothing Australian made they came across in the market stood out from the crowd — they wanted to manufacture a luxury option for men’s swimmers.

In late 2010, the business partners were served with a notice of cessation by the managing director of rival company Funk Trunks for the use of a name that was too similar in form and logo. Both of which were never intended.

With the threat of a lawsuit, they decided to fold that business and undertake the search for a new business name. Business partner Nick Harrington then opted out and Tim Peisley, a natural entrepreneur, decided to forge ahead with a new business name and business plan.

In late 2010, Mahjii was reborn.

Meet the Business Owner

Tim P.

Business Owner

I was born and bred in the North West of Sydney growing up in the Hills District. I attended Saint Ignatius’College, Riverview where I was able to participate in all kinds of sports including both Water polo and swimming.

After taking a year off as a Rotary Exchange student and travelling Europe I began to understand how big and amazing our world is and the amount of opportunity it all had to offer. After completing my bachelor of business information system at the Australian Catholic University I then moved into full time employment. I could see very quickly the power of the internet and what it meant to business moving forward.

I have always had an entrepreneurial spirit that always played fair when it came to business. Whilst completing my own property developments, I also wanted a way to generate cash on a constant basis whilst also working from home in the easiest possible way. Hence the launch of Mahjii.