Four and a half  decades inn, the concept of innovation continues to drive the passion and commitment to delivering world class performance apparel at Babici. In 2021, Babici was commissioned by Bobsleigh Australia to design and manufacture Bobsleigh & Skeleton race suits for the world championships. Not only did the Australian's deliver their best ever results, their lead up to the Beijing Winter Olympics put them in good stead to deliver Australia's highest achievement in any winter Olympic games. The product development spanned across a year of product design and testing with the final product ready to take on the world. The combination of four-way stretch textiles from Europe's most advance textile mills, couples with athlete input and feedback ensured the...

Spanning over a twelve month development cycle, our design team worked in tandem with the Australian athletes, heading over to race world championships and Olympic qualifying events, to create the fastest possible suits for the Bobsleigh and Skeleton events. As aerodynamics plays a fundamental role in the downhill timed events, the garment construction required critical design to ensure the performance attributes were paramount in the garments functionality. Through a rigorous and considered performance audit, our design team were able to create critical, functional design improvements that would not only deliver high performance functionality but also comfort and durability. High performance athletes push their events and performances beyond their comfort levels and accidents do happen. This insight helped us to curate the appropriate textile...