About Us
Peppamint started because I was tired of choosing.
Comfortable or put together.
Gym-ready or social-ready.
Functional or something that actually looks good.
Why the hell are we still choosing?
I’m Ashleigh Swanepoel — personal trainer, gym lover, and someone who refuses to look basic just because I’m wearing activewear.
And like most women…
my life is busy. Loud. Slightly chaotic.
Work.
Responsibilities.
A brain that feels like it has 47 tabs open at all times.
Some days the gym is the only hour that belongs to me.
The only hour where the noise quiets down and I get to just move my body, and decompress the fuck out of my brain
That’s where Peppamint came from.
The whole point
Peppamint is activewear that makes you feel put together… even when life is absolute chaos.
Because most women aren’t living these perfectly curated Instagram lives.
We’re juggling things.
Forgetting things.
Trying our best.
And the last thing we need is clothes that feel annoying or make us feel like we should change outfits three times a day.
Peppamint pieces are designed for real life.
The kind you wear to the gym…
keep on for coffee…
and somehow still look like you had your life together the whole time.
Even when you absolutely did not.
What we care about
Not trends.
Not pumping out endless product drops.
Not creating clothes that look good for five minutes and then end up shoved in the back of your wardrobe.
We make pieces that earn their keep.
That means:
• Premium quality that actually lasts
• Fits that make you feel confident in your body
• Pieces you reach for again and again
If you put something on and it doesn’t immediately make you feel good…
It doesn’t make the cut.
Simple as that.
The fleece
Our signature fleece is a perfect example.
Designed completely in-house.
Produced in limited runs that you won't see on anyone else's feed.
Made to be thrown on without thinking.
It’s the kind of piece that instantly makes you look like you’ve got your life together.
Even if five minutes ago you were standing in your kitchen wondering why the fuck you walked in there.
The peppermint leaf
Our icon is inspired by the veins of a peppermint leaf.
Natural movement.
Growth.
Patterns you see throughout the human body.
A reminder that our bodies are built to move.
And the clothes we wear should move with us — not require negotiations.
This brand is for you if…
You care about quality over quantity.
You want clothes that work for the gym and the rest of your life.
You’re done buying pieces that irritate you, fall apart, or end up abandoned in the back of your wardrobe.
You swear a little.
Laugh at the chaos.
And still show up to the gym anyway.
If it doesn’t earn its place…
it doesn’t belong.
Welcome to Peppamint.
Activewear that makes you feel put together through the chaos of life.
Shop the pieces that earn their place