FIELD RESEARCH UNIT.
Real conditions. Real feedback. Better equipment. Join the people helping us improve what we make.
The field is our laboratory.
We're a small company making things we'd actually want to wear. But a product isn't finished just because it leaves our shop. Sometimes we get it right. Sometimes we get close. And sometimes we miss the mark.
The Fiona Field Research Unit is our real-world product testing program. We send equipment to a small crew of people who use it regularly and pay attention to the details.
They tell us what holds up, what falls short, and what needs to change. No professional credentials, no follower minimum, and no obligation to tell us what we want to hear.
ONSHORE SERIES BOARDSHORTS
Our first boardshorts are out in the world. We're proud of them, but we've already identified things we want to improve. Now it's time to find out what else we missed.
How the Unit works.
Join the candidate pool.
Tell us where you spend your time, what equipment you use, and how you'd put Fiona gear to the test.
Put it through its paces.
Selected researchers receive gear at no cost, put it to work in real conditions, and document what happens.
Tell us what you found.
Submit a few observations, photos, and detailed feedback. We'll use those findings to inform future production decisions.
We need your observations. Not your compliments.
The point isn't to make the product look good. It's to find out how to make it better.
Researcher commitments
- Be 18 years or older and eligible for shipping.
- Use the assigned product regularly over 4–6 weeks.
- Document at least six wear sessions, conditions permitting.
- Submit first-impression, midpoint, and final feedback.
- Provide three to five useful photographs of the product in use or showing issues.
- Describe fit, comfort, performance, wear, and construction problems.
- Be candid, detailed, and constructively critical.
No required social posts. No follower minimum. Selected testers generally keep the product. Fiona will ask separately before publishing your photographs or name.
Apply to the Field Research Unit.
We're recruiting a small group for the CYCLE 001/// research assignment . Tell us a little about yourself and how you would test the equipment. Applications take about five minutes.