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Tropic of C — Eco Swimwear & Campaign Hero

Sustainable swim brand with immersive campaign hero, seasonal drops, and wishlist-driven PDPs.

tropicofc.comTropic of C — Eco Swimwear & Campaign Hero — Tropic of C
Client
Tropic of C
Industry
Eco-Luxury Swimwear & Resortwear
Role
Lead Shopify Theme Developer
Duration
6 weeks
+31%
Wishlist Save Rate
+22%
PDP Conversion
High-Res
Imagery
Mobile
First UX
The Challenge

What we needed to solve.

  • Tropic of C required cinematic imagery to showcase eco-fabric textures without slowing down mobile devices.
  • High-demand limited drops led to quick size sellouts; shoppers needed a way to save and track item restocks.
  • Standard navigation felt disconnected from campaign editorial stories.
The Approach

How it was built.

01

Cinematic Media Sections

Engineered ultra-optimized background media headers with lazy video streaming and webp image srcsets.

02

Integrated Customer Wishlist

Built a fast, client-side wishlist system allowing users to save swimsuit styles across devices without account friction.

03

Drop Countdown Modules

Created dynamic timer modules for limited-edition swimwear collection drops.

Tech Stack

The toolkit.

Shopify Core
Shopify PlusLiquid SectionsCustomer Accounts APIMetafields
Frontend Tech
Vanilla JavaScriptCSS Grid & FlexboxLocalStorage Sync
Features Shipped

What's live.

Immersive campaign video hero with ambient playback
One-tap customer wishlist saver on collection cards and PDPs
Limited drop release countdown timer section
Interactive eco-impact material breakdown accordions
Full-screen touch-friendly mobile drawer menu
Results

The outcome.

+31%
Wishlist saves

Customers actively saved sold-out sizes for restock alerts.

+22%
PDP conversion

High-resolution media galleries drove confidence in swimsuit fit.

60fps
Mobile animation

Silky smooth scrolling experience across all iOS/Android devices.

In summary

Built a visually captivating digital flagship for Tropic of C that reflects their eco-luxury brand positioning and drives high drop engagement.

Capabilities

Core Shopify competencies.

Build & Theme
  • From-scratch full theme development
  • Figma → Shopify (pixel-accurate)
  • Liquid, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • GraphQL Admin & Storefront API
  • AJAX Cart & Storefront AJAX API
Growth & Optimization
  • Upsell & cross-sell integration
  • App integration & configuration
  • Marketing campaign pages
  • Speed & Core Web Vitals optimization
  • Accessibility (WCAG AA)
  • Google Analytics 4 (GA4) setup
Migration & Data
  • WordPress / WooCommerce → Shopify
  • Product, customer & order data import
  • URL mapping & 301 redirects
  • SEO parity & metadata migration
Process

A clear path from brief to revenue.

01

Discovery

Understanding goals, audience, and constraints.

02

Strategy

Conversion plan, IA, and technical approach.

03

Design

Pixel-perfect interfaces aligned to brand.

04

Development

Clean, scalable Shopify implementation.

05

Optimization

Performance, SEO, A11y, and CRO.

06

Launch

QA, deploy, monitor, and iterate.

Testimonials

Verified Upwork reviews.

6 completed jobs · 5.0 average rating. Each project shipped with a perfect score from the client. View full profile on Upwork ↗

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