Attire Accessories - May/Jun 2019 (Issue 76)

16 BULAGGI CELEBRATES 50 YEARS WITH NEW BAG COLLECTION Bag brand Bulaggi is celebrating its 50 th anniversary with the launch of a new collection. The new Celebrate range features a slew of bags in a range of vibrant colours for which the brand has become synonymous, with new prints created as one-offs for the collection. Founded in May 1969 by Wim and Trix Walraven, the company has grown into a family business, with its head office and showroom still located in Hilversum in the Netherlands. As a nod to the women in the business, each bag in the Celebrate collection has been named after members of the team: Elise (e-commerce), Lobke (design), Marcella (marketing & communication), Sabrina (sales & export), Mirjam (sales NL), Annemarieke (director/owner) and not forgetting her mother, Beatrix (co-founder). Visit bulaggi.com CELTIC & CO PROVIDES FULL BRAND TRAINING FOR STOCKISTS Celtic & Co’s commitment to its investment pieces will see the brand provide all boutiques and stockists training on its brand ethos, point-of-sale detail on yarn stories and benefits of natural fibres. In addition, the company will explain to staff how to care for the investment clothing. According to the Celtic & Co, “With the world finally focusing on the damage to the environment that plastics and synthetic fibres are causing from the fast-fashion industry, we’ve been flying the flag for renewable and sustainable fashion since the day we started, 28 years ago.” Some key messages the brand will be promoting include the fact that wool is renewable, sustainable, versatile and comfortable. Likewise, “you don’t have to wash wool as often as synthetic fibres – and when you do, any micro-fibres released in the wash are biodegradable and won’t impact our water systems, unlike micro-plastic from synthetic clothing.” For more information about Celtic & Co’s range, visit the website at celticandco.com