A few weeks back I received an email from the co-founder of
online handbag company; Angela & Roi. I was over the moon to receive an
email requesting if I could write about them, and obviously I said yes.
Angela & Roi are an online handbag brand that “combines
fashion and philanthropy by colour.”
As my readers will know, I am very keen on vegan produce and
am very much against the use of animals in fashion, and I was delighted to find
out that Angela & Roi use high quality vegan leather to make their handbags
instead of animal leather. Their bags are boutique quality, minimally and
classically designed with minimalistic styles varying from totes, shoulder and
cross-body bags, and each with various colour options. Their aesthetic is
“vintage-inspire with a modern touch.”
“Our company was founded on strong moral
principles. We prioritize ethical and respectful treatment of our customers.
Our products reflect our value system that is focused on customer satisfaction,
not profit margins. However, we believe we can use our resources productively
in a way to impact the greater community. We believe fashion can be utilized to
both an artistic and charitable effect. Our company presents an opportunity for
us to intertwine consumerism with philanthropy. We hope you can join us in our
effort to donate toward the solution of various causes.” Angela & Roi
One particular aspect of Angela & Roi that really
fascinated me was their Donate By Colour
mission. The idea behind this is that different medical issues relate to
specific colours i.e. Lung Cancer awareness is linked with the colour white, so
when cusomers purchase a white handbag from Angela & Roi, they
automatically donate $5 to Lung Cancer Alliance. In total, Angela & Roi
work together with 11 non-profit organisations:
Each handbag is accompanied with a detachable coloured ribbon, which associates, to the specific cause. By attaching the ribbon to your bag, you are helping to raise awareness of the associated cause.
- Red Ribbons – AIDS
- Orange Ribbon – Kidney Disease
- Grey Ribbon – Diabetes
- Purple Ribbon – Alzheimer’s Disease
- Green Ribbon – Anxiety and Depression
- Brown Ribbon – Cancer
- Blue Ribbon – Colon Cancer
- Gold (Yellow) Ribbon – Child Cancer
- Pink Ribbon – Breast Cancer
- Black Ribbon – Melanoma (Skin Cancer)
- White Ribbon – Lung Cancer
“We maintain our positive attitude
toward change. We frame our campaign within our energetic color theme. Colors
grab us out of the dreary day-to-day existence and shoot us into a world of
vivaciousness. We chose to link different causes with specific colors. We
wanted to create easy to recognize categorizations on our website. We
understand how associations between tangible objects and pleasing concepts
strengthen interest. Our purses speak color, and we believe our products should
converse with our greater charitable goals.”
Not only do their bags support many
wonderful causes, but also they are absolutely lovely! Every single one is
beautiful, with excellent craftsmanship and designing and all at an astonishingly wonderful price;
ranging from $65 to $148. Below are just some of the types of bags Angela & Roi offer, with each design coming in an array of colours.
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| Palette White Cross-body |
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| Sunday Black Tote |
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| Palette Purple Cross-body |
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| Square Mandarin Orange Tote |
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| Palette Light Brown Cross-body |
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| Mini Navy Body-cross |
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| Classic Wine Cross-body |
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| Casual Grey Shoulder Bag |
As you can see, the bags are absolutely gorgeous, are wonderful prices, part of a wonderful and charitable mission, but they also do free deliver and returns. (Not that you would want to return them!)
Leave a comment below letting me know what you think about this wonderful company, and do definitely check out their website. Let me know if you buy one of their bags too, I'd love to hear what you think about it and which colour/cause you went for.
I personally look forward to when I buy my own one - I'm saving up!
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