Fall Winter 2014 “Ahto” Collection reveal

With the Fall season beautifully setting in here, in the Pacific North West, it is time to show off our full Fall/ Winter 2014 Ahto Collection.

Collection marks 8 years since the designer Jolanta Va, arrived in Canada and eventually decided to settle (title “Ahto”, means Middle Dutch for Eight).

It portrays Bohemia, Returning to Basics, through humble, timeless shapes and minimalist aesthetics, representing renewal and clean slate. The designer re-imagined simplicity through a vagabond’s perspective, inspired by her quest to find a place she belongs.

Ahto features a selection of 5 new handbag styles, built of leather, including BC grown/ tanned bison and elk, giving it a Canadian edge; as well as recycled vintage garment and upholstery.

Here are the designs:

Pouchey - a slouchy bucket cross-body, which converts to a tote;

Festivalette - a small, sleek cross-body or waist bag;

Dreamer - Lightweight cross-body or shoulder bag with our signature pleat detail. Mostly OOAK.

Bastra - large, cushion shaped cross-body, built from BC sourced and tanned Bison leather.

Bastra Tote - large Bison leather tote, that switches to a cross-body. Limited run piece.

here we are - all 5 new designs. These, and our Permanent styles, along with those from the previous collections, are now online at the Webshop.

Our posts are transitioning to the new location of the Jola V. Blog.

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North Shore News Features Pouchey Bag

Our Pouchey design has been featured in the North Shore News, a local weekly for North and West Vancouver, as a part of an article about vendors of the upcoming Harmony Arts Festival, where we will be debuting our new Fall/ Winter 2014 Collection this year.

Full article here.

After a great weekend at Circle Craft Summer Market, this press coverage is such a boost. Thanks, Universe...


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Trends Magazine For Canadian Fashion Retailers features our Quilchena Backpack

Our Quilchena backpack (SS13 Cruise collection) - has been included in this Accessories Trend Forecasting article for the upcoming fall, by Trends Magazine along with several other fashion forward Canadian labels. 

We are very pleased to have this design recognized, considering it was created nearly two years ago....
By the way - we are working on a backpack design currently.

And, just a reminder, our new Fall/ Winter 2014 Collection makes its public debut tomorrow in Vancouver.

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Our new Fall/ Winter 2014 Collection debuts in Vancouver this Summer

It is getting so close to our on-line launch! We just have the Summer show season to breeze through...
Quite a few of you already own our all new FW14 styles, but the full collection will be debuting, starting next weekend, at the following events:

Circle Craft Summer Market - Jack Poole Plaza, Vancouver
Harmony Arts Festival -- Argyle Avenue at 15th Street, West Vancouver

Also - to all three weekends: wear and show off your JVD armcandy and get 15% off of your next purchase (this discount offer excludes single section Featherlights and Keychains)

Don't have our bag yet? - Tag us on Instagram: @jolavdesigns #LoveJolaV - and 15% off is yours.

**We will also have an August trunkshow at a new venue - check back for the dates**

xo - j

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A brief FW'14 collection video

Here is a few seconds long slide-over view of our upcoming FW'14 collection:

(Instagram video)




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Vancouver Sun and Canada.com feature our new FW'14 design!

Pouchey bag (Mushroom)

More early press for our FW'14 Collection!
Vancouver Sun, a local daily newsprint featured our not-yet-released design, Pouchey in their weekly FabFive picks as one of their selected bucket bags. We love it being called a "closet staple" accompanied by such a lovely description of both, our leather and design.

The story then has been picked up by Canada.com website for the rest of the country. Read the beautifully formatted on-line version of the article here.

The full FW'14 collection will make its first appearances this Summer (stay tuned for our Summer events and markets), and several early styles have already landed at Dream Boutique and Bird On The Wire Creations in Vancouver.

Thank you for the love, inquiries and orders directed at Pouchey following this feature. It means so incredibly much to us!

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Early press for FW'14 - West Coast Style

West Coast Style is the first venue to feature a sneak-peek of our upcoming FW'14 Collection -- but, in the concept of the Spring season! 

In this interview with the Fashion Capsule agency, you will see a fab local apparel trend re-cap, and three looks from yours truly: Featherlight worn as a small clutch and two not-yet-released designs... Thanks, Sarah, and Fashion Capsule team.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtwdHfR0KqM&list=UUI_OxTLUSnEMSU6mLnBBntg

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