Celtic and Co. announces winning jumper for Wool Week

Cornish fashion and lifestyle brand Celtic and Co, is once more supporting the gross annual Wool Week with a new jumper designed by students from Plymouth College of Art.

Celtic and Co, which is usually celebrating its 30th anniversary this season, has been taking part in a year-long design competition with Campaign for Wool within the annual week’s 10th anniversary.

The competition invited fashion style students to send in jumper designs, which would be produced exclusively for Wool Week, to highlight the normal, renewable and biodegradability benefits of wool.

Celtic and Co decided on Courtney Davies from Plymouth College of Fine art as its Wool Week design competition winner on her behalf Geelong wool jumper with precious stone stitch detail and extra-wide arms.

The ‘Geelong Courtney Jumper’ will be shown on the brand’s stand during an interactive Wool Week event, and also be available for customers to buy exclusively online. The jumper possesses been made in a restricted run of 100 and you will be priced 145 pounds.

Commenting on your competition, Kath Whitworth, co-founder of Celtic and Co, said in a affirmation: “There are as a result many talented designers inside our universities. We've been very happy to work with Courtney together upon this project. Her perspective for our jumper installed perfectly to your brand, design, and ethos. Wool is normally such a versatile material and importantly Courtney’s style is both professional and sustainable.”

Other brands including Brora and John Smedley may also be launching exclusive knits with fashion design students within Wool Week 2020.

Marketing campaign for Wool’s Wool Week takes place from October 5-18.