A BUZZWORTHY BAG

Two family gardens in rural Ontario inspired the latest collab for Holt Renfrew’s socially conscious H Project shop. Alexandra Weston, director of brand strategy for Holt Renfrew, credits her family’s Caledon farm, while Ela handbag co-founders Ela and Martin Aldorsson cite Ela’s mother’s sprawling garden near Cambridge. Both played key roles in inspiring the idea for the ranunculus-print canvas and vegan-leather Editor’s Pouch. “Our garden keeps my family close to food and bees,” say Weston. “We have a veggie garden, as well as a flower garden that we grow specifically to attract bees,” she says. The bag, which was created in partnership with Burt’s Bees, comes with three of the brand’s new Lip Crayons (Carolina Coast, Hawaiian Smolder and Napa Vineyard). Only 2,000 limited-edition bags will go on sale at Holt Renfrew on May 1—and, thanks to the backing of Burt’s Bees, 100 percent of the $50 price tag will go to the non-profit Pollinator Partnership Canada, which works to protect pollinator ecosystems. “I like to think of the pouch as a flower party you can take from day to night,” says Ela. “It celebrates the environment that bees thrive in.”