June marks Pride month and as major celebrations are happening all over the world, many brands have launched limited edition products to help celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ communities continued strive towards equality.
Here are a look at some of this years limited releases.
Birks Limited Edition Rainbow Bracelet
Made using 18k white gold this limited-edition Rainbow bracelet gleams with bold and vibrant colors, making a statement that will inspire you every day.
Birks makes an annual donation to the Canadian non-profit organization, Get REAL Movement in support of their mission to combat 2SLGBTQ+ discrimination, racism, and bullying in schools, summer camps and workplaces.
Crystal Head Vodka – Paint Your Pride
Art is empowerment, inspiring social change and fostering community. It is an influential tool empowering LGBTQ+ creators with a means of positive visibility and proud, authentic self-representation.
Crystal Head Vodka is bringing the creative spirit to life with this limited edition Pride bottle, made with a one-of-a-kind decoration process unique to the brand.
The Paint Your Pride bottle, containing crystal Heads multi-award-winning original vodka distilled four times from the highest quality, locally sourced Canadian corn and blended with pristine Newfoundland water, will be available in selected markets and released annually for a limited time.
Starbucks Artist Collaboration
This year Starbucks has collaborated with Toronto-based queer artist and illustrator Tim Singleton to exclusively design a drinkware collection which includes two 24-ounce (venti) plastic cold cups with glitter artwork and a 16-ounce stainless steel tumbler.
“A lot of the work that I do focuses on queerness and how that has inspired me – both as a queer person and a gay man and how I relate to the world with that,” he said.
The collection is the first in a series through the Starbucks Artist Collaboration Program, which celebrates and elevates the voices and stories of artists from around the world through uniquely curated merchandise in Starbucks stores.
RW&CO. Show Your Colours
RW&CO. has recently launched a collection made for everyone. Using creams, whites, beige, denims and pops of pastels, their gender neutral collection is available in sizes XS-XXL.
Additional, this month, exclusive merchandise such as a collapsable Pride tye-dye water bottle ($25) will be sold in all stores with 100% of the proceeds going to Rainbow Railroad.
Purdy’s Ultimate Pride Bar
In celebration of Pride Month, Purdys Chocolatier’s have released an Ultimate PRIDE Bar, a vanilla ice cream triple dipped in chocolate and coated in almonds or naturally coloured sprinkles with a choice of chocolate from the chocolate case.
$1 from each sale of the Ultimate Pride Bar will support of The Get REAL Movement; a non-profit organization combating 2SLGBTQ+ discrimination, racism and bullying in school, summer camps and workplaces.
Purdy goal this year is to raise $40,000 for the Get REAL Movement, through the sales of the Ultimate PRIDE Bar.
Happy Pride Ya’ll, this month is ours to shine brighter then ever and have our voices heard.
Mr. Fab
