La Böcöque

La Böcöque was born from a deep fri­en­d­ship betwe­en Sara and Olal­la, and from the­ir passi­on for fashi­on, the desi­re to cre­ate very spe­ci­al desig­ns and the convic­ti­on that it is possi­ble to do thin­gs in a dif­fe­rent way, always with res­pect and sustainability.

Sara and Olal­la, in the­ir uni­ver­sity days, took advan­ta­ge of any free time to give free rein to the­ir ima­gi­na­ti­on and cre­ate a wide vari­ety of acce­sso­ri­es that were later sold at small craft fairs in Gali­cia. Gra­du­al­ly, howe­ver, they grew and made the leap to nati­onal and inter­na­ti­onal fairs. 

Then, ready for the next step, they tra­ined in pat­tern making and deci­ded to start making bags. After a few seasons, and many bags, La Böcöque was born, the­ir brand of limi­ted col­lec­ti­ons, desig­ned in the­ir own wor­k­shop in Can­gas do Mor­ra­zo (Gali­cia) and made in a small wor­k­shop in Boqu­eixón ‑A Coruña, under decent wor­king con­di­ti­ons and res­pon­si­ble with all par­ti­es involved.

Böcöque, being a brand that is com­mit­ted to local and ethi­cal pro­duc­ti­on, also uses local fabrics. Most of its fabrics come from a Euro­pe­an sup­pli­er with GOTS (Glo­bal Orga­nic Texti­le Stan­dard), GRS (Glo­bal Recy­cle Stan­dard) and Oeko-Tex cer­ti­fi­ca­tes, cer­ti­fi­ca­tes that guaran­tee that the fabrics have been manu­fac­tu­red with quality and sus­ta­ina­bi­lity criteria. 

Most of its col­lec­ti­ons are made with cot­ton or orga­nic cot­ton fabrics. Alt­ho­ugh they also use linen, recy­cled polyes­ter and a small per­cen­ta­ge of elas­ta­ne, a non-sus­ta­ina­ble mate­ri­al, but nece­ssary to pro­vi­de gre­ater elas­ti­city to the garments.

By using fabrics such as orga­nic cot­ton, they pro­tect the people who work in direct con­tact with them. They redu­ce the use of che­mi­cal pro­duc­ts: from the pes­ti­ci­des used in the cul­ti­va­ti­on of raw mate­ri­als to the hig­hly toxic dyes that are extre­mely dan­ge­ro­us for people and the envi­ron­ment in the manu­fac­tu­ring process.

In addi­ti­on, the­ir pro­duc­ts are digi­tal­ly prin­ted and have the Oeko-Tex Stan­dard 100 Pro­duct class I cer­ti­fi­ca­te, which guaran­te­es that no toxic sub­s­tan­ces have been used in the dye­ing process.

Most of La Böcöqu­e’s gar­ments are made of cot­ton, a biode­gra­da­ble, recy­cla­ble, reusa­ble and com­pos­ta­ble fabric. Howe­ver, some of the gar­ments con­ta­in a small per­cen­ta­ge of elas­ta­ne mixed in, which makes them dif­fi­cult to recycle.

Even so, so that your gar­ment las­ts for a long time in your clo­set and is not dis­car­ded, La Böcöque has an alte­ra­ti­on ser­vi­ce. If you make the pur­c­ha­se in the­ir physi­cal sto­re, they have two dre­s­sma­kers in the area, who will be able to adjust your gar­ment to per­fec­ti­on so that it fits you wonderfully. 

La Böcöque is a fair tra­de and local clot­hing brand.

When desig­ning a piece of clot­hing they look for more than just aes­t­he­tics. They want it to be fun­c­ti­onal and sus­ta­ina­ble, but also to pro­mo­te fair tra­de and the local eco­nomy, so all La Böcöque gar­ments are desig­ned and made in Gali­cia.

The design, pat­tern making and pro­totype making is done in the­ir own wor­k­shop and the sca­ling of sizes, cut­ting and tailo­ring is done enti­rely in a wor­k­shop loca­ted in Boqu­eixón – A Coruña (Gali­cia).

La Böcöqu­e’s clot­hing col­lec­ti­on does not con­ta­in ani­mal-deri­ved fabrics – La Böcöque is a brand that res­pec­ts ani­mal welfare! 

The pur­po­se of La Böcöque is that you dress for you and that you can use the gar­ments on many occa­si­ons, the­re­fo­re, the­ir gar­ments fol­low a time­less and eclec­tic design line in which com­fort pre­va­ils, away from fads and com­bi­ne with any look that you propose. 

Fashi­on does not have to be throwaway. La Böcöque offers exclu­si­ve col­lec­ti­ons, made in limi­ted seri­es, with a dif­fe­rent style, fun, and under the slow fashi­on phi­lo­sop­hy.

Böcöque is a tran­s­pa­rent brand! On the­ir web­si­te you can find more infor­ma­ti­on abo­ut whe­re they pro­du­ce the­ir gar­ments, the­ir his­tory, the­ir brand valu­es, and much more!

In addi­ti­on, COSH! has been able to talk to the foun­ders of the brand, who have pro­vi­ded us with infor­ma­ti­on abo­ut the­ir manu­fac­tu­ring sites, names of the­ir sup­pli­ers and even showed us some cer­ti­fi­ca­tes.