History of Kipling bags

 
Kipling bags were founded in 1987 in Antwerp, Belgium and have now become one of the fastest growing fashion companies in Europe.
 
Started by a gentleman by the name of Paul Van Der Velde (an ex soldier) Paul came up with the concept of designing a brightly coloured rucksack with an added twist of adorning each of his bags with a furry monkey dangling from a chain.
 
Over six million Kipling bags are sold every year which really is an astounding figure which equates to twenty three Kipling handbags being sold once every minute !
 
The head office is located in New York with product design and development remaining in Antwerp. Kipling has stores in over sixty countries around the world and has evolved from providing original styling and funactionality for travel bags to a worldwide fashion house that offers a range of holdalls and bags for a variety of lifestyles.
 
The Kipling brand name was derived from the writer, Rudyard Kipling, the famous creator of "The Jungle Book". The Kipling logo also draws upon one of Kipling's famous characters and this monkey logo appears on every bag. As a further tie in to the brand, a fluffy Orangutan keyring charm appears on certain bags and these charms can also be bought separately to attach to your Kipling bag or your keys. Each ape is named after a Kipling employee and every Kipling collection has it's own unique monkey.
 
There is a long line of celebrities who have been seen carrying Kipling bags or other Kipling carry alls. Tom Cruise, Kim Basinger, Courtney Cox, John Travolta, Janet Jackson and Nick Nolte are all Kipling fans. In the hit movie "Jerry Maguire" Tom Cruise can be seen throughout most of the film with his Kipling bag. The bag has also featured in the American comedy series "Friends" as well as countless other TV series and movies.
 
Unlike many other successful handbag brands Kipling doesn't yearn to be considered an exclusive label, instead, it prefers to be accessible to as many people as possible by creating handbags, rucksacks and luggage that is both very affordable and also appeals to the mass market.
 
Kipling bags are also designed to be practical and functional and have a reputation to be extremely durable. Even the zip fastenings are of industrial strength !
 
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We hope you can find a Kipling bag to suit your tastes and budget on our site and we also hope you keep coming back as new Kipling bags are listed every day.
 
 
Our website, www.discountedbags.co.uk, was created in recognition of the legions of fans that the Kipling brand possesses.
 
You can browse our store by clicking on the links on the left hand side of this page or you can use the search box at the top of this page. If you're looking for a Kipling purse, Kipling backpack or even a Kipling keyring then we're confident you will find what you're looking for on these pages.

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