The Week UK - 04.04.2020

Andwe’re delightedtoannouncethat

PLIQOisworkingonamorerugged

garmentbag aimedatcommuters whojog

or cycletowork,and aversion designed

specifically forwomen’s formalwear.

Rightnow,the idea of hoppingona

flight,ordashingoff to awedding, is

almost inconceivable.But when thetime

comestocelebrat ethe return to

normality, there mightbenobettergift

forthe hard-to-please traveller or

fashio nistainyourlife, thanaPLIQO bag.

What’s more,readersofThe Week can

geta15% discount usingpromo code

PLIQO-15 on thecompany’s website:

pliqobag.com

ThePLIQO bag, andcompany founderPatrick

Tatham,recently featur ed on BBC2’s Dragons’

Den. Theepisode, firstbroadcast on Sunday

22nd March, is availableonthe BBC’siPlayer.

whohave thesuperhuman
ability to look immaculate,
no matter howfar t hey
have travelled.
Andthen there’sthe rest of
us –mere mortalswho,nomatte rhow
sharpwelookwhen we walk outour front
door,can’t helpbut gather crumples and
everyday detritus. It seems thesmarter
theoutfit, thefasterthe entropysetsin.
Formostofus, then,the secrettoa
pristi ne arrival, whetherat abusiness
meetingoraspecial occa sion,istotravel
in somethingmorecomfortable andkeep
thegladragsunder wraps. It really doesn’t
paytotravelinf ormalwear.
Fortunately,atl onglast, thereisa
solutiontothispredicament. PLIQOhas
createdanelegant,cabin-friendly
garmentbag that,unlikeits predec esso rs,
letsyou keep your formalwear in perfect
conditionin–oralongsi de –yourhand
luggage. It’s been dubbed “the smartest
garmentbag in theworld”.

agsare so compact–witha

9cmx30cm(15in x12in)

hatmostairlin es classify

ndbags” or “lapt op bags”,

u cantakethemaboard the

dition to your regularcabin-

wance.And this despite

rsbeing increasing ly strict

ze of thebaggage youcan

ecabin.

hanger

QO bags succeed where so

shave failed?The answer is

oldingsystem that employs a

ometry” hanger anda

agnetsthatbothfolds and

nts firmlyinplace.More

totypes were trialled by real-

worldtravellersoverthe course of 18

months,beforeafinal designwas

eventual ly putintoproduction.

Twofinal designs,inf act. ThePLIQO

Carry-On bagisyourgo-to if you’re

lookingfor agarmentcarrier that you

canslingoveryourshoulder like a

laptopbag. Weighinginatjustovera

kilogram,itincludesanadjustable

stra p, grab handleandinternal

organiser, as well as twoexternal

pocketstostore smaller

travelitems.

ThePLIQO Pack-In, by contrast,

wouldbethe idealoptionifyou’re

lookingfor agarmentbag that simply

packsinsideyourother luggage. Sl ightly

thinner,itweighs just 850g thanksto its

innovativeand minimalistdesign.

Both PLIQObagscomewithastrap to

attach your bagtoawheelie case,three

internal compartments andanextension

flap forlargergarments such as ball

gownsand morning suits.

Smartgarment

bags for

every

traveller

Broughttoy ou by

IQQO's bags area

game-changer for

business travelle rs

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