Review Mulberry / Fall 2015 RTW

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It’s fair to say that Mulberry has been in a state of flux since its acclaimed creative director, Emma Hill, parted ways with the storied British brand last year. So, while we wait in anticipation for her hotly tipped successor, Johnny Coca (yes, of Céline fame), to take the design reigns in July, the in-house team continues to do a stellar job of holding the fort. Today’s presentation, which took place on the top floor of its lofty West Kensington HQ, is testament to that.

Inspired by the faded grandeur of Georgian interiors in old English country manors, the fall 2015 collection delicately employed tactile textile techniques to riff on classic filigree motifs. This was most successfully translated into touchy-feely knits and striking statement outerwear. Cover stars included a brick-red and white check wool poncho with a supple leather lace-up collar (the perfect counterpoint to stompy boots and leather pants during chilly climes), a cream bouclé tweed coat with hand-painted surface detail and a double-breasted jacket in fuzzy intarsia-check shearling—all of which stayed true to the chic, yet delightfully daffy aesthetic that Hill carved out during her tenure.

As for the accessories? You’ll want to swing the irreverent Roxette shoulder bag—a petal-pink, sheepskin iteration of their much-loved Roxanne tote–straight out the store. Ditto the Jamie: a dainty, miniature take on the label’s vintage bucket bag from the seventies, reworked in butter-soft suede, which this very writer expects to see draped over the arms of Mulberry devotees, such as Alexa Chung and Emma Roberts.