Mulberry’s in-house design team built a strong, seaside-inspired resort lineup packed with an extra helping of springtime looks, given there are no plans to stage a show or presentation during London Fashion Week in September.
The British coast, circa 1925, was the springboard for this collection packed with knitwear, fluttery print dresses with a flapper feel and roomy cotton shirts and coats swiped from men’s closets. Among the highlights were dresses, skirts and scarves printed with abstract flying seagulls or jaunty navy-and-white stripes, while geometric jacquard patterns — inspired by the angles of beach huts — decorated trousers, capes, coats and featherweight cardigans.
Wool and cashmere coats had a loose, mannish feel while matching navy blue sweaters riffed on fisherman knits — but with a lighter touch. Tailoring was a big part of the lineup, too, with jacquards inspired by Art Deco wallpaper on short, boxy jackets and wide-legged trousers.
This is the last lineup to be designed by the in-house team. Mulberry’s new creative director, Johnny Coca, will arrive next month and his first collection will be for fall 2016.
