Though L.A.’s consistently warm weather didn’t turn out for Mulberry’s party at the Chateau Marmont last night, a host of Hollywood starlets dedicated to the Brit brand, including Kate Bosworth, Gia Coppola, and Nathalie Love, more than did their part to set the scene for the poolside bash.In between chatting with Bosworth, Mulberry’s Emma Hill [...]

Today, Mulberry opened the doors of its first U.S. flagship store, and it’s chock-full of bags—and books? You read that correctly. The new 5,00-square-foot space in Soho has plenty of the London-based label’s signature offerings, as well the custom New York Clipper bag featuring a “peace, love, and apple” motif ($950, pictured), but the space [...]

Forty isn’t exactly a grand old age for a British heritage brand like Mulberry (by comparison, Burberry is 155), but in the words of creative director Emma Hill, “We have a lot to say!” Kicking off the 40th birthday celebrations is Mulberry ($90, available at Mulberry boutiques), a 480-page coffee-table book three years in the [...]

Harry Potter. Avatar. Mulberry? One of these things isn’t quite like the others—though all three have benefited from the magic touch of Framestore, the visual effects company that worked with creative directors Ronnie Cooke Newhouse and Stephen Wolstenholme of House and Holme and Park Village director Luke Losey to bring Mulberry’s Tim Walker-shot campaign to [...]

Riccardo Tisci is crowning a new model of the moment—just when his last discovery, his longtime assistant, transgender model Lea T., is being celebrated more than ever. His next campaign will star albino model Stephen Thompson (left) alongside Mariacarla Boscono, Daphne Groeneveld, and Iris Strubegger. Albino skin tones are “very near my world,” Tisci isaid. [...]

Tonight in London, the British Fashion Awards honored the best and brightest in the world of London style. Nick Knight screened a new fashion film to honor the late Alexander McQueen, winner of the BFC Outstanding Achievement Award in Fashion Design, and Celine’s Phoebe Philo (left) took home the prize for British Designer of the [...]

Three hundred yellow canaries were used in Tim Walker’s first short film, The Lost Explorer, but for Harry Potter fans anxiously awaiting installment seven, the real draw may have been Lord Voldemort. “He’s my neighbor,” Walker told us last night about actor Richard Bremmer. “I saw him walking outside and I thought, ‘There’s my lost [...]

When most people’s love affairs fizzle, they eat a half-gallon of Häagen-Dazs and call it a day. When Pretenders front woman Chrissie Hynde’s tryst with a much-younger musician cooled, she started a new band, recorded a new album (co-written by him!), and founded an animal-friendly, leather-free clothing line. That Häagen-Dazs isn’t looking so good now, [...]

Target’s next conquest: Mulberry. The English label will create bags for the mass retailer, which will debut on October 10. [WWD]A quick word from Jil Sander (the woman, not the brand): Her signature style is “pure,” please, not “minimal,” which “can be very empty.” Noted! [Hint Mag]Tyra Banks made waves when she announced she’s re-signed [...]

Despite a TV show that never quite caught on in the U.S. and a faint lingering of what-is-it-she-does-again, Alexa Chung has become a veritable style icon. (Just ask the customers—celebs included—eager to snap up Mulberry’s Alexa bag, or Chanel, which named her a brand ambassador.) As a result of the attention, she’s mostly traded her [...]