Mulberry kicked off its 50th anniversary celebrations with the return of the Alexa featuring key sustainable updates. The iconic satchel-style bag was inspired by Alexa Chung's carefree confidence and the timeless style of Mulberry's Postman's Lock accessories.
Small Guy clutch.
The celebrations continue with a design collaboration between the British brand and Chung, who made her design debut for the house.
"I thought it was a great, quite rare opportunity," she said. "I never expected to be invited to actually design my own Mulberry bag, which is really a dream come true."
The collaboration is the latest chapter in Mulberry Editions, a series of limited-edition capsules in which leading creatives have been invited to put their own spin on Mulberry's DNA.
"I wanted to create something that straddled what the bag means to me personally, but could become that for someone else's wardrobe. I wanted to make sure that it would endure, become a future classic," said Chung.
Big Guy shoulder bag.
The resulting Big Guy is a roomy shoulder bag, and the Little Guy is a compact clutch. Both bags draw on the key components of Chung's personal style: masculine formality offset with a vintage romance and a deep appreciation for British design.
She also took inspiration from vintage satchels as well as the Elkington briefcase that inspired the original Alexa launched in 2010.
The Big Guy and Little Guy feature chain straps and a boxy, streamlined silhouette. The colour palette ranges from classic black, dark chocolate and tan to optimistic tones of apple green and denim blue.
Materials include glossy crocodile-effect patent leather, sumptuous velvet and suede. Mulberry sources material from environmentally rated tanneries, while the bags are made in its carbon neutral Somerset factories, to reinforce the brand's commitment to sustainability and responsible production.
