LFW S/S 14: Mulberry

The theme was set with help from the catwalk setting; a fun summer garden catwalk, complete with grass and daisy flower arches.

Taking inspiration from a traditional English culture, the moodboard for the collection was full of teapots, stripes and English country houses.

Cara Delevingne opened the show for the brand in a printed two-piece short suit, a black & white floral printed jacket and shorts with heart lapels, layered underneath, a pale blue blouse printed with barely visible embroidery that once caught the light revealed florals.

This season’s collection was impressive, with crisp, clean styles reminiscent of womenswear during 1960’s London.

Holding onto their traditional British heritage, the collection had a very elegant yet modern aesthetic, silk shirts were tucked into leather skirts and two-piece printed pyjama suits. Modern was incorporated further into the footwear of models; thinly strapped with a platform heel.

A distinctive piece throughout was the two-piece leather shirt / skirt combination, this started a progression of heavier-weighted fabrics, models gracing the catwalk in structured leather textured shirts and trousers.

Sheer panels were also worked in, lightweight almost transparent skirts and a loose T-shirts were striped horizontally with transparent panelling. Falling in all the right places keeping the look daring yet discrete.

A crowd pleasing look was a digitally printed, silk mini-dress, shift cut with a high neckline, the model strutted the catwalk joined by ‘Turbo’ the dog in a matching floral printed coat!

Surrounded by a colour palette of pale blues, nudes and monochrome, pops of orange were found throughout the collection.

The looks then transitioned to all-white outfits, accessorised with white shoes and envelope clutches. Embossed textured coats and dresses gave the white designs shape and dimension. The craftsmanship behind each garment was impressive and effortless. Emma Hill made her last collection look like a walk in the park.

By Zoe Barrow