Christopher Kane: Mulberry’s Heritage Is a Foundation, Not a Limitation
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Christopher Kane: Mulberry’s Heritage Is a Foundation, Not a Limitation

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 18, 202633 min

In 2023, Christopher Kane did what no independent designer ever wants to do. He closed the label he had spent 17 years building with his sister, Tammy Kane. This was the man who put rubberised lace on the runway, who cut up saddle leather on a domestic sewing machine, and who found his ideas in the least obvious places. This Sunday, Kane returns to London Fashion Week as Mulberry’s creative director of womenswear. It's an unlikely pairing. Mulberry means Somerset leather, country houses and the bags everyone remembers from the brand’s buzzy Alexa Chung year...

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Hi, this is Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Business of Fashion. Welcome to the BOF podcast. It's Friday, September 18th. In 2023, Christopher Kane did what no independent designer ever wants to do.

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He closed the label he had spent 17 years building with his sister, Tammy. This was the man who put rubberized lace on the runway, who cut up saddle leather on a domestic sewing machine, and who found his ideas in the least obvious places. This Sunday, Christopher returns to London Fashion Week as Mulberry's creative director

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of women's wear. It's an unlikely pairing. Mulberry means Somerset leather country houses and the bags everyone remembers from the brand's buzzy Alexa Chung years.

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