Vintage to Vogue, Vogue For any home counties princess with the requisite lifestyle, a was the only 18th birthday present to be presented with in the 2010s. From the capacious classicism of the Bayswater to the compact Lily – a perfect fit for your Blackberry and Clinique Chubby Stick – your choice of Mulberry spoke volumes. This was, indeed, a high-stakes endeavour.
Ultimately, we all wanted to be girls – the Alexa Chungs and Kate Mosses of the world – who defined the decade with their insouciance: all artfully mussed-up hair, stone-washed skinny jeans, band tees and overflowing Mulberry totes. They had it all. It may be heretical to admit this now, but my first Mulberry bag was acquired through a not-so reputable source: I roped in my then-boyfriend to buy me a, ahem, “genuine fake” Bayswater from a market in Malaysia.
The leather had a certain flammable sheen to it, while the handle felt like it was attached with Pritt Stick, but boy was I proud as punch when I looped it on my arm at my first London Fashion Week. For just a moment, I felt like one of my It-girl heroes. Thankfully, my predilection for counterfeit fashion has faded, but my love of Mulberry remains as strong as ever, and it seems as though I am not alone.
Back in 2020, in an undeniably business-savvy move, Mulberry launched Mulberry Exchange, a service that allows customers to trade in their bags in return for credit towards a new piece or another pre-loved style. Its comprehensive edit, which rel.
