Mulberry Tag

Two of Britain’s best-known labels, Paul Smith and Mulberry, have worked together for the primary time on a series of unisex totes and crossbody bags that debuted Friday at Smith’s Paris runway show.  The 2 firms have reworked Mulberry’s classic messenger bag, the Antony, using Smith’s signature stripe webbing straps, colorblocking and Shadow Stripe embossing.  The capsule includes two latest creations, the Antony Clip and the Antony Tote. Each style is made within the U.K. at Mulberry’s carbon-neutral factories in Somerset with leather sourced from Gold Standard tanneries certified by the Leather Working Group.  In an interview, Paul Smith said he liked the concept of the luggage being made in England (his accessories are normally manufactured in Spain and Italy), and said the 2...