On the style front, in tailoring a hint of retro looks sharp. Another strong style statement is the softly unstructured Brera, a three-buttoned blazer in pure cashmere. The new shirt and tie collections are bigger and more imaginatively, colourfully Mulberry. As ever, Mulberry does leather better than anyone else. Jackets come in lissom nappa leather or supple sheepskin in shades of ox blood, bitter chocolate, black, tan and olive.
Leather also trims richly coloured plaid tweeds and dashing raincoats.
Mulberry's famous rough-weather outerwear is always moving on. It costs more than 3,500 but Aerogel, the material from which it is made, is the lightest solid known to man.