Local, traceable hides help keep Mulberry’s manifesto on track
Leathergoods brand Mulberry has launched a limited-edition collection of bags in partnership with British Pasture Leather.
Founded in 2021, British Pasture Leather sources hides from cattle that have had 100% pasture-fed diets and been raised on UK farms that follow pasture-based systems aligned with regenerative principles.
It then works with partner tanneries in the UK to process batches of hides using vegetable-tanning methods. British Pasture Leather collects traceability information on each batch of finished leather, detailing the group farms involved each time. Its work to mark the hides to achieve a single-hide traceability system through to finished leather is ongoing.
This new project with Mulberry uses leather from hides that originated from farms in south-west England. Tanning took place at Thomas Ware in Bristol, with finishing taking place at Blenkinsop Leathers in Northamptonshire.
The collection consists of four designs. There is a version of Mulberry’s Boston ban in a colour called ‘antique oak’. Also in the collection is a version, in ‘vintage ebony’, of the Bayswater bag. These are complemented by two clutch bags, the Darley Cosmetic Pouch and the Zipped Pouch.
Mulberry manufactures the products at its workshop in Somerset. It said the collection marked 55 years of the Mulberry brand and five years of a programme the company has called its Made To Last Manifesto. This programme involves what Mulberry has referred to as a “transformative approach to leather sourcing”, involving local supply with a high level of transparency.
