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Louis Vuitton taps Johnny Coca to head women’s leather goods division

Louis Vuitton has announced that renowned leather goods designer and former creative director of Mulberry Johnny Coca will join the French luxury giant’s handbag division. To be precise, the Spanish-born designer has been named the label’s new women's fashion leather goods director - a role he will begin on 2 June and one that will see him work...

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Mulberry confirms Johnny Coca exit from brand

British heritage brand Mulberry has confirmed that Johnny Coca is leaving his role as creative director after five years, at the end of March 2020. Coca joined Mulberry in 2015 from Céline where he served as head design director for leather goods, accessories, shoes and jewellery, replacing Emma Hill, who left the British fashion house in 2013....

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Accessories take centre stage at London Fashion Week

London - When you think fashion week, do you think accessories or the clothes? Well, for autumn/winter 2016 at London Fashion Week it seems that luxury accessories labels including Anya Hindmarch, Mulberry, Hill and Friends, Aspinal of London and Charlotte Olympia, who made her fashion week debut, are putting accessories and handbags in the...

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Mulberry reveals Johnny Coca’s debut collection at London Fashion Week

London - Mulberry for a number of seasons was the talk of day 3 at London Fashion Week, then the British fashion label took a little hiatus, but it seems that new creative director Johnny Coca has put the brand back into the spotlight. Before the show, everyone was talking about Mulberry, asking could Coca return the brand to glory, what will...

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Mulberry teases debut Johnny Coca collection

Mulberry has released a short film introducing Johnny Coca ahead of the brand’s relaunch during London Fashion Week where the heritage label is returning to the official schedule. Coca joined the British brand as creative director last year and the brand has been fairly quiet on his debut autumn/winter 2016 collection, which is to be unveiled on...

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Johnny Coca to take over at Mulberry in less than a month

New York - It's no secret that Mulberry has seen some struggling sales figures. While they have seen a ray of hope with the launch of their lower-priced bags, those are only really doing well in their own freestanding stores. For a company to try and retain success and relevance without a creative director is a challenge that virtually no...

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Mulberry seeks new CEO to start with new creative director

It took Mulberry a year to find its new creative director, but the search for a new chief executive officer continues. The luxury British fashion house previously voiced its desire to have its new CEO and creative director begin working at the same time, so with Johnny Coca poised to begin his new role in July, time is ticking for Mulberry to...

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Mulberry expected to announce 1 million pound loss

Mulberry, the luxury accessories heritage label, is predicted to report a hefty loss later this week when the company publishes its first-half year results. Analysts at Barclays are forecasting a one million pound loss in the premium label's first half year results, a speedy decline from the 7.2 million pound pre-tax profit Mulberry posted for...