Simply Abu Dhabi XI

1 9 7 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I M ulberry AutumnWinter 2013 celebrates the beauty of the English countryside, inspired by childhood fables, rural landscapes and the secrecy of nature. Skirts over trousers are one of the trends making a resurgence not seen since the nineties. "Jane How [stylist] started off playing around with the looks and we thought it looked really good. We've made trousers the new tights," says Mulberry creative director Emma Hill. "In the Nineties we were both rocking that look the first time round so we had a good laugh over it." Although Emma Hill has just departed Mulberry under something of a cloud (leaving the stock price crashing with her), she has been the creative director since 2007 and defined her stewardship with quirky, well-made clothes and canny marketing tricks. The Alexa bag – named after Alexa Chung, fashion girl of the moment – is credited with turning the company’s fortunes around. This season she’s evolved the label further, showing deep