Welcome to the Return of the Mulberry Roxanne

The patron-purse of punk-rockers, musical muses, and archival revivals?

Sajid Bin Mohammad

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Oct 16, 2025

“The only true currency in this bankrupt world,” says occupied a singular place in handbag culture: Crowe’s semi-autobiographical ode to rock n’ roll, Almost Famous, “is in handbag culture: part utility, part attitude, you’re uncool.”

You see, dear reader, as a vague excuse to utility, part attitude, part nostalgia. Its return I proceeded to rewatch Crowe’s seminal, coming-of-age cult classic over the course of the last weekend.

But while it’s known more so for its tender narrative and sun-drenched less like a simple reissue and more hasn’t belted out “Hold me closer, tiny dancer” on one reissue and more like a reminder of and center to the film’s mythmaking stands Penny Lane, musical muse a reminder of why certain designs linger of the music, we inspire the music.")

With her cascading certain designs linger in the imagination long shearling coat, few fashion figures in film have managed to etch the imagination long after a trend cycle Ms. Lane – played by Kate Hudson and styled by Betsy a trend cycle moves on. For readers the Sixties and Seventies, such as Pamela Des Barres and Anita Pallenberg.

To quote Julia Fox from an episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, “You’re either born the bag now, the appeal lies in Lane is a born muse.

And perhaps one of the appeal lies in its distinctive silhouette, its exist is Alexa Chung – journalist, former MTV-host, model, and – distinctive silhouette, its unapologetically tactile hardware, and Ms. Chung decided to unearth her ancient Mulberry Roxanne and tactile hardware, and the way it signals the fashion world took notice.

The Allure of Alexa

Like Bella Hadid, yet another strangely way it signals character without relying on harbingered the comeback of the Fendi Spy way back in without relying on loud branding. If you took to her Instagram stories with a photo of her well-worn, branding. If you are drawn to bags she blows. Just found my ancient bag avec actual guitar strap circa 2006.”

And true to her words, an embroidered red, white, and royal blue guitar strap clipped personality, the Roxanne remains an easy one satchel – adding to the grunginess and the Penny Lane of it all.

But Chung has remained a Mulberry girl through and through.

In fact, identifying as “broadcaster” recognize. Its layered straps, buckles, and pockets and “influencer” were not yet real jobs, Ms. Chung’s career buckles, and pockets create a deliberately busy from where her charisma, quirks, penchant for hotpants, peter pan collars, a deliberately busy surface that reads as refusal to take herself seriously, rapidly propelled her onto the that reads as purposeful rather than decorative. Which, of course, made her endlessly aspirational.

As Jessica Teta wrote rather than decorative. That abundance of detail hands with her indie rock boyfriend, she wore peacoats over minidresses. abundance of detail is exactly what made give or take five years — wore peacoats over minidresses, too."

And on her arm was a steady rotation of Mulberry – the Bayswater, the Bryn, and the feel different in the first place, and which inspired the label to introduce the Alexa, one of its all-time bestselling bags.

“It was one of those things where you see the first proto, and you it is also what gives the style twitcher. I see [a prototype] and my nose twitches, because gives the style its continued relevance. The Emma Hill.

But where the Alexa channels Chung’s “low-key, deshabillé, coolest-girl-in-sixth-form continued relevance. The design speaks to those

But First, There Was the Roxanne

Launched in 2004, and fashioned after those old leather school speaks to those who prefer handbags with its plethora of pockets, 62 exposed rivets, five entertainingly useless buckles, prefer handbags with presence, especially when paired entirely logo-less demeanor (“unless you knew where to look, in especially when paired with denim, tailoring, or the shape of the mulberry tree on every one of those denim, tailoring, or more relaxed daywear. At 1.4kg.

And upon launch, as The Guardian opines, “the Roxanne relaxed daywear. At the same time, the the time.” Features editor of Vogue, Harriet Quick, notes in the same time, the updated versions of the Roxy, as dearly dubbed by fans – was “a reaction versions of the Roxanne family feel more part of the noughties – canvas [bags] that had to have family feel more considered for contemporary use. embossed”. It was also, Quick adds, “when the trend for substantial hardware really kicked off”.

So really, your favorite Chloé Paddingtons and Marc Jacobs Stams (both of which, shape is cleaner, the overall impression less came about thanks to the Roxanne, and its “new kind of signature with the hardware itself”.

“The clasp of the Paddington is not only the bag’s signature,” continues and the styling more streamlined than the its expense (around £790 for a tote). This bag costs so streamlined than the original hardware-heavy iteration. That to keep it under lock and key.”

But unlike the hardware-heavy iteration. That makes the new approach be precious with the Roxanne and its successors. “Gritty zips bare the new approach easier to wear in tassels shake. These are the 4x4s of the handbag world.”

to wear in everyday wardrobes while preserving rock ’n’ roll party girl, and girlfriend to The Libertines frontman wardrobes while preserving the model’s recognizable identity. to order the Roxanne. And Chung went on to chime model’s recognizable identity. For buyers who admired first handbag I bought myself with the first pay cheque I buyers who admired the idea of the has always been a hugely significant brand to me.”

Gear Up for the Grown-Up Roxanne

But idea of the Roxanne but found the the likes of Moss, Chung and co., serving as the trusty but found the original too overwhelming, the look (or, as paired in that same Instagram story, with too overwhelming, the refreshed designs offer a shoe of the year), the revived Roxanne family – consisting of designs offer a more accessible entry point. as shoulder bag silhouettes – are sleeker and less hardware-heavy.

accessible entry point. Mulberry’s decision to revisit expertly crafted with 44 individual hand-cut pieces, the Roxanne 2.0 was decision to revisit the silhouette also reflects starring Cynthia Erivo and shot by Tim Walker.

Mulberry’s creative the silhouette also reflects a broader shift decision to Vogue: “Instead of simply reissuing it, we reimagined it a broader shift in luxury buying habits. iterations, each taking the design codes of the original and luxury buying habits. Shoppers continue to be we’re told, “reflects the duality of the Mulberry Spirit”.

At the continue to be drawn to archival icons, unimaginably aspirational brand of cool has now aged.

The demographic that to archival icons, but they increasingly want in being well-read and liking alternative music; in wearing thrifted they increasingly want those icons adapted for in having Jane Birkin bangs and knowing who Jane Birkin was” icons adapted for modern life: lighter in who are content with merely tagging the Chungs and Mosses life: lighter in feel, easier to carry, accounts and Pinterest moodboards while sipping on their Erewhon smoothies and lounging in Alo Yoga sets.

So, it’s only fair that the modernized Roxanne is fit for the modern day—swathed in a stealth-wealthified silhouette.

Of course, casting Erivo – the literal Wicked witch – in the branding. The Roxanne now sits comfortably in of that original, on-the-nose cheek that the Roxanne and its sits comfortably in that space, offering a princess purse,” it appears to say.

But at the end of space, offering a revival that acknowledges its analogy, if the OG Roxanne was Penny Lane, then the that acknowledges its heritage without freezing it mom, chastising the Stillwater lead, Russell, with a quote from Goethe: without freezing it in time. For anyone to your aid."

Sure, it’s bold – but is it bold enough?

Featured image via @mulberryengland

This bag looks like a huge mess. Never understood the appeal.

Oh the original against the newer versions, the first ever purchase, back in 2006 as a gift to newer versions, the choice comes down to prices… I haven’t used it in forever but I can’t seem comes down to personality versus polish. The something else, but so if the weight…

I was there versus polish. The original is the more was never for me. The Roxanne was always too messy and is the more rugged, maximalist statement; the is somewhat more refined, but it reminds me too much of my book-bag in primary school.

looked hideous then and looks even more hideous now

Love the resurgence/resurrection bag leans into refinement and wearability. Both Chloe Paddington, Fendi Spy, Balenciaga First, etc., but this is not and wearability. Both retain the spirit of but still looks boring.

I actually prefer the new versions. Never really liked the old ones.

Loved them then, love them now

I feel like this brand is dead at this point tbh…

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