Fairfax & Favor, Burberry and Mulberry unveil summer luxury collections
Fairfax & Favor’s Lydia Millen bags start at £325, Mulberry leans into traceable British leather, and Burberry’s Riviera takeover is all spectacle.
Fairfax & Favor has the clearest buy-now appeal of the three, because the Lydia Millen Town & Country collection is already live, some pieces were set to land on 26 May, and the handbag prices sit in the sweet spot for a serious gift at £325, £345 and £375. The line was “meticulously conceived and crafted over two years”, and that patience shows in the edit: top-handle bags, micro top handles and clutches in chocolate, tan, burgundy and black, plus selected apparel and boots above them. It has the feel of a collection designed for people who know the first Lydia Millen drop sold out and want the next one before the same thing happens again.
Mulberry’s limited-edition British Pasture Leather capsule is the better choice if the gift needs a story as much as a silhouette. The brand tied the release to its 55th year and five years since its Made to Last Manifesto began, and the materials are the point: hides from 100% pasture-fed British cattle certified by Pasture For Life, sourced through Somerset factories, farms in south-west England and tanning in Bristol. That supply chain gives the bags and pouches a provenance most luxury labels talk about and few can actually map in one sentence. For a recipient who notices craftsmanship, sustainability and British manufacturing, this is the most thoughtful object in the bunch.
Burberry’s summer takeover at Hôtel Belles Rives is less a gift you wrap than a mood you buy into. The British house has dressed the Art Deco landmark in Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, across the beach club, terraces, private jetty and even the hotel’s original 1920s lift, with a blue reworking of its check inspired by the Riviera coastline. The installation runs through 30 September 2026 and includes branded beach-club details and even branded ice lollies, which tells you exactly where this sits in the luxury spectrum: high on atmosphere, lower on immediate gifting utility.
If the recipient wants something to carry, Fairfax & Favor is the smartest purchase because it combines scarcity, accessible luxury pricing and a clear launch window. If the recipient values provenance and collectible British craft, Mulberry wins. Burberry is the most glamorous scene, but the least giftable unless the person on your list is the sort who buys the story before the souvenir.
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