Mansur Gavriel's Bags Changed Lives—and Now The Brand Is Making Clothes
Back in 2012, Mansur Gavriel's debut handbag collection—simple, structured leather buckets at reasonable, mid-tier price points—changed the It item game forever. It was a period where "contemporary" fashion (that's basically anything that's above high street but below the thousands and thousands one might spend on traditional power designer labels) was blazing an agenda-setting trail through the retail scene. Suddenly, previously alienated girls like us could pick up the directional design without selling a kidney, and when the cost of luxury leather goods was scaling new heights, the design duo (Floriana Gavriel and Rachel Mansur) swooped in to fill an important gap.
While the brand's offering has expanded exponentially in the accessories department—you'll now find grosgrain satin mules alongside a plethora of handbag styles from ultra-mini totes through to circular handheld vanity cases—MG has just launched its inaugural ready-to-wear collection, proving that slow and steady wins the style race.
Remaining true to the pared-back codes this successful house has been built on, the clothing is just as covetable—and, hallelujah, useful—as you'd expect.
The fashion crowds have been waiting with bated breath until the sneak-peek Instagram posts could come to fruition—and we've heard that it's the coats that are already selling like crazy. So without further ado, let's take a look at (and shop from) the line that's about to make Net-a-Porter go into a near-meltdown.
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The swingy hem of this makes it so flattering over skinny jeans.
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Cue a stampede for this one.Next up, your autumn guide to layering clothes.
Hannah Almassi is the Editor in Chief of Who What Wear UK. Hannah has been part of the the Who What Wear brand since 2015, when she was headhunted to launch the UK sister site and social channels, implement a localised content strategy and build out the editorial team. She joined following a seven-year tenure at Grazia magazine, where she led front-of-book news, fashion features and shopping specials as fashion news and features editor. With experience in both print and digital across fashion and beauty, Hannah has over 16 years in the field as a journalist, editor, content strategist and brand consultant. Hannah has interviewed industry heavyweights such as designers including Marc Jacobs and Jonathan Anderson through to arbiters of taste including Katie Grand and Anna Dello Russo. A skilled moderator and lecturer specialising in the shift to digital media and e-commerce, Hannah’s opinion and work has been sought by the likes of CNBC, BBC, The Sunday Times Style, The Times, The Telegraph and MatchesFashion.com, among many others. Hannah is often called upon for her take on trends, becoming known as a person with their finger of the pulse of what’s happening in the fashion space for stylish Brits. Hannah currently resides in Eastbourne with her photographer husband, incredibly busy son and highly Instagrammable cat.
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