London Fashion Week: Burberry takes a walk on the wild side
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Models present creations by Burberry Prorsum during the 2013 Autumn/Winter London Fashion Week in London on Feb 18, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A model presents a creation from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Model Cara Delevingne presents a creation from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A model presents a creation from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A model presents a creation from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Models present creations from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS -
A model presents a creation from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A model presents a creation from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Musician Tom Odell performs on the catwalk at the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection presentation during London Fashion Week on Feb 18, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A model wears a design created by Burberry Prorsum, as British musician Tom Odell performs on the piano, during London Fashion Week, at Kensington Gardens in west London Feb 18, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP/INVISION
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British model Jourdan Dunn wears a design created by Burberry Prorsum during London Fashion Week, at Kensington Gardens in west London on Feb 18, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP/INVISION
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Burberry's chief creative officer Christopher Bailey greets the audience at the end of the Burberry Prorsum catwalk show during the 2013 Autumn/Winter London Fashion Week in London on Feb 18, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP/INVISION
Models present creations by Burberry Prorsum during the 2013 Autumn/Winter London Fashion Week in London on Feb 18, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP
A model presents a creation from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Model Cara Delevingne presents a creation from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A model presents a creation from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A model presents a creation from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Models present creations from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A model presents a creation from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A model presents a creation from the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection on Feb 18, 2013, during London Fashion Week. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Musician Tom Odell performs on the catwalk at the Burberry Prorsum Autumn/Winter 2013 collection presentation during London Fashion Week on Feb 18, 2013. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A model wears a design created by Burberry Prorsum, as British musician Tom Odell performs on the piano, during London Fashion Week, at Kensington Gardens in west London Feb 18, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP/INVISION
British model Jourdan Dunn wears a design created by Burberry Prorsum during London Fashion Week, at Kensington Gardens in west London on Feb 18, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP/INVISION
Burberry's chief creative officer Christopher Bailey greets the audience at the end of the Burberry Prorsum catwalk show during the 2013 Autumn/Winter London Fashion Week in London on Feb 18, 2013. -- PHOTO: AP/INVISION
LONDON (AP) - Burberry Prorsum has taken its classic trench coats on safari for a makeover.
In a catwalk show that drew stars such as Kate Beckinsale and Michelle Dockery to its front row on Monday, the luxury British brand updated its coats with calfskin and mink in bold leopard and giraffe prints, cinched in with glossy gold belts.
The slick runway display - the glitziest of London Fashion Week shows - was just the latest example of how deftly creative director Christopher Bailey combined Burberry's venerable English roots with trendy designs to produce clothes and accessories coveted by women worldwide.
Bailey said he stuck to elegant fabrics like cashmere and a classic palette of camel, oxblood, black and white for his new autumn collection, but injected contrast with new fabrics like plasticised leather.
