Elle Australia — May 2017

GRAND FINALE

Reproductions of

Moore’s works;

(below) the couture

capes that closed the

February show

ELLE: This shift away from the Burberry

tropes – regimental jackets, etc – do you see it as

a new chapter?

CB:Žę—’Ž•¢ǯ‘’—”˜ž›Œ˜–™Š—¢˜Žœ‘›˜ž‘

’쎛Ž— ™‘ŠœŽœ ŽŸŽ›¢ ꟎ ˜ œŽŸŽ— ¢ŽŠ›œǰ Š—

 ŽȂ›Ž˜’—’—˜Š—˜‘Ž›—˜ ǯ˜—Ȃ”—˜ ‘˜ 

œ™ŽŒ’ęŒ ‘Š ’œ ˜ žœǰ ˜› ’ ’Ȃœ —Šž›Š•ǯ žœ ŗś

years ago, we were predominantly a licensed

Œ˜–™Š—¢  ˜›• ’Žǯ Ž œ™Ž— ¢ŽŠ›œ Š”’—

back ownership of the company and taking back

‘Ž •’ŒŽ—ŒŽœǯ Ž ‘Ž— ‹ŽŒŠ–Ž Š ™›Ž˜–’—Š—•¢

 ‘˜•ŽœŠ•Ž Œ˜–™Š—¢ǯœ  Ž  Ž›Ž ‹ž’•’— ‘Šǰ

 Ž Ž›ŽŠ•œ˜œŠ›’—˜‹ž’•Š›ŽŠ’•˜˜™›’—ǯ

ŽȂŸŽ—˜ ˜›ŽŠ’•Š›˜ž—‘Ž ˜›•ǯ˜ ŽȂ›Ž

“žœ—Šž›Š••¢’—Š’쎛Ž—™•ŠŒŽǯ—˜™˜‘Šǰ

¢˜žȂŸŽ —˜  ˜ Š Œžœ˜–Ž›  ‘˜ ’œ Ž¡™•˜›’—ǰ

Ž¡™Ž›’Ž—Œ’— Ȯ œ‘˜™™’— Š—¢’–Žǰ Š—¢ ‘Ž›Ž ’—

‘Ž  ˜›• Ÿ’Š –˜‹’•Ž ŽŸ’ŒŽœ Š— Žœ”˜™œǯ ˜ǰ

¢˜ž ”—˜ ǰ ȂŸŽ —ŽŸŽ› ›ŽŠ••¢ œŽ™Š›ŠŽ ‘Ž

Œ˜––Ž›Œ’Š• Š— ‘Ž Œ›ŽŠ’ŸŽǯ ‘Ž ˜Œžœ ‘Šœ

Š• Š¢œ‹ŽŽ—˜—‘ŠŸ’—Š™˜’—˜Ÿ’Ž ǰŠœ›˜—

ŠŽœ‘Ž’Œǯ‘ŽŒ˜––Ž›Œ’Š•’œŠ›Žœž•˜‘Šǯ

ELLE: Do you think Burberry became too

ŠŒŒŽœœ’‹•Žǵ ˜ž  Ž›Ž šž’Ž ˜ěŽ—Ž ‹¢ ‘Ž

suggestion that “see now, buy now” would cause

¢˜ž˜™›˜žŒŽ™’ŽŒŽœ¢˜ž”—˜  ’••œŽ••ǯ

CB:‘’—”Ȃ–Š™›Š–Š’Œ›ŽŠ–Ž›ǯ˜—ȂœŽŽ

‘’—œ ’— œžŒ‘ œ’–™•’œ’Œ  Š¢œǯ ¢ ŽŒ’œ’˜— ˜

–Š”Ž‘ŽŒ˜••ŽŒ’˜—œŠŸŠ’•Š‹•Ž˜‹ž¢›’‘ ‘Ž—

 Ž ˜ ‘Ž œ‘˜   Šœ ‹ŽŒŠžœŽ Ž• Ȯ Š— ŽŽ• Ȯ

‘Šȱ ˜›ȱ Š—ȱ Ž¡›Š˜›’—Š›’•¢ȱ ˜› Š›Ȭ‘’—”’—ȱ

’—žœ›¢ǰ  ŽȂŸŽ ‹ŽŽ—  ˜›”’—  ’‘ ‘Ž œŠ–Ž

’–’—˜›ŽŒŠŽœǰŽŸŽ—‘˜ž‘Š••˜˜ž›•’ŸŽœ

‘ŠŸŽ Œ‘Š—Ž šž’Ž ›Š–Š’ŒŠ••¢ǯ ›Ž–Ž–‹Ž›

Řŗǰ ŘŘ ¢ŽŠ›œ Š˜ǰ –˜Ÿ’— ˜ Ž  ˜›”ǰ  Šœ

ŠœŒ’—ŠŽ‹¢‘’œŒ˜—ŒŽ™‘Š™Ž˜™•Ž‘ŠŸŽ‘Ž’›

 ’—Ž›  Š››˜‹Ž Š— ‘Ž’› œž––Ž›  Š››˜‹Žǯ

‘Ž¢ ™ŠŒ”Ž ˜—Ž œŽŠœ˜— Š Š¢ǰ Š— ‘Ž —Ž¡

œŽŠœ˜—ŒŠ–Ž˜žǯ˜—Ȃ”—˜ ’ Ž•’ŸŽ’—‘Š

way anymore, with so many social platforms,

’’Š• ™•Š˜›–œ Š— Š•œ˜ ™›’—Ž ’–ŠŽ›¢ǯ

˜—Ȃ ”—˜  ’  Ž •’ŸŽ ’— Š ™Ž›’˜ Š—¢–˜›Ž

where you tear it out, put it on your fridge and

œŠ¢ǰȃȂ••‹ž¢‘Š’—œ’¡–˜—‘œǯȄŽŽ•œœ˜Š•’Ž—ǰ

‘Š  ‘˜•Ž ’ŽŠǯ Ž ‘Ž›ŽȂœ Š— ’—žœ›¢  ‘Ž›Ž

 Ž œ’••  ˜›” ’— ‘Š  Š¢ǯ ˜œ Žœ’—Ž›œ Š›Ž

Œ•ŽŸŽ›Ž—˜ž‘ȮŠ—Œ•Šœœ–¢œŽ•ŠœŠŽœ’—Ž›ǰ

not an artist – to create something that has an

emotional resonance and impact, but also, just

‹¢ ‘Ž ŸŽ›¢ —Šž›Ž ˜ ¢˜ž ™žĴ’— ’ ˜— ¢˜ž›

‹˜¢ǰ ’ ‘Šœ ˜  ˜›”ǯ ‘Ž›Ž˜›Žǰ  Ž œ˜–Ž’–Žœ

‘ŠŸŽ ˜ •˜˜” Š ‘Ž ™›˜ŒŽœœ Šœ  Ž•• Šœ ‘Ž ꗊ•

‘’—ǯ ‘Ž ‘’— ‘Š ˜ ›ŠĴ¢ Š‹˜ž  Šœȱ‘’œȱ

idea that changing your timetable

–’‘ –Š”Ž ¢˜ž •Žœœ Œ›ŽŠ’ŸŽǯ

œŽŽ–œ•ž’Œ›˜žœǯ

ELLE:˜ ’Ȃœ œŠŽ ˜ œŠ¢ ¢˜ž ˜—Ȃ

see anticipation as being inherent

˜ •ž¡ž›¢ǵ Š› ˜ ‘Ž ‘’—”’— ’œǰ

ȃ ŒŠ— ‘ŠŸŽ ’ ›’‘ Š Š¢ǰ ’

ŒŠ—Ȃ‹Ž•ž¡ž›¢ǯȄ

CB:ȂŸŽ ¢Ž ˜ –ŽŽ œ˜–Ž‹˜¢  ‘˜

œŠ¢œǰȃ ˜ž•—Ȃ Š—’—˜ Dz Š—

˜ Š’ǯȂœ–žŒ‘–˜›Ž’—›’ž’—ǯȄ

ELLE:Going back to the beginning,

 ‘Š ˜ ¢˜ž ŠĴ›’‹žŽ ¢˜ž› Šœ‘’˜—

awakening to?

CB: —ŽŸŽ› ›ŽŠ••¢ ‘Š Š—

understanding of fashion growing

ž™ǯ Œ˜–Ž ›˜– Š Š’›•¢ ›ž›Š•ǰ

 ˜›”’—ȬŒ•Šœœ ‹ŠŒ”›˜ž—ǰ  ‘Ž›Ž

¢˜ž  Ž›Ž Ž¡™ŽŒŽ ˜ǰ ŠŽ› œŒ‘˜˜•ǰ

˜ ˜ž Š—  ˜›”ǯ  Šœ ‘Ž ꛜ

™Ž›œ˜—’—–¢Š–’•¢˜˜˜Œ˜••ŽŽǯȂŠ• Š¢œ

been interested, subconsciously, in design and

–žœ’Œ Š— ꕖǯǯǯ Š— žœŽ ˜ ˜ ˜ “ž–‹•Ž

œŠ•Žœǯ ‘Ž¢Ȃ›Ž ǽ‘Ž•Ǿ ’— Œ‘ž›Œ‘Žœǰ žœžŠ••¢ ˜—

Š ›’Š¢ —’‘ǯ Šœ’ŒŠ••¢ǰ ’Ȃœ  ‘Ž›Ž ™Ž˜™•Ž

ž–™‘Ž’›˜•œžěǯ¢‹Žœ›’Ž—Š—žœŽ

to buy trench coats, weirdly – men’s tailoring,

™•Š˜›– œ‘˜Žœǯ  Šœ ’—›’žŽǰ ‹ž ‘Šȱ—˜ȱ

’ŽŠȱ’ȱ Šœȱ‘’œȱ‘’—ȱŒŠ••ŽȱŠœ‘’˜—ǯ‰

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Photography: Courtesy of Burberry; John Hedgecoe, Henry Moore archive; Imaxtree; JasonLloyd-Evans. Styling: Karen Clarkson. Hair: Larry King at Streeters. Makeup: Naoko Scintu atThe Wall Group. Manicure: Ama Quashie at CLM. Production: Sam Rudd at Pure Creative Management. Fashion assistants: Jonathan Johnson; Zenobia Voegele-Downing