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C2E2: Timothy Zahn on How Writing for Star Wars Has Changed

The THRAWN author shares tales about writing for Star Wars then and now.

[image]http://multiversitystatic.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/04/Timothy-Zahn.jpg[/image] Timothy Zahn is probably the most famous Star Wars writer after George Lucas. His 1991 novel Heir to the Empire is seen as the first successful entry in what became the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Then in 2014, Disney acquired the Star Wars license and Zahn’s work, along with the work of hundreds of other…

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Everyone loves a good, inspiring success story and you can’t go far from wrong with Mulberry. A heritage brand that’s literally got women fighting over its latest designs, but how much do you really know about how it came to be? And just what is in that Somerset water that’s got us women going so crazy over its designs? To start with, there’s something about British Heritage that gets fashion fans swooning, and Mulberry with its strong Somerset themed design and manufacturing story nails exactly that. Streamlined throughout its entire communications’ strategy, it has you feeling like part of a British family. You can even meet its UK based Craftsmen and feel like you genuinely know the brand thanks to a quick scroll down its Instagram palette.

Image via @mulberryengland Instagram.

Despite Mulberry being founded by Roger Saul, it’s widely acclaimed that Designer Emma Hill who came to the brand after stints at M&S, Gap, Burberry and Marc Jacobs was the one who really turned it into a fashion powerhouse. Quite frankly. She made it sexy!

She’s got quite the fashion credentials too, after studying Art and Fashion in London, she initially went on to study in New York and Paris. All that major fashion capital experience can’t hurt a brand. Most importantly, she’s recognised for the lucrative celebrity endorsements that she’s brought to Mulberry, and of course, being the creator of the Alexa and Del Rey handbags. They’re no longer part of Mulberry’s current collection but still have an army of followers tagging theirs on social, like in the pic below. 

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Then along came Cara. When this young supermodel’s career was booming, Mulberry was quick in snapping her up as their ambassador, campaign star and of course launching a namesake after her. The backpack style design infused the brand with a youthful burst of energy without compromising the brand’s DNA. Young, fun and quirky just like the model herself. 

Image via @mulberryengland Instagram.

Over the years, Mulberry has yielded quite the iconic pieces with its classic Bayswater becoming almost an emblem of Britishness. From grannies to models, everybody owns one and that of course also includes those with the coolest of fashion credentials like Kate Moss.

It has to be the perfect fusion of craftsmanship and simple style that’s made them such a go-to, and got so many brands trying to replicate something similar, but what makes their ‘it’ bags so unique? Each is always crafted in the brand’s Hero colours of oak-wood brown and black with limited edition colourways always cropping up. The most famous Mulberry bag is perhaps the Bayswater, a symbol of the brand’s leather heritage but perfect for the modern woman with its classically feminine aesthetic. It’s classic flap and mini lock closure are features which draw people to this style.

Image via @mulberryengland Instagram

But who said you can’t reinvent a classic? Not Mulberry, that’s for sure. Their Designer Johnny Coca even dared to reinvent the Bayswater by brightening up that hardware and making its design even more sleek and practical. Mulberry proves time and time again that you can keep such a classic, heritage brand relevant and that’s exactly why people with a range of different styles continue to style up a Mulberry.

It’s also interesting to see that any design revamps don’t actually deter those who sport a classic attire either as they continue to keep on sharing their classic OOTDs.

A fearless Designer like Johnny Coca is exactly what Mulberry needs and we can’t wait to see what other re-designs and collaborations that he’s got in store for one of our favourite long-standing heritage brands. Here’s to many more years of creating everybody’s favourite go-to.

Instagram Image Cr: @mulberry, @signetrier, @a0fee.

The Mulberry Story: a fashion #boss making heritage sexy Everyone loves a good, inspiring success story and you can’t go far from wrong with Mulberry. A heritage brand that’s literally got women fighting over its latest designs, but how much do you really know about how it came to be?

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Government Employee Warns Colleagues ‘There Are Cross-Dressers in the Building’

Completely unacceptable and unprofessional.

Image credit: Shutterstock   On Monday, April 10, 2017, about 70 LGBT activists paid a visit to the Oklahoma state capital to campaign for HIV/AIDS funding. But while visits from lobbyists is a routine occurrence at the capital, a government employee felt the need to sound the alarm about this group in particular. Why? Because there were “cross-dressers in the building.” Karen Kipgen, a House…

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A Retort to ‘Speak English or Get Out’

A Retort to ‘Speak English or Get Out’

  Image credit: Shutterstock The other day, I was driving down the highway when I saw a car with a bumper sticker that read, “Speak English or get the f*** out.” I was shocked, but not for the reasons that you’re thinking. I was shocked because while I knew that we had some ignorant people in this world, what I didn’t know was that they were brazen enough to boast their ignorance in the form of a…

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Strategic Bombing in America’s Culture War

Strategic Bombing in America’s Culture War

Image Credit: U.S. Navy scan from Robert L. Lawson

Strategic bombing is an effective military strategy with the goal of weakening the enemy through the use of air, land or sea firepower. One of its main objectives is to demoralize the enemy so concessions will be made and the enemy conquered.

This battle strategy is now being used in the culture wars, as we saw last week in North Carolina…

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Finding Inspiration Through Meditation

Finding Inspiration Through Meditation

Image credit: Shutterstock “Writer’s block” is a term nearly all artists can relate to. It usually begins something like this: you want to work on your craft, you know you should work on your craft, but you just can’t seem to find the inspiration, that special kind of motivation that kicks you into high gear. No matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to come up with any worthwhile ideas.…

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Top 3 Tips for Creating a Comfortable Home

Top 3 Tips for Creating a Comfortable Home

Image via Flickr by Ben Sutherland You deserve a home that you can relax in so that you can escape from the stress and frustrations of work and society. Your home is your place to relax, eat, sleep, and enjoy yourself, not a place where you should feel stressed and uncomfortable. However, many homeowners live in conditions that actually add pressure to their brains and bodies instead of helping…

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Byte-Size Bucks: Ideas For Business To Work With Digital Currency

Byte-Size Bucks: Ideas For Business To Work With Digital Currency

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If you are stuck for a business idea in the face of the modern world of internet startups and small businesses that are leading the charge for eCommerce, have you thought about the currency approach? Not traveller’s checks, but bitcoin. It is a form of digital currency and is proving very successful as an online way to trade for goods and services. There are many upsides to…

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Comics Should Be Cheap! (4/26/2017)

Comics Should Be Cheap! (4/26/2017)

[image width=600 lightbox=true hidecaption=true align=center]https://multiversitystatic.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2012/05/csbcheader1.jpg[/image] Buying comics can be an expensive hobby. A lot of fans simply can’t afford everything they’re interested in, due to rising prices and the over-saturation of the market with superhero titles. That’s why we’re here. Every week, the Multiversity staff is…

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The "Beast Wagon" Finale is Coming

The creator owned indie series is wrapping up.

[image width=600]http://multiversitystatic.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/03/BW_5_Cover.jpg[/image] We’ve talked about “Beast Wagon” in the past – we announced its existence, it got named as one of the best comics of the year in our Creators Year in Review last year, got a rave review of its first issue, and we brought you an exclusive preview of the third installment. Well, all good things must…

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Five Thoughts On Iron Fist's "Snow Gives Way"

[image width=600 align=center lightbox=true hidecaption=true]http://multiversitystatic.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/03/iron-fist-snow-gives-way-2.jpg[/image] We finally come to it: the final Defender, Iron Fist. By now, you’ve been treated to the full live tweet of Iron Fist, led by our very own Alice W. Castle. Now sit down, get some tea, and get ready for these full breakdowns of each episode.…

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Comics Should Be Cheap! (3/1/2017)

Comics Should Be Cheap! (3/1/2017)

[image width=600 lightbox=true hidecaption=true align=center]https://multiversitystatic.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2012/05/csbcheader1.jpg[/image] Buying comics can be an expensive hobby. A lot of fans simply can’t afford everything they’re interested in, due to rising prices and the over-saturation of the market with superhero titles. That’s why we’re here. Every week, the Multiversity staff is…

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Comics Should Be Cheap! (5/3/17)

Comics Should Be Cheap! (5/3/17)

[image width=600 lightbox=true hidecaption=true align=center]https://multiversitystatic.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2012/05/csbcheader1.jpg[/image] Buying comics can be an expensive hobby. A lot of fans simply can’t afford everything they’re interested in, due to rising prices and the over-saturation of the market with superhero titles. That’s why we’re here. Every week, the Multiversity staff is…

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This Week in Shonen Jump: April 24, 2017

This week, we cover chapter 107 of "Black Clover" and chapter 36 of "The Promised Neverland."

[image]http://multiversitystatic.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/02/WSJ-Banner-1.jpg[/image] Welcome to This Week in Shonen Jump, in which a rotating duo of Multiversity staffers take a look at two stories contained in each installment of Viz Media’s Weekly Shonen Jump. For the uninitiated, Weekly Shonen Jump is an anthology that delivers more than 200 pages of manga of all varieties. We hope that…

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Multiver-City One: 2000 AD Program 2027 - Lawman Of Steel!

[image width= caption= lightbox=”true” align=”center”]http://multiversitystatic.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/01/mvc-1-header.jpg[/image] Welcome, Earthlets, to Multiver-City One, our “2000 AD” weekly review column! Every Wednesday we examine the latest offerings from Tharg and the droids over at Rebellion/2000 AD, the galaxy’s leading producers of Thrill-Power entertainment. Let’s get right to…

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Five Thoughts On Iron Fist's "Dragon Plays With Fire"

Iron Fist mercifully comes to an end and, after reviewed every episode, we're just glad we can put this show behind us.

[image width=600 align=center lightbox=true hidecaption=true]http://multiversitystatic.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/04/iron-fist-ep-13.jpg[/image] We finally come to it: the final Defender, Iron Fist. By now, you’ve been treated to the full live tweet of Iron Fist, led by our very own Alice W. Castle. Now sit down, get some tea, and get ready for these full breakdowns of each episode. In “Dragon…