Stars turned out for Mulberry’s barbeque and pool party, which sent temperatures soaring at Coachella and Tommy Hilfiger announces Katie Holmes will be the face of the label’s new charity collection.
Mulberry hosted fashionable Coachella festival-goers at the Gene Autry House pool at The Parker hotel in Palm Springs to soak up the sun and toast the label’s Autumn/Winter 2012 collection.
The celebration was the second Mulberry event during the annual 3-day music festival – Emma Hill, the British brand’s creative director, had joined guests the night before for a relaxed fire-pit party.
The surrounds were decked out in tune with the season’s ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ motifs. Monster lilos floated in the pool, while guests could lounge on ogre cushions and recline on Mulberry’s monster fur print towels.
The fashion pack, which included Kate Bosworth, Emma Watson, Lily Collins and Arizona Muse, were treated to gourmet kebabs and washed down with lemonade Popsicles.
British DJ Metronomy spun the tracks and Wild Belle, a fresh brother-sister act from Chicago, gave a live performance under the pavilion.
The stunning actress has teamed up with the designer to promote The Promise Collection, which is part of Hilfiger’s role as a Millennium Development Goal global leader.
The collection – which features pieces that have been either been produced in Africa or that use locally-sourced cotton – comprises classic Tommy Hilfiger styles but in a bold color palette featuring vibrant African prints.
All profits from the range, which will be sold in Tommy Hilfiger stores worldwide as well as online from late April, will be invested back into Millennium Promise – the charity set up to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals, including to halve extreme poverty by 2015.
Hilfiger has already visited Ruhiira in Uganda to see the difference his $2 million donation in 2010 made, while Katie has also visited the rural region, ahead of fronting the campaign.
In the campaign, there will be a focus on women’s issues by the charity – including working towards gender equality, maternal health and universal education.
