Burberry’s Collectable New Book Charts The House’s History

After 165 years, Burberry and its Creative Director Daniel Lee commemorate the house’s history with its first-ever book aptly titled Burberry. In collaboration with French luxury publishing brand Assouline, Burberry is filled with images and illustrations from the brand’s archive and highlight the rich history behind its unique—and oh-so British—identity. “Burberry is a story of creativity, exploration, innovation and community,” says Carly Eck, Burberry’s Brand Curator, in their press release,“all of which continue to be at the heart of the brand.”

With 200 illustrations, five chapters, and 252 pages, the book details the brand’s journey, from its creation in 1856 to present day. The book’s sleeve dons the house’s trench coat which can be removed to reveal the iconic Burberry Check print on the front and back covers. Originally founded by Thomas Burberry as an outdoors attire band, Burberry chronicles the house’s small beginnings as a family-run company to a global luxury brand. Burberry shows how the brand, which was once a family-run company, is now a global luxury brand that spans close to two centuries.  Using notable events and key turning points in the brand’s history, the book illustrates how the past has formed the brand’s present and future.