The bags range from $14.99 messenger totes to $49.99 satchels and larger duffels. The prints and fabrics range from velvet to denim to faux patent leather, including the eccentric hot pink leopard number pictured above. As Emma Hill, Mulberryâ€s creative director puts it, “Leopards are king this season.” {New York Times}

With the sheer amount of New Jerseyness happening on television, we’d say animal prints will always have fans regardless of season. Everything from tights to jeans, rainboots and umbrellas are turning up in wild animal prints and bright colors. Though it may not be what you’d expect of the English luxury brand, the sold out status is an indication that they know how to please. Sources at Target tell us that a second shipment of the goods is out of the question for now, so what you see is what you get.

All of the styles are under $50, and while there are definite design similarities to the classic Mulberry line, the studded heart purse trick gives these purses a distinctly younger feel. For fans attached to the main Mulberry line who were hoping for a lower priced iteration of the line rather than something related but different, that might be something of a disappointment.

Faux patent-leather can be tricky to pull off: if the PVC is too heavy, it can often look cheap. It’s not always easy to judge from images alone, but the quilted denim seems to offer a good contrast that gives the dark blue purses a slightly more polished look than the all patent bags. For a bag under $50 though, the hardware on all of the bags looks pretty solid. At the very least, worth a second look come October.

Can we hope for a velvet 'Alexa'?

But, it seems that was only the beginning of the UK pairings. Signature9 UK knew that a collaboration with Mulberry was on the horizon for this coming holiday season, and now more details are beginning to emerge.

Mulberry, the British design house known mostly for its handbags and leather goods, is already a staple handbag in Britain. This isn’t the first collaboration the brand has done Stateside: there was a previous pairing with Gap’s RED campaign which featured classic shapes in jersey, rather than leather. Available from October 10th through Christmas Eve (let’s see if they last long enough to save last minute shoppers), these bags are expected to follow a similar path. Instead of bringing down the price by relying entirely on pleather, which can be hit or miss in terms of appearance, many of the styles will b offered in velvet or denim. {Fashionista}

Target will work primarily with Mulberry designer Emma Hill. Hill designed the Alexa Bag, one Mulberry’s best-selling bags, in honor of Alexa Chung, the British “It” girl who carried Mulberry bags for years. {suit101.com}