Burberry Refocuses on Heritage with Olivia Colman for “It’s Always Burberry Weather” Campaign

Olivia Colman: The Face of a Modern Classic Burberry’s chief creative officer, Daniel Lee, chose Olivia Colman to capture the essence of everyday London life through four short films directed by John Madden of Shakespeare in Love fame.

“Each film celebrates just a few of the many characters you’ll encounter in London,” Lee explains, with Colman embodying roles from a cricket enthusiast to a fish-and-chip shop worker.

Memories, Makeovers, and Modernity The campaign leans on classic outerwear—trench, Harrington, quilt, parka, puffer, aviator, duffle—each reworked with a freshness that nods to both tradition and innovation, skill and a spirit of adventure.

Crafted in Yorkshire from water-resistant cotton gabardine, the Castleford trench coat returns, joined by the Fitzrovia—a new A-line silhouette—and the men’s Chestwood, a relaxed-fit style referencing 1980s Burberry archives…