Pretty in Print, Part 2

One of the most exciting things to emerge from the Liberty Prints Charming exhibition is the new artist fabric collection, which features exclusive designs by British artists Grayson Perry, Paul Morrison, Mike McInnerney, Michael Angove, Anj Smith and Simon Hart. I’m particularly taken by Grayson Perry’s ‘Cranford’ and ‘Phillipa’ prints, as well as Simon Hart’s ‘Cool Coast’ print, which features a charming Cornish fishing village as its theme.

Liberty has also released an extensive range of print-covered goodies, from London A-Z books to luggage tags, made-to-order wellies and playing cards. (You can check out the full range available online here.) There were also racks of clothes by A.P.C. for Liberty (look out for the adorable car-print shorts) and Cacharel (the bikinis are super-cute), as well as one-off handcrafted Amanda Fatherazi boudoir dolls, which were dressed beautifully in Tana Lawn fabric. But her quirky fabric lady’s face brooches (£30) also proved particularly irresistible, as you can see here:

I've also got my eye on this rather surreal Grayson Perry silk scarf:

I’m particularly nostalgic for the micro-floral ‘Pepper’ Liberty print, which I remember adoring when I was younger. Here it is on a luggage tag, below:

In fact, I remember having a few scraps of the fabric (which was rather like gold in the suburban Australian town I grew up in) and using it to customise some rather eye-catching ‘laces’ for my Doc Martens. (This didn’t go down particularly well with the surfie/stoner crowd, natch.) But these days I really love the striking Art Déco ‘Caesar’ peacock print, which is featured on this journal:

 Tell me …. Are you nostalgic about any particular Liberty print?

Comments

[Miss Cavendish]

I truly cannot pick just one, but I adore Betsy and the blue peacock (on the back of this quilt in progress):

http://misscavendish.blogspot.com/2007/04/give-me-liberty-fabric-or-give-me-more.html

[Top Bird @ Wee Birdy]

Miss Cavendish - truly impressed with your WIP quilt, it's a work of art. You are too clever. xx

[Kylie]

Love it! Hope they still have some of those brooches left when I come over in September! ;) K

[spudballoo]

Oh STOP IT!!! MsTB you are spoiling us with your Liberty print fest. Some of us might actually be drooling.

On entirely another note, how fabulous is the name Grayson? Very Brideshead.

I love the second of his prints, the bicycles. Who am I kidding? I love them all.

Heads off to check out train tickets for an emergency London trip next week. This is all your fault, mutter mutter. I will blame any purchases on you. In a good way ;-)

x

[spudballoo]

Oh I see you've got a Belle & Sebastian thing going on. Stars of Track & Field, that's my fav. While wearing a Liberty scarf, of course...

[Séverine]

I love Liberty !!!:)

[heather]

love cool coasts - it reminds me of troika, very cornwall.

[Make Do Style]

Just divine and the cornish print very Alfred Wallis -esque

[Top Bird @ Wee Birdy]

Spudballoo - Oh yes, B&S are my favourite band! You have splendid taste, my dear.

Heather - I love that corner of England so much, reminds me of those little towns like Looe, Mevagissey and Polperro.

Made Do - oh yes! Beautiful...

xx

[Fionnuala]

A Liberty print Oyster card cover - the perfect blend of old and new London!

[Mary]

Around 1970 I bought a navy and white paisley silk scarf at Liberty. After continual wearing for many years, I unfortunately lost it. I still miss it.

[Rose]

I like anything in ianthe- but I don't know if that's a print so much as an all round design

and the blue background with red poppies print which they used some of for the Kate Moss stuff- not because of the Kate Moss connection but because poppies are one of my favourite flowers.

[susie stickgirl]

Hi Top Bird,

Just discovered your blog - what a wonderful find :)

I loved the Cranford print and scarf, too. While I turned Simon Hart's cool coastal print into a framed print as a 2nd wedding anniversary gift for my husband (cotton, y'see!).

I used the Cranford fabric in my one of recent blogs - I hope you've got the time to take a look (www.bargainistafashionista.com). If you do, let me know what you think as I'm new to this blogging malarkey!

Thanks so much,
susie

[vic]

loving that grayson perry scarf... sadly they have none left (may have to go in and double check!)
also have noticed the brooches are now on sale at kabiri. different ladies though
http://www.kabiri.co.uk/designers/amanda-fatherazi.html