{"id":168924,"date":"2017-11-16T17:19:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T17:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/?p=168924"},"modified":"2019-01-27T23:29:07","modified_gmt":"2019-01-27T23:29:07","slug":"liberty-londons-eastern-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/liberty-londons-eastern-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty London&#8217;s Eastern Promise"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A vision for new fashion and a passion for the East<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With just three members of staff and \u00a32000 borrowed from his future father-in-law, Arthur Lasenby <a href=\"http:\/\/www.libertylondon.com\/uk\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liberty<\/a>\u2019s vision of opening an Eastern Bazaar was realised in 1875, in a little shop housed in half of 218a Regent Street.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_168940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168940\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-168940 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop.jpg\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1200\" height=\"845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-500x352.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-756x532.jpg 756w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-900x634.jpg 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-696x490.jpg 696w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-1068x752.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-596x420.jpg 596w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-1193x840.jpg 1193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-168940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-168940 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop.jpg\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1200\" height=\"845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-500x352.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-756x532.jpg 756w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-900x634.jpg 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-696x490.jpg 696w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-1068x752.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-596x420.jpg 596w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/people-outside-shop-1193x840.jpg 1193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/noscript> The Baker Street shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His carefully curated selection of beautiful fabrics, ornaments and objets d\u2019art fascinated a city obsessed with the mysterious East and Mr Liberty\u2019s passion and drive for a new look for homeware and fashion proved incredibly popular. Within eighteen months the loan was repaid and the second half of 218a Regent Street bought. Carpets and furniture were added to the shop and Liberty, it seemed, had made a lifelong name for itself in the retail world.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-168931 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50.png\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1019\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50.png 1019w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-500x293.png 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-800x469.png 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-900x527.png 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-696x408.png 696w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-717x420.png 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-168931 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50.png\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1019\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50.png 1019w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-500x293.png 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-800x469.png 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-900x527.png 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-696x408.png 696w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.29.50-717x420.png 717w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Rivalling Paris<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Challenging the fashion houses of Paris, Liberty introduced collections of scarves, accessories and fabrics which today are still sought after and highly prized. Designer fashion and homeware from across the globe followed and the store became the most fashionable place in London to shop.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-168925 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48.png\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1022\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48.png 1022w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-500x295.png 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-800x471.png 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-900x530.png 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-696x410.png 696w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-713x420.png 713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-168925 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48.png\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1022\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48.png 1022w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-500x295.png 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-150x88.png 150w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-800x471.png 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-900x530.png 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-696x410.png 696w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-14.28.48-713x420.png 713w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Premises<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1924 the iconic mock-Tudor store was built using the timbers from two ships, the HMS Impregnable and the HMS Hindustan with the frontage of the building standing at the same length as the Hindustan. The building was designed with natural light in mind, with smaller rooms off its famous atrium, giving a homely and welcoming feel. Sadly Arthur never saw his dream complete, dying seven years before the store was finished.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_168933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168933\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-168933 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge.jpg\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1280\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-500x312.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-800x499.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-900x562.jpg 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-696x434.jpg 696w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-1068x667.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-673x420.jpg 673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-168933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-168933 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge.jpg\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1280\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-500x312.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-800x499.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-900x562.jpg 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-696x434.jpg 696w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-1068x667.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-London-store-xlarge-673x420.jpg 673w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/noscript> The Great Marlborough Street facade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_168932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168932\" style=\"width: 1372px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-168932 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot.jpg\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1372\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot.jpg 1372w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-500x746.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-356x532.jpg 356w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-900x1344.jpg 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-696x1039.jpg 696w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-1392x2078.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-1068x1595.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-281x420.jpg 281w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-563x840.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1372px) 100vw, 1372px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-168932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-168932 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot.jpg\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1372\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot.jpg 1372w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-500x746.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-356x532.jpg 356w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-900x1344.jpg 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-696x1039.jpg 696w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-1392x2078.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-1068x1595.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-281x420.jpg 281w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Store-shot-563x840.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1372px) 100vw, 1372px\" \/><\/noscript> The famous atrium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Liberty Fabric<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Liberty has always been famous for its beautiful fabric. As far back as the early store, Liberty&#8217;s fabric was always a staple instore. Countless hours are still spent by designers creating intricate designs that can be recognised only as Liberty. The store holds archives full of every single Liberty fabric, and their designs can be seen throughout their own products as well as cascading through their haberdashery, to buy by the metre.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-168939\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-15.52.13.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017 11 16 at 15.52.13\" width=\"861\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-15.52.13.png 861w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-15.52.13-500x348.png 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-15.52.13-150x104.png 150w, 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src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-15.52.13.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017 11 16 at 15.52.13\" width=\"861\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-15.52.13.png 861w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-15.52.13-500x348.png 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-15.52.13-150x104.png 150w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-15.52.13-765x532.png 765w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-15.52.13-768x534.png 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-16-at-15.52.13-100x70.png 100w, 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https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-of-London-Haberdashery-1260x840.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Liberty-of-London-Haberdashery-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Collaborations<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Liberty has forged its own unique path into the hearts of its loyal customers, with celebrity fans and collaborations with top designer labels. Renowned textile designer William Morris teamed up with the shop in the nineteenth century and Vivienne Westwood worked alongside them in the twentieth. More recently Manolo Blahnik has collaborated with Liberty\u2019s to design an exclusive bag and shoe for Liberty\u2019s 140<\/span><sup style=\"text-align: justify;\">th<\/sup><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"> anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_168936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168936\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-168936 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2.jpg\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1000\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2-500x200.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2-150x60.jpg 150w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2-800x320.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2-900x360.jpg 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2-696x278.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-168936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-168936 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2.jpg\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1000\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2-500x200.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2-150x60.jpg 150w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2-800x320.jpg 800w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2-900x360.jpg 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Untitled-2-696x278.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript> Manolo Blahnik&#8217;s Liberty collaboration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Creating new fashion<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Liberty London now hosts a huge range of brands whilst still holding firm to Arthur Liberty\u2019s desire to not follow existing fashions, but create new ones. Alongside designer labels sits the original carpet shop, haberdashery and original lines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now world renowned for its elegant and luxurious fabric, Liberty continues to design patterns and prints which it spreads across accessories, jewellery, scarves and its own fabric.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_168937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168937\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-168937 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys.jpg\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-532x532.jpg 532w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-168937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-168937 size-full\" title=\"Liberty London\u2019s Eastern Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys.jpg\" alt=\"Liberty London's Eastern Promise\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-532x532.jpg 532w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/libertys-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript> This season&#8217;s Liberty offerings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.libertylondon.com\/uk\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liberty London<\/a> is a true iconic British institution and a fabulous place to simply lose yourself for a while.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A vision for new fashion and a passion for the East With just three members of staff and \u00a32000 borrowed from his future father-in-law, Arthur Lasenby Liberty\u2019s vision of opening an Eastern Bazaar was realised in 1875, in a little shop housed in half of 218a Regent Street. His carefully curated selection of beautiful fabrics, ornaments and objets d\u2019art fascinated a city obsessed with the mysterious East and Mr Liberty\u2019s passion and drive for a new look for homeware and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":168943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23283],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion-and-style"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}