Liberty: The History: Treasures from the archives of the luxury department store

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Kollewe, Julia (28 June 2010). "Liberty's new owner sets out plans for growth". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 May 2013.

Since 1988, Liberty has had a subsidiary in Japan which sells Liberty-branded products in major Japanese shops. It also sells Liberty fabrics to international and local fashion stores with bases in Japan. The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner was very critical of the building's architecture, saying: "The scale is wrong, the symmetry is wrong. The proximity to a classical façade put up by the same firm at the same time is wrong, and the goings-on of a store behind such a façade (and below those twisted Tudor chimneys) are wrongest of all". [8] Althea McNish - a textile designer commissioned by Liberty's to design fashion and furnishing textiles and scarves from 1957

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In November 1885, Liberty brought forty-two villagers from India to stage a living village of Indian artisans. Liberty's specialised in Oriental goods, in particular imported Indian silks, and the aim of the display was to generate both publicity and sales for the store. [5] In 1889, Oscar Wilde, a regular client of the store, wrote "Liberty's is the chosen resort of the artistic shopper". [6] This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

From 2 December 2013, Liberty was the focus of a three-part hour-long episode TV documentary series titled Liberty of London, airing on Channel 4. [12] [13] The documentary follows Ed Burstell (Managing Director) and the department's retail team in the busy lead up to Christmas 2013. [12] Take a moment to contemplate the carved memorials on the old staircase remembering the Liberty staff who lost their lives in the Second World War The emporium was designed by Edwin Thomas Hall and his son, Edwin Stanley Hall. They designed the building at the height of the 1920s fashion for Tudor revival. The shop was engineered around three light wells that formed the main focus of the building. Each of these wells was surrounded by smaller rooms to create a homey feel. Many of the rooms had fireplaces and some still exist. Premises of Messrs Liberty and Company Limited (Tudor building) | Grade II* listed building 1357064Seek out a series of miniature glass paintings in the windows amongst the wood-panelling taken straight from the captain's quarters; In 1955, Liberty began opening several regional stores in other UK cities; the first of these was in Manchester. [9] Subsequent shops opened in Bath, Brighton, Chester, York, Kingston upon Thames, Exeter and Norwich. During the 1960s, extravagant and Eastern influences once again became fashionable, as well as the Art Deco style, and Liberty adapted its furnishing designs from its archive. Find sources: "Liberty"department store– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( November 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Discover Liberty's carved wooden animals hidden around the store but especially on the third floor central atrium;

Merton Abbey Mills - a textile factory in Merton, London, which was used extensively for printing Liberty fabrics.

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Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner (1973). The Buildings of England – London 1: The Cities of London and Westminster (thirded.). London: Penguin Books. p.579. ISBN 0-14-0710-12-4. a b Jones, Nina (20 December 2013). " 'Liberty of London' a Hit in the U.K." WWD . Retrieved 20 December 2013. a b Blanchard, Tamsin (13 June 1996). "Has Liberty finally lost the thread?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022 . Retrieved 30 May 2013.