Liberty launches print fabrics link-up with Bridgerton

Department store and fabrics specialist Liberty is busy at the moment with this summer’s round of collabs include a high-profile one that’s a link-up with both a hot designer and a hugely successful TV show.

This sees it launching a Bridgerton collection of fabrics to coincide with the third season of the Regency-set hit Netflix show. 

The botanical fabrics, “created in artistic partnership between Liberty Fabrics & Bridgerton” include nine floral prints, in which we’re told “Liberty’s print heritage and Bridgerton’s enthralling narrative entwine”. 

Each design features details and motifs drawn from Liberty’s extensive archive, with inspirations ranging from Regency era print books to 1960s scarves. They’re “redrawn, recoloured and reimagined” on Tana Lawn cotton and on Liberty silks.

And designer Huishan Zhang has created a couture gown using one of the Belgravia Silk fabrics from the collection, with images of Bridgerton actress Hannah Dodd helping to add to the buzz around the launch.

The company said the link-up is a strong one for the retailer. “With its contemporary, modernised interpretation of Regency England, Bridgerton makes the perfect partner for Liberty: bonded by a mutual passion for storytelling, and a visionary take on history,” it explained. “With both parties sharing roots in the 1800s, Liberty has been at the cutting-edge of arts and design for almost 150 years.”

For the collection, each of the nine prints comes in three colourways. The prints are divided into three Chapters, each bound by a common theme, motif or mood. 

“Penelope’s Garden pays homage to the exuberant gardens of the Regency era and Bridgerton’s frivolous parties with exuberant blooms inspired by creations from the 1920s to the 1960s.

“Regency Bouquet, with its opulent, grand displays, draws on the extravagant soirees and lavish costumes of society balls. Finally, Botanical Trellis, [is] a delicate chapter that focuses on intricate floral details and meandering foliage, with archive prints from across the 1800s.”