Liberty Fabrics Tana Lawn® Shirley Smith - Blue

In celebration of Sir Grayson Perry’s 65th birthday, London’s Wallace Collection has curated Delusions of Grandeur, an exhibition on Perry’s life and work. The exhibition’s central muse, Shirley Smith – a character invented by Perry - has inspired his original design for Liberty’s 150th anniversary collection. Conceived by Perry as an outsider artist, Smith’s obsession with the Wallace Collection forms the basis for this eclectic design, where one can spot a crude version of Hertford house as well as various cats which are another noted passion of hers.

In celebration of 150 years of Liberty, ‘From the Studio’ for AW25 stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of the London design house. Paying homage to the dedicated artisanship that Liberty has been renowned for since the opening of its Regent Street flagship in 1875, this collection explores the creatives who have shaped the story so far. Divided into three distinct narratives – Craftsmanship, Collaboration, and Collectibles – ‘From the Studio’ unveils design sketches and archival studies, shedding light on Liberty ’s innovative artistic practice.

Liberty's Tana Lawn™ cotton is a fabric built by obsession, perfected into a modern masterpiece of production through a bespoke process that has evolved over a century. Printed in their very own Liberty Printing Mill, located between Milan and Lake Como in northern Italy, Tana realises unmatchable fluidity with a silk-like touch, unique print quality and striking colour vibrancy.