I was quite intrigued when I read that there would be a Liberty mook. The vaunted British brand appears to be undergoing a revival in recent times, with the MAC Liberty of London collection being one of the manifestations. The Liberty Print 1875-2010 Spring & Summer mook (the "1875" is not a typo!) arrived at Kinokuniya stores earlier this week. It comes with a soft cloth tote bag (23x34x10cm) designed in collaboration with a noted Japanese stylist and retails for S$31.50.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaMCA8NKs9pq3h3rt1nv1P0WkFY74vKnrEEyMlJi7zx6q26H3nF9RmErIl0HLO2Uuefzypb_N_Gi2YSo6_bzqqm6Q55mP3_A1vpVJcIyW49BDBbM05_hl2srHTybZs8KPS-Nr3LvmbN57/s400/IMG_2901.jpg)
The bag features the new Emilia's flowers print.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIyaAWSLGlOFUCAC9JvTMIEWbbdSHOIN6PGpnGQEyKZ0_lpkBSs6LXqCXhyphenhyphenY6wDbsND2Sf_92eK-lSVs1G-uctgx-tUMWvXpgtdHrScpb1dZsBVmcGER4xDOwkWCPzpdMFpDUWCiy0fyx/s400/IMG_2902.jpg)
I bought this mook not so much for the tote bag but because I was interested in reading about Liberty's brand history and what goes on behind the scenes in the designing and production of their iconic prints. The 78-page mook includes an interview with the Liberty fabric archivist, a retrospective of Liberty prints, a look at what goes on in the Liberty design studio and even a sewing guide for making t-shirts, bags, aprons with Liberty fabrics.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinGIDwl-gQd6p3RqlltM-Ik6eCASbBTaiXNCwR3BUxW_Og9PSTYtfabY6zg01Wi4Ao1rgKSt_mKErFqr-99fEh7YWV609Pa8DFinBeVgidQLnlFvFWose3AWefRsOA5gftXL_H-VBKmZ0/s400/IMG_2914.jpg)
Inside the Liberty department store in London.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2rNfr68WrHkPRlLnhfLC7Cg8ku9XwFv7W2jqnUMOa1JGt4eslSKq6MRZCTagOoeMgnnh5AP3ZQyll2Kz33glJDL6pR3ed58s9u0RqfzG0rU_8o5aupYWg4QLbbWY_4YHVgUEhRTdW5fV/s400/IMG_2916.jpg)
Inside the design studio
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7WFNRw1GBof8shInwZ_q5Zmmt8L_r7l7XriZ7n-h4pABOPYz5_-qGokaWsIfWzJPWXI7AXYeo6_RNMVSDWNELKTQro-iZokLNA1i9K5nJGH_ihFmXekkGSFgm7N_2tNTfC3avojd7a_3/s400/IMG_2917.jpg)
Collage of Liberty fabrics on the design studio wall.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5rAXEzHA85Beb0k07jzS4FpEtiiAgjFQuYE3NnNyqFAMwJcqktZgEtju_Fnpvo-r373VgPswgrTiCrcz8BD4NPTWdsXZmka9VqCBlvQqyTbPLviOb8hlV_h5BlLM5mRq1ny-bF2uaCMb/s400/IMG_2920.jpg)
Here's a look at the Japanese magazines and mooks that were available at the Kinokuniya store in Bugis Junction earlier this afternoon.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSwN-vdH7VOY8S9xG3SdZ0Ut99wzDXlLFNwEoGJEByEfKmPEg8exq74azmY0S1Yb_Y6YLTPC_JYa4JSBT4T1cHXd16wLYLwB9XwCu0TIXayx4ZUnv2wDDsizqRJjGR2UAPU4DjfpKFpxJ/s400/03-06-10_1221.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehvyEX_6INzULawQ0RIc6o3fbWjGik-aCNwsfbwwqxAN0Nfxvf1Gx0MNK9pWdemYzQ62396pUEl1XUjJhXIr2KFNXpL7CLJRUvxMRHm_yYhR2JlRxDaDbewO_orTMYOJjG1oZnt6Up-CJ/s400/03-06-10_1222.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZW4Xn-pWn1iadK5JAN1aEFhRoivS79tYItWF6h_AON_I5AO7Oal2z3kHG3WflYzmPFZgskoY3ukqPujIWdJml-DiKQx5ScJ0CgkTDQq_C-fOfgGWCWnMp-VLwmBpeccs5Yp_Ue-iwE-3/s400/03-06-10_1223.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXq9TZeRZIrTR1PoGuCmUu23d74fzeKd5YHf_6VbIJRSGHZbQJ_ZBJANd60zecEqUZkOuoDNOIGpcjLCQDhgoJGXB0aGKwmQlSQwPZXDjv5ruOqXFi22Z84qrH3ISFBJGBK8lYgiM35OOp/s400/03-06-10_1224.jpg)
I didn't bother getting the Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2010 mook because the print on the accessories this time round were not attractive to me at all.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2gKIwriwEigObAGweIAXFV24DQJcN016P6Pg4Jn4zQ-bIeEofmG-T2dFpt81dlQTE9m2X18jjC1MQqxJrL2DhtKBwdRH9ZMFgbmWOFxHj6t5Yc0r3QKtOgRqy_5ig-gxrHgrhBcrxVLT/s400/03-05-10_1327.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaMCA8NKs9pq3h3rt1nv1P0WkFY74vKnrEEyMlJi7zx6q26H3nF9RmErIl0HLO2Uuefzypb_N_Gi2YSo6_bzqqm6Q55mP3_A1vpVJcIyW49BDBbM05_hl2srHTybZs8KPS-Nr3LvmbN57/s400/IMG_2901.jpg)
The bag features the new Emilia's flowers print.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGIyaAWSLGlOFUCAC9JvTMIEWbbdSHOIN6PGpnGQEyKZ0_lpkBSs6LXqCXhyphenhyphenY6wDbsND2Sf_92eK-lSVs1G-uctgx-tUMWvXpgtdHrScpb1dZsBVmcGER4xDOwkWCPzpdMFpDUWCiy0fyx/s400/IMG_2902.jpg)
I bought this mook not so much for the tote bag but because I was interested in reading about Liberty's brand history and what goes on behind the scenes in the designing and production of their iconic prints. The 78-page mook includes an interview with the Liberty fabric archivist, a retrospective of Liberty prints, a look at what goes on in the Liberty design studio and even a sewing guide for making t-shirts, bags, aprons with Liberty fabrics.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinGIDwl-gQd6p3RqlltM-Ik6eCASbBTaiXNCwR3BUxW_Og9PSTYtfabY6zg01Wi4Ao1rgKSt_mKErFqr-99fEh7YWV609Pa8DFinBeVgidQLnlFvFWose3AWefRsOA5gftXL_H-VBKmZ0/s400/IMG_2914.jpg)
Inside the Liberty department store in London.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2rNfr68WrHkPRlLnhfLC7Cg8ku9XwFv7W2jqnUMOa1JGt4eslSKq6MRZCTagOoeMgnnh5AP3ZQyll2Kz33glJDL6pR3ed58s9u0RqfzG0rU_8o5aupYWg4QLbbWY_4YHVgUEhRTdW5fV/s400/IMG_2916.jpg)
Inside the design studio
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7WFNRw1GBof8shInwZ_q5Zmmt8L_r7l7XriZ7n-h4pABOPYz5_-qGokaWsIfWzJPWXI7AXYeo6_RNMVSDWNELKTQro-iZokLNA1i9K5nJGH_ihFmXekkGSFgm7N_2tNTfC3avojd7a_3/s400/IMG_2917.jpg)
Collage of Liberty fabrics on the design studio wall.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5rAXEzHA85Beb0k07jzS4FpEtiiAgjFQuYE3NnNyqFAMwJcqktZgEtju_Fnpvo-r373VgPswgrTiCrcz8BD4NPTWdsXZmka9VqCBlvQqyTbPLviOb8hlV_h5BlLM5mRq1ny-bF2uaCMb/s400/IMG_2920.jpg)
Here's a look at the Japanese magazines and mooks that were available at the Kinokuniya store in Bugis Junction earlier this afternoon.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSwN-vdH7VOY8S9xG3SdZ0Ut99wzDXlLFNwEoGJEByEfKmPEg8exq74azmY0S1Yb_Y6YLTPC_JYa4JSBT4T1cHXd16wLYLwB9XwCu0TIXayx4ZUnv2wDDsizqRJjGR2UAPU4DjfpKFpxJ/s400/03-06-10_1221.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehvyEX_6INzULawQ0RIc6o3fbWjGik-aCNwsfbwwqxAN0Nfxvf1Gx0MNK9pWdemYzQ62396pUEl1XUjJhXIr2KFNXpL7CLJRUvxMRHm_yYhR2JlRxDaDbewO_orTMYOJjG1oZnt6Up-CJ/s400/03-06-10_1222.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZW4Xn-pWn1iadK5JAN1aEFhRoivS79tYItWF6h_AON_I5AO7Oal2z3kHG3WflYzmPFZgskoY3ukqPujIWdJml-DiKQx5ScJ0CgkTDQq_C-fOfgGWCWnMp-VLwmBpeccs5Yp_Ue-iwE-3/s400/03-06-10_1223.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXq9TZeRZIrTR1PoGuCmUu23d74fzeKd5YHf_6VbIJRSGHZbQJ_ZBJANd60zecEqUZkOuoDNOIGpcjLCQDhgoJGXB0aGKwmQlSQwPZXDjv5ruOqXFi22Z84qrH3ISFBJGBK8lYgiM35OOp/s400/03-06-10_1224.jpg)
I didn't bother getting the Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2010 mook because the print on the accessories this time round were not attractive to me at all.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2gKIwriwEigObAGweIAXFV24DQJcN016P6Pg4Jn4zQ-bIeEofmG-T2dFpt81dlQTE9m2X18jjC1MQqxJrL2DhtKBwdRH9ZMFgbmWOFxHj6t5Yc0r3QKtOgRqy_5ig-gxrHgrhBcrxVLT/s400/03-05-10_1327.jpg)
5 comments:
I love the Liberty store in London :)) thank you for sharing pics from the mook.
hey AhCapp,
I think I only went into Liberty once or twice, and that was only to walk around the cosmetics floor :-) I didn't know about Liberty prints back then.
Oh yes, my fav was Harvey Nichols (for the makeup department) and Harrods (for the food). I must admit that I was an student back back then so I window-shop more often. But I must admit that I did ate pizza at the Harrods food mall when I was in year 1.
Shopping was only during post xmas sale when I went to Imperial College to visit my friend. I love the atmosphere in London! ^_^
hey AhCapp,
You're up early :-) Think my favourite department store was Selfridges, for the massive beauty hall. Harvey Nichols was quite out of the way 'cos I would usually just go to the Oxford Circus/Leicester Square area. Of course back then I couldn't afford anything in Selfridges but it was nice just to walk around and see what they had.
I love, love, love Liberty! When I'd lived in London, I loved walking around all floors and I remember trying on wedding dresses by Elie Saab and Vera Wang before leaving London and getting married in Australia. I'd felt so glamourous then!
Post a Comment