In what appears to be a marriage made in floral heaven, blossomy-print wunderkind, Erdem has gotten into bed with Liberty and created a micro-collection featuring two of their heritage range of fabrics, Mabelle and Phoebe. He told Vogue;

"I have adored Liberty ever since visiting London as a child - the amazing exterior of the store and going into those dark wooden stairwells. It has such vivid memories for me. I was determined it would be almost not identifiable. I kind of wanted to destroy it and build it up again. The pieces are not even seasonal. They're to keep forever and wear whenever you want."

Liberty's iconic florals have had such a renaissance of late - what with being their famous Tana Lawn being appropriated by half of fashion (Opening Ceremony, Luella et al). Admittedly, it will always, for me, carry the connotations of the Liberty patchwork quilts my nan has made on an annual basis since 1977. Or thereabouts. Seriously, my loft is stuffed.

The collection will be priced between 325 pounds to 995 pounds and will be available from June in Liberty and online at www.liberty.co.uk.

Posted on May 05, 2010 at 6:18:55 by The Real Runway