Liberty: 150 Years of Fashion and Fabric

Join Kassia St Clair, author of Liberty: Design. Pattern. Colour. (Thames & Hudson, 2025), to discover how and why the department store became renowned internationally for fabric designs on silk, wool, cashmere and, most famously, Tana Lawn Cotton.

Explore some of the most striking and significant Liberty patterns, ranging from much-loved florals to bold and abstract designs and contemporary collaborations. Kassia St Clair places these fabrics in the context of the store's wider design history - from the retailer's remarkable Tudor-revival building to posters, advertising and branding. For everyone who loved Dovecot's exhibition Liberty Art Fabrics & Fashion, this is an opportunity to hear the next chapter in an inspiring, century-long story of manufacturing quality and design excellence.

Kassia St Clair is a writer, cultural historian, and color expert. She is the best-selling author of The Secret Lives of Color and The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History.

Copies of Liberty: Design. Pattern. Colour. will be availabe to purchase on the day from the Dovecot Studios shop.

Every ticket sold supports the work of The Dovecot Foundation to advance visual art, craft and design in all its forms.

Please note that tickets are non-refundable, non-transferable and may not be exchanged.

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