Erfurt Scarves - Just In!

Say the word ‘Erfurt’ and one immediately thinks ‘ah, Erfurt, the capital city of The Free State of Thuringia, the city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany’. Alright, so you might not IMMEDIATELY think that, your Thuringian geography may be poor.

But pretty soon you’ll recognise the word ‘Erfurt’ as being synonymous with cool, vibrant, affordable scarves. Erfurt, is the Danish accessories label that has literally just arrived in the Liberty Scarf Room (and I mean LITERALLY, when I started this article they weren’t in!). Founded by designer Lotte Erfurt in 1997, the brand built up a following in Denmark before expanding through Europe, and the success looks to continue this summer in London.

The designs are young and stylish, perfect for summer 2009. The price point is another convincing factor, starting from £35, meaning a guilt free purchase!

To browse our selection of Erfurt scarves click here.

P.S. The goats are sold separately.

‘Pieces’ by Martine Rose

The applause for Martine Rose’s exhibition at the MAN day, which closed February’s London Fashion Week, has barely subsided – and we were very much amongst the impressed parties. So, from June 6th our Menswear department will be playing host to Martine’s ‘Pieces’ shirt collection, presented as an installation of six shirts on an tableau of mannequins. All the shirts included in the installation will be available to purchase on a made-to-order basis, and produced exclusively in London.

The collection catches the eye immediately, the juxtaposition of colour and material is ambitious and it becomes clear that the designer is toying with, if not testing, the constraints of the form. Elements of sportswear are amalgamated with fine tailoring techniques, resulting in high-quality shirts boasting patches of quilting, foil and unconventional texture.

Prior to launching her own label, Martine was a founder member of highly-acclaimed fashion label LMNOP. Their collections were sold internationally with a core fan base in both Japan and England. 

John Lennon’s T-Shirt

New to Liberty, Lost Property t-shirts are more than a bit cool, they are faithful reproductions of vintage t-shirts as pictured on vintage rock stars. So, for example, Lost Property recreate tees such as Debbie Harry’s iconic ‘No Pictures’ top which she wore throughout Blondie’s 1978 tour, and Jeff Buckley’s legendary ‘Music is Best’ top, including the Frank Zappa quote.

The t-shirt to the left has a good story behind it: John Lennon was pictured wearing it for the first time at the infamous Record Plant studio, New York, 1971, whilst recording the album ‘Imagine’.

The ‘Boy Howdy!’ logo will resonate with some as being the mascot for notorious rock rag CREEM Magazine. Detroit based CREEM was an influential music magazine throughout the 70s and 80s, and purportedly coined the terms ‘punk rock’ and ‘heavy metal’.

Both Lennon and Yoko Ono were huge CREEM fans, often contributing letters and drawings, and Lennon wasted no time in picking up a stash of ‘Boy Howdy!’ t-shirts – which he was regularly pictured in.

                                                                                                            Click here to browse our selection of Lost Property t-shirts.