ABSTRACT

First published in 1975, Liberty’s is the biography of a shop and its various owners in London. Responding to the social pressures, class patterns, and governmental policies, the developments in the shop mimic the social changes taking place in London. It is affected by war and depressions, by trade booms and enemy bombs, by changes in fashions and taste. Liberty’s not only reflected these changes but also contributed to the artistic movements and the development of fashionable taste. This book will be of interest to students of history, fashion and sociology.

chapter 1|9 pages

The Oriental Warehouse and the Artists

chapter 2|9 pages

The First Half-Shop Japanese Bonanza

chapter 9|9 pages

Art Nouveau Jewellery, Silver, And Pewter

chapter 10|10 pages

The Belle Epoque - In London and at the Lee

chapter 12|12 pages

Tempo of the Twenties the New Buildings

chapter 13|10 pages

From the General Strike to World War II

chapter 14|35 pages

Post-War Renaissance into the Seventies