Arthur Lasenby Liberty

Standard Name: Liberty, Arthur Lasenby

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1875

Arthur Lasenby Liberty opened a shop, the present Liberty's , at 218a Regent Street, London, and imported soft oriental fabrics, kimonos, and fans; he also persuaded British manufacturers to print oriental designs on soft...

1882

The highly successful and innovative designer Arthur Liberty started such a social craze with his fashions and decor that he expanded his enterprise into 142 and 144 Regent Street.

Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.

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6-21 May 1890

The First Silk Exhibition, put on by the Silk Association of Ireland and Great Britain , was held in St James's Square.

Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.

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Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.

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