Flower Power

I have noticed that this season’s spring/summer collections for men are definitely a homage to the perennial favourite ‘Liberty London’ print archive - world renowned since the firm was established in 1875. This season well known designer brands have been raiding the extensive Liberty print archives. This trend has been most noticeable in the use of the prints for men’s shirts. - I myself have been hooked on Liberty print shirts for a long time - the bolder the better in my case - it’s become a signature style.




The collections use iconic prints of busy small scale floral, geometric tile patterns, images of birds, leaf patterns all in a wonderful spectrum of colours.

Generally men are slightly nervous of wearing bold patterns fearing they will stand out within their peer group - unlike the Dandy days of the 60’s & 70’s when men strutted like peacocks in bright colours and patterns, whereas now men play safe with blocks of colour often monochrome. Our economy is pretty dire - we all need cheering up - what better way than a splash of colour to bring a smile to people’s faces. Even iconic brand ‘Nike’ has produced sneakers in Liberty print.

The easy way to wear prints and colour is with jeans, linen trousers, shorts and loafers to achieve a cool laidback carefree vibe.