UK accessories and fabric house Liberty of London celebrates its 50th anniversary with four (so far) collaborations for spring summer 2010.  Liberty’s known for its small scale prints, and the collabs show different take and applications for the patterns.

The collection for Milan’s edgy 10 Corso Como store are mostly black and white with some faded colors.  It looks like someone tried to recreate Liberty prints from memory, except the person’s Givenchy fan who’s never been to a picnik or a beach.  I should add that person on Facebook.  Get Liberty x 10 Corso Como now at Liberty’s site.

The Target range includes menswear, womenswear, kids’ clothes, and housewares.  These pieces are more in line with Liberty’s homespun, dainty signature.  It arrives March 14 at Target stores.

London-based shoe designer Nicholas Kirkwood works with two Liberty prints and two shoe styles, a sandal with cutouts and a classic pump with a rose lacquer heel.  What’s striking here is the contrast between the sharp Kirkwood shapes and the cute Liberty prints.

The Liberty x MAC range features exuberant , blue-based colors in packages printed with Liberty motifs.  I prefer my makeup in clean packages, so this image gives me a headache:

The range will also include scarves and makeup bags.  It launches March 11 in the US and April elsewhere.

10 Corso Como via Hilary Alexander/Telegraph, Target via Racked, Nicholas Kirkwood via Style Bubble, MAC via Nitrolicious

Tags: 10 Corso Como, Fashion/Design, Liberty of London, London, Mac, Nicholas Kirkwood, Target