Designer Challenge: Tar-jay

Walk in the park- pun intended. Liberty of London, the iconic British department emporium, collaborated with Target this Spring to produce a darling line of just about everything . . . down to a Liberty print bike, which has my name on it.

Quick history:

Liberty of London was founded in 1875 by Arthur Lazenby Liberty. Its fabrics have that distinctly late 19th century English countryside flair, for which they are known the world over.

In the 20th century, Liberty fabrics were used by the best known designers of each decade, from Paul Poiret to Yves Saint Laurent, from Cacharel to Jean Muir. The famous Liberty silk scarves and ties are sold all over the world, and the distinctive fabrics are still used by dressmakers today to create their own “Liberty style” in a fashion familiar from the time of their 19th-century forebears.

I still remember thumbing through album after album of photos from my sisters’ childhood days, in which they are perenially outfitted in Liberty print dresses made by my mama.

Soooo- perhaps my little “challenge” wasn’t quite so challenging. It was easy breezy beautiful Cover Girl to pick through the myriad of Liberty steals online in search of wedding-friendly flair, though most of the below can only be had in the store, big FYI.

The clutch: a tidy little bridesmaid gift in which you can slip a heartfelt note thanking each girl for supporting you on your big day.

Target Liberty of London flips: the perfect thing to pop around town in whilst being coiffed and made up on your big day. Hand them off to your planner to stow away while you languish in your stilettos. Reclaim near the end of the night when you just can’t take it anymore.

Fold and place one on every other chair at an intimate ceremony, assuming women will enjoy the touch if your outdoor nuptials are in a breezy month.

Target’s Liberty of London passing tray. Perfect for lavender lemonade at a Springy affair.

Um, I’d totally eat your tuna tartare hors d’oeuvre off of this sweet thing above. Buy 6 or so and ask your caterer to use in place of those nasty old silver plate rounds from the local rental house.

Use these on solid color trays for your signature drink, or down your seated tables as a water glass. You could even drop a few monobotanical blooms in each to punch up high cocktail tables.

I know, I have a slight pillow fetish. But for $16.99, you can’t have anything made at those prices. Darling for furniture vignettes or lining a drab existing seating area at your wedding reception venue.

Gimme. Use them just at your head table. Use a few for tiny cocktail vignettes near your band. I don’t know- just find a way to have them so you can donate them to me when you’re done.

Dot along your bars for that much-needed ambient light.

Target carries these cute little favor boxes in a variety of colors. Just pick up a pack and make sure whatever little edible you’re putting in them fills them perfectly before buying a slew.

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