Liberty is a London department store founded in 1875 by Arthur Lasenby Liberty, originally selling fabrics, ornaments, and objets d'art from Japan and the East. Its landmark Tudor revival building on Great Marlborough Street, constructed in 1924 using timbers from two Royal Navy ships, is one of London's most distinctive retail buildings.
Liberty is known above all for its printed fabrics: Liberty Fabrics designs and produces the house's signature floral and paisley prints, including Tana Lawn cotton, which are also licensed to fashion and lifestyle brands worldwide. The store's retail offer spans designer fashion and accessories, beauty and fragrance, homeware, furniture, stationery, and gifts, mixing luxury houses with independent and emerging labels.
The beauty hall has become a major part of the business, carrying niche fragrance and prestige skincare brands such as Le Labo, Byredo, Diptyque, and Dr. Dennis Gross, and Liberty operates LBTY.com fragrance and beauty lines of its own. Liberty sells internationally through libertylondon.com.
The company remains headquartered in London, and the store is a listed heritage building that draws visitors as both a retail and architectural destination.