This shirt features an array of interesting birds rendered in bright drawn tones. There's a magenta ostrich, an orange cockatiel, indeed what appears to be a Victoria crowned pigeon. All nicely spaced on a white ground to give an uplifting, vibrant overall effect.
Channel your inner Sam Francis with this fantastic modernist inspired paint splatter shirt. A fine cotton, expertly tailored slim fit shirt with branded buttons and the attention to detail and quality you would expect from a Simon Carter shirt. This design is looking like the star of Autumn/Winter so, if you fancy one, please order promptly to avoid disappointment as stock is limited.
I think this is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. An amazingly striking piece on an equatorial theme - flamingoes strut, toucans perch majestically, a lyrebird poses, pineapples and parasols interpose. The perfectly arranged elements in this Liberty Tana Lawn cotton shirt form a delightful rhythm on a diagonal motif, with rich colours and exquisite hand drawn detail. "Moore" three button slim fit.
Spring Garden is a dress fabric version of a scarf design from 1972 in the Liberty archive. Exclusive to Simon Carter this is an unabashedly beautiful, exuberant design with delicate, trailing meadow flowers - poppies, pinks, daisies, cornflowers and what have you. In Liberty fine Tana Lawn with a three button cuff, slim fit, branded buttons. A simply joyous, delicate piece to recall the splendour of Summer as we move into the darker months.
This piece appeals to me because of the design's provenance. This Liberty parasol print has a rather fascinating history. The parasol pattern concept was created by Winifred Mold in 1919. Winifred Mold worked as a designer for Silver Studios in London from 1912 to 1935. She is known for her florals and her Japanese-inspired patterns like her original parasol print. What we have here is a modern version and tribute to the original design by Kaffe Fassett. It exploits the charm of hand drawn and juxtaposed elements in a palette of restrained tones to perhaps simultaneously convey the feelings of action and rest. This colourway is exclusive to Simon Carter. It is a three button cuff, tailored fit shirt, known around here as a "Moore" (as in Roger Moore). The single button shirts are "Jagger".
A watercolour study utilising strong tints, of a selection of flowers, ferns and succulents from the landscaped borders of the Tresco Abbey Garden in Scilly. This Liberty fabric is inspired by its rich collection of species gathered from around the globe. I fell in love with this bold, radiant, ravishing design; its strong contrasts, deep blues, madder rose, cerulean, cobalt, yellow ochre and bright white highlights. A beautifully painterly piece celebrating nature and colour. This is a "Moore" three button cuff, tailored shirt.
We call this 'Map Print' but it's, obviously, an aerial photo of an urban landscape showing sinuous, arterial highways, railway lines, factories, municipal buildings, houses, parks and what have you rendered in an inky indigo and related tones. I think this piece is definitely at the 'bleeding edge' of my present aesthetic but, in fact, is not the first time I have explored the theme of maps in apparel. We had a very radical map suit in 2006, based on an Ordnance Survey view of Norfolk. A mesmerising, dramatic single button cuff, tailored fit, conspicuous piece, if you enjoy being the centre of attention!
It's back! One of my favourite designs of the past few years. Queue For The Zoo by OK David was Liberty's best selling fabric in 2013, and I had a Queue For The Zoo shirt then. I am delighted to be able to return to this wonderful, quirky, popular design. A parrot in a fez, an elephant with a briefcase, a chameleon with a loupe! It's fun and it is beautiful, the drawing and colouring are masterly. Three button cuff, tailored fit.
A fascinating flower and leaf design in a beautiful palette of inky hues - dark cadmium red, umber, cobalt violet, oxide greens, blues and Prussian. Ghostly blooms with phthalo, ochre yellow or magenta centres arrive at intervals; all painted upon a combed, striated ground giving a feeling of underlying texture and movement, and of definition in the main motif.