Luella Bartley, the winner of last year’s British Fashion Award as Designer of the Year, had ceased operations after a financial backer decided it could “no longer invest in the relationship.”
A fave of celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Lily Allen, Bartley’s bold prints, whimsical cut outs and poufy but posh skirts personified a look known as “English Ecccentric.” She was also the first designer for Target’s Go International series of capsule collections. Most recently, she “guest-edited” Liberty of London’s Christmas Windows.
Bartley is the third big-time designer – along with Yohji Yamamoto and Christian Lacroix – who closed up shop this year.
Via The Guardian.
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