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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

‘It has to be amazing’: Liberty links with Bridgerton as it capitalises on maximalist trend

Lydia King, the retail managing director of Liberty
Lydia King says Liberty shoppers ‘want the discovery of new brands or something a bit different’. Photograph: Alicia Canter/The Guardian

On a damp Thursday in central London, shoppers have fled the rain to indulge in some Bridgerton-themed escapism at upmarket department store Liberty, which has dedicated its fourth floor to the raunchy period drama.

“When customers come to Liberty they want the discovery of new brands or something a bit different,” says Lydia King, Liberty’s new retail managing director.

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