There was once a time when Princess Charlotte was seen in nothing but little Liberty print dresses. While the middle child of the Prince and Princess of Wales opts for more grown up garments these days—she is, after all, turning 11 month—her royal wardrobe used to consist of varying shades of Liberty florals. If you wanted to replicate Princess Charlotte’s style, all you needed was a ditsy floral and a Peter Pan collar.
Liberty prints have been a British icon for over 150 years. “Shortly after opening on Regent Street London in 1875, Arthur Liberty printed the first Liberty fabrics,” the brand shares on its website. Since then, Liberty’s fabrics have become cultural icons, and their ditsy floral prints have become synonymous with little girl’s summer dresses, especially royal princesses.
