The unique, luxurious fabrics for this collection are meticulously designed by myself and printed on silk and cotton. The theme for this collection is ‘Women and Culture’. I took inspiration from women as depicted through the decades in advertising and illustration, and their roles in domestic life and in society. I designed the garments around the fabric print placements, as the prints 'inform' the garment shape. My intention was to place women's high-end fashion in a meaningful cultural and historical context.
A print and pattern specialist, London based fashion and textile designer Lizzie Montgomery creates high end ready to wear clothing and accessories, designed and made in Britain using ethical production. Lizzie Montgomery designs are resplendent in detail, colour and pattern. Recently Lizzie Montgomery has collaborated with the Victoria & Albert Museum, researching their archives, then selecting and collaging images together; a bold mix of 18th century jewellery, furniture, ceramics, paintings, textiles and architecture: Arcadia Scarf by Lizzie Montgomery for the V&A.
Lizzie Montgomery is a London-based luxury fashion label specialising in unique, eclectic fabric and garment designs. The Wollstonecraft Capsule Collection was created in 2013. "I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves" Mary Wollstonecraft, 1792. The theme for this collection is ‘Women and Culture’. I took inspiration from women as depicted through the decades in advertising and illustration, and their roles in domestic life and in society. This theme is relevant to world issues today and it is useful to look back to past depictions of women and culture over the decades and centuries so as to place today's issues in context.