Launched in 2001 by Johnson Hartig, LA based men’s and women’s ready-to-wear brand Libertine, has used his signature graphics, beadwork, and crystal design to pave the way for the current embellishment craze. Libertine’s in-house designed prints reference art, fashion, history, design, travel, culture, and Hartig’s love of and work with rescue dogs. Libertine is internationally recognized as a brand with a devoted cult following extending from East Coast socialites to West Coast creative’s and celebrities like Mick Jagger, Taylor Swift, Cher, Katy Perry, Usher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gwen Stefani, P. Diddy, The Chain Smokers and Migos. Libertine has cultivated collaborations with such exemplaries as Damien Hirst, Goyard, Schumacher, Converse and Target; classic examples of rewriting the rules via Libertine's mindset. Libertine continues to revolutionize the way one thinks of textile design, embellishment, and in fact clothing itself.
