Birdy pick of the week
8 CommentsLambswool robin and owl cushions, £60, by Donna Wilson.
Lambswool robin and owl cushions, £60, by Donna Wilson.
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Top Bird recently spent three years in London, where she was Deputy Shopping & Style Editor at Time Out London, before returning to her Sydney nest.
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The sales are all but over in London, and you may have noticed that the first of Autumn/Winter’s toasty new pieces have just started arriving in store (summer's been and gone already? gulp!). But I’ve found that quite a few shops (both online and bricks ‘n’ mortar) are still discounting some of their key Spring/Summer pieces, including Beyond the Valley’s online shop.
I really loved the prints from their own brand SS09 collection, including this multicolour wave print, which is splashed across a couple of truly great pieces. This cotton tulip dress (left, reduced from £180 to £126) and strapless graduated hem dress (right, reduced from £240 to £168) are two such examples. The wave print also appears on a couple of other items, including this jaunty little jumpsuit.
Then there’s this vibrant zigzag print, which is featured on this super-cute cropped silk and cotton jacket (reduced to £144 from £160) and silk and cotton top (now £126 from £140).
For more fun zigzags on sale, check out these tees and sweatshirts by BTV in collaboration with RCA graduate Elizabeth Jones.
Beyond the Valley
2 Newburgh Street
London W1
Tel. 0207 4377338
Nearest tube: Oxford Circuse
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Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday: 11.30am-6.30pm
Sunday: 12.30pm-5pm
Laser-cut bird cage mobiles, £45, from Couverture.