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Archive: Aug 2009

  1. About Wee Birdy

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    Wee Birdy is an exploratory field guide to the hidden gems in London and Sydney and sparkling treasures on the (online) horizon.

    Selected as one of the Top 50 Design Blogs in the World by Times Online, as well as one of the Top 100 Blogs in the World by The Sunday Times, Wee Birdy is edited and written by former magazine editor Top Bird.

    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. 

    A self-confessed bird nerd, Wee Birdy explores the very best in shopping, style, fashion, beauty, design, interiors, craft and handmade.

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  2. Wee finds: Beyond the Valley’s waves and zigzags

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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.

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    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).

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    For more fun zigzags on sale, check out these tees and sweatshirts by BTV in collaboration with RCA graduate Elizabeth Jones.

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