Label Love: Scotch R’belle & Scotch Shrunk

Dutch label Scotch & Soda have been around since the 80s but they’re definitely re-emerging on my radar with their new mini peeps collections, Scotch R’belle for girls and Scotch Shrunk, mini versions from the mens collection. Mini adult clothing is normally synonymous with ‘inappropriate’, but there are no such concerns here – if anything [...]

Hot shop: Line + Liv

Over to Germany this afternoon for trop-stylish online boutique Line + Liv. Little Red Stuga, Wovenplay, Fine Little Day, Mini A Ture and Lucky Boy Sunday – a wish list of our super-quirky favourites sit alongside new-to-me European collections from BOdeBO, Théluto, Les Zigouis, +++BB and Bieq and funky Brit brands Jessie & James and [...]

Label Love: Sture & Lisa

With baby number two due in June, I figured I should get reacquainted with all the coolest labels for littlies *rubs hands with glee*. LoveIt LoveIt LoveIt is one of my go-to sites for funky Scandi collections and, sure enough, there I discovered the fabulous Sture & Lisa from Sweden (where else?). Fair-trade, organic cotton, [...]

Hot New Clothing Range from Kitschy Coo

Fresh and fabulous this February, Kitschy Coo has just released a hot new line of clothing. Made from bright and funky Scandi fabrics (which you can also buy separately), the range has launched with pants, tops and the promise of dresses to follow.   With clouds, stars, elephants, hippos and happy mushrooms all against bright [...]

Hot shop: Polly & Joe

I have friends (a couple) called Polly & Joe, so I liked this online store before I’d even seen what they sold. And what it is is a small but perfectly formed collection of toys, clothes, art, nursery decor and changing bits from a few well-curated labels. Think toys from Ferm Living, tops and bodysuits [...]

Hot shop: I Dream Elephants

I still can’t quite believe that we haven’t featured the wonderful I Dream Elephants as a Hot Shop before. This is literally a dream online retail destination, featuring, as it does, so many of our favourite labels (think Bobo Choses, Ej Sikke Lej, Popupshop and Smafolk) alongside less familiar but equally fabulous names: Inge van [...]

Hot buy: H&M £2.50 sweatshirt

Trust those generous peeps at H&M to come up with the ultimate bargain in the austere month of January. These bright and stripy jersey sweatshirts have more than a touch of the Polarn o Pyrets about them and come in six colourways, although purchases are limited to two per customer (spoilsports). I’m going for turquoise [...]

Hot shop: Imp Kids

  Hide the credit card, I’ve found some serious shopping temptation in the form of ImpKids. Founded by Liz Marsh, the store is the exclusive UK stockist of Swedish brand Villervalla which, I’m sure you’ll agree after a quick glance at these pictures, is completely fabulous. The site is pretty much a one-stop shop, stocking everything [...]

Retro Dungarees at Love it Love it Love it

I have a soft spot for funky dungarees seeing as I always seemed to be dressed in them as a child. Love it Love it Love it have amassed an enviable collection of dungarees which have me longing for my own childhood wardrobe. I’m hard pushed to pick a favourite from the retro prints of [...]

Hot shop: Hei Moose

Stop the presses – there’s a new Nordic boutique of fabulousness on the block. Hei Moose was established by Finnish mama Annika to inject a little Scandi chic into the wardrobes of lucky UK children. It’s a tightly edited selection of goodies – you’ll find a couple of favourite names here (Smafolk, DUNS Sweden, and [...]

Great Autumn Winter Coat Hunt: Rainwear and Wellies

Ducksday Funky Rainsuits £40.50 Tootsie & Fudge Toby Tiger Raincoats £31.99 Zara Kids raincoats, striped hem, £15.99 and and nylon anorak £17.99, also available in navy and white. Vibrant rain jacket and dungaree sets by Didriksons, £39.99-£43.99 Nordic Kids Rainbow fleece lined rain jacket by Kozi Kidz £53.99 Nordic Kids Molo Castor Rainbow Coat (if [...]

COS online!

Now, I know I’ve asked you to do this before but, seriously this time, hide my credit card, for (be still my beating heart) H&M’s chicer sister COS is finally online! We told you about the gorgeous spring/summer pieces in stores and I’m lucky enough to have a branch on my doorstep, but for some [...]

Coloured Jeans for Autumn

I’m not a big fan of the classic denim jean on children. I can’t quite put my finger on it but I’d rather they wait a few years before they’re in denim, after all, it will be all they wear once they’re teenagers. My eye has been caught by coloured jeans; either in denim, cotton [...]

New Moccis designs

Hard to imagine during our mini heatwave, but the season of chilly tootsies is almost upon us. Here at BG, we don’t do cold feet, we do Moccis instead. We are huge fans of the ultra-toastie yet cool Swedish moccasins and so I was super-excited to spot that they have new designs in the shop. [...]

Phister and Philina Autumn range

We holidayed in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, this summer, in part lured by its claim to be the UK town with the highest percentage of independent shops. Tabs certainly came away knowing which her favourite was of those – on the very first day we wandered into the large Old Treehouse, which was packed on several [...]

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