Category: Hot Shops
Hot shop: Hello Bubba!
Hide my credit card! I’ve happened upon yet another haven of fantabulousness in Hello Bubba. The online boutique was created by Natasha Fellas who previously worked in the fashion industry. It’s all about the brands here and, boy, have they got some good ones. Donna Wilson, Coq en Pate, Lucky Boy Sunday, Anorak, April Showers, [...]
Hot Shop: Mes Habits Chéris
Happy to bring you another shopping opportunity from across the Channel. Mes Habits Chéris is an emporium of delights stocked with familiar French brands Le Toy Van, Lalé and Mimilou, plus BG Euro faves Kidsonroof, Bakker Made with Love, Isak and Sukie. There is a lot of extremely covetable stuff on this site – I’d recommend [...]
Hot shop: Burp!
Hurrah for another online boutique and yay for it being British. Burp! is the Hampshire (Farnborough, to be exact)-based brainchild of Kate & James Hayden-Ellis who, like so many parents these days, were bored with the traditional baby offerings and took matters into their own hands. The result is a small but lovely selection of goodies [...]
Hot Shop: Little Home
I do so love discovering a new online shopping destination and Geneva-based boutique Little Home is one such place. Featuring furniture, toys and accessories for small people, there are goodies from big brands such as Vilac, Moulin Roty and Momoll, labels we love (think Atsuyo et Akiko, Donna Wilson, Famille Summerbelle) and new names like [...]
Hot shop: Cool in Cloth
Barnstaple-based boutique Cool in Cloth was founded by Elizabeth Mason with the intention of giving ‘children children a better planet to inherit’. Consequently, you’ll find eco, organic and ethical clothing brands such as Aravore, Organics For Kids, Pili Pala, Frugi and PEA (Pure English Alpaca) stocked on the (virtual) shelves, plus Aden & Anais muslins [...]
Hot shop: Katy’s Attic
Ooh, I do love it when we’re able to bring you a little online treasure. Katy’s Attic is a small but perfectly formed collection of gorgeous goodies for little ones, featuring a few of our favourites, think Blafre bedlinen and Aden & Anais muslins. But it’s the less well-known labels that caught my attention. Kayanow’s embroidered [...]
Tiger stores – superhot Danish bargain destination
Shame on me for taking so long to write about Danish homewares and accessories mecca, Tiger stores. Over the past couple of months, I’ve found myself nipping to Croydon because this place is stuffed full of bargainalicious temptation! Nothing in store is more than £20 which is dangerous! There’s spices, bakeware (the colourful cupcake cases [...]
e-side: One seriously hot eco-shop
I love when another cool spot comes along to get the ‘ole shopping palpitations going and wow me with goodies and the latest is eco friendly hotspot, e-side . Packed full of buys for the design conscious both big and small, there’s fashion, lighting and rugs, amazing seating, outdoor accessories, and a small but perfectly [...]
House of Young – One seriously hot shop full of affordable vintage buys for kids
You know we’re weak for vintage gear here at BG so when Kat spotted House of Young, an online haven full of affordable vintage toys, furniture, blankets, cushions, cards, and gifts, we were swooning and squealing with glee. Nostalgic delights with a story abound at House of Young and pretty much everything is divine [...]
Hot shop: Big Blue Cuddle
You all know we at BG love a good shop. And a good shop that does good things? Hold us back. Say hello to Big Blue Cuddle. The concept is simple. Brands sell their excess stock to Big Blue Cuddle. Big Blue Cuddle sells it to you. You choose a children’s charity to receive a [...]
Hot shop: Lindex
I couldn’t resist a quick browse when super-spy Kat emailed a link to Swedish shopping site Lindex. Many oohs, aahs and a hefty shopping cart later and I was hooked (= my credit card had taken a battering). My parcel of goodies arrived last week and I was so pleased with the quality I knew [...]
Hot shop: Hop
As an ex-resident of Hackney I’m not sure whether to be pleased or jealous about fabulous new toy store Hop. It really is a treat. You’ll find all our old favourites: Brio, Vilac and Le Toy Van, plus pocket-money buys such as Jennie Maizels clothes plasters, Mouk notebooks and Schleich animals. They also sell cool [...]
Little Scout – shop for boys
I must admit to being slightly baffled by the concept behind new online shop Little Scout, which only stocks ‘toys for boys’ – think robots, planes and pirates. To me, this seems like a bit of an outdated idea – many little girls I know enjoy playing with trains and cars as much as my [...]
Just Maternity Jeans
Every once in a while, a store comes along and you think ‘Finally! Someone out there has read my mind!’ Meet Just Maternity Jeans, a store dedicated to denim threads for mamas and their bumps. As anyone who has experienced the head wreck that is finding the pair of maternity jeans that doesn’t cut your [...]
Sisters Guild – A Celebration of Child and Home
I love when a new shop induces an intake of breath followed by shopping palpitations which is why I know you’re going to love Sisters Guild, a snew online boutique by super stylish sisters Carla and Bekka. Chock full of enchanting delights, they’ve got whimsy buys by Hucklebones, Belle and Boo and Maileg, retro treats [...]
