You're Invited!

We're having a party...save the date! September 29th from 6.30pm onwards.

To thank you for being such marvellous customers since we opened in November 2010 we're having a rather nice soiree, with lots of treats;

You will be greeted upon arrival with a choice of Kusmi tea infused cocktails and matching miniature confections.

There will be beautiful new arrivals on display from all around the world, a chance to buy some of your existing favourites with a discount, test the lastest additions to the Mor Cosmetics and Oritiga fragrance ranges, see the toys for boys & girls from Paris, and have an all round pleasant evening. Chocolates from two new, delicious companies will be circulating for you to match up to our carefully considered drinks. For those who don't want an alcoholic tipple, we'll have Blueberry & Pomegranate French lemonade. And if all that isn't enough, you can meet the latest (and most glamorous!) member of our menagerie.

We've started taking email addresses in-store for those who wish to attend, and if you would like to be included on the guest list please join our mailing list here or let us know by popping into the shop.

We will send out RSVP's and more information to all mailing list members closer to the date.

We'd love to see you on the night! xxx

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Lacroix Notebooks : from the catwalk to your desk

We hate to make life more difficult for you, but with the arrival of the most beautiful notebooks we've ever seen, those with a serious stationery addiction will be spending a lot of time pondering over which one will make your life complete.

Using designs from the Christian Lacroix couture collections, these hardback notebooks/journals have it all. Laser-cutting, flocking, spot UV, die-cut edges...

Astrology themed hardback book with images to mark all 12 Zodiac signs. Matching cards suitable for framing or birthdays are also available.

Notecards anyone would be delighted to receive, with matching envelopes.

Boxed Set of 6 'Continents' notebooks with different cover imagery on each.
Set of 4 'Parisiennes' boxed notebooks.

We have boxed fashion illustration notecards, and gold foiled "correspondence cards" we think would be perfect for small-scale but very chic weddings as save the date/thank you cards.
From £3.50 to £25.

If you go down to the woods today...

They arrived from Italy today! Our magnificent wooden deer and birds, brilliant wall or shelf objet d'art.

They come flat packed, to easily take home, pop-out and build, then secure to your wall for instant "oohhh". We can't decide which is our favourite; as each one is built it becomes nicer than the last.

We have 5 different styles of bird sitting on branches or birdhouse and 4 styles of deer, in small, medium and large. Prices are from £22 for the small birdhouse to £89 for the largest stag.

A Rare and Gentle thing...

We love the new addition to our wall - 16 beautiful taxidermy butterflies, framed and housed beneath glass.

They're quite fascinating and incredibly lovely, with exotic names such as The Orange Albatross and The Archduke.

Although they look splendid in a 4x4 formation, we do sell them singly @ £15.

On a larger wall, they're perfect for hanging next to the Skeletal System, Natural History of Birds & Butterfly posters.

Happy to see You!

You may have seen a lot more colourful socks have arrived with us lately - we're excited to have more of Sweden's brightest export, Happy Socks.

In winter, just as we opened we chose mostly subdued, muted tones in merino wool and hemp but now it's just about summer we've gone for the cheerful stripes and spots in colours which really do say "happy". They are all one-size for men and women (we've found if they're a tad too big just tumble dry after their first wash and they fit smaller feet perfectly)








We've also gone for some over-the-knee styles just for ladies.


Striped Over-Knee socks @ £10


They always receive great press:

The Times magazine :



Hemp Happy Socks @ £9

Spend in Style magazine :


Spotty Happy Socks : £7.50

Velour Magazine :


Various Happy Socks : £7.50

Elle India :

Spotty Socks £7.50

Elle Greece :

Tube Happy Socks : £5

Thanks to the Queens

Thank you to the ever-charming Queens at Kingdom of Style for spending a wet afternoon snapping photos of our wares and collating them into such a colourful piece.

Kingdom of Style is one of the UK's most popular blogs, and anyone with any kind of interest in fashion will have come across it. It's jam-packed with photos of outfits and purchases by a Southside girl and an ex-Southside girl (who was driven out by the squirrels and rats having midnight soirees in her kitchen)

With a bit of advance warning next time, we'd happily load up the cake stand with tasty treats, crack open a box of Prestat and brew a fresh cup of Kusmi in your honour.

With love, P & M xx

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Remarkable Praliné Quail's Eggs...almost too nice to eat

We've just started our own range of chocolates and after many, many tasting sessions we are convinced we have a truly delicious product in an even nicer box topped with a big satin bow. I'm not sure I could bring myself to open this box if I bought it...but the draw of the chocolates inside would definitely win over.

Each box has 10 large, powder blue speckled "quails eggs" - filled with Belgian hazelnut praline and stacked in a metallic cake case. Everyone who has sampled them has given loud moans of appreciation, and as they're fairly big and quite rich, one with a cuppa is quite satisfying.

Our own range of chocolates is due to expand soon with dark chocolate gingers, turkish delight and other delicacies still in the sampling stage (oh the hardship!)They're a great complement to the Prestat we have (Pink Marc de Champagne, Rose & Violet Creams, Banoffee truffles and the classic mixed jewel boxes)

Pierrot et Coco "Remarkable Praliné Quail's Eggs" - £10.50