TIMOROUS BEASTIES 384 Great Western Road, 337 2622 www.timorousbeasties.com We couldn’t miss out the surreal design brilliance of Timorous Beasties. Make your home glorious with their lampshades, wallpapers and other must-have products. (See also t-shirts in Four To Buy, page 18) W2 STORE 10 Ruthven Lane, Glasgow, 339 2315. www.w2store.co.uk This began life as a guerrilla store and now stocks a variety of discounted gear (Margaret Howell, Comme des Garcons etc) for him and her.
WATERMELON 603 Great Western Road, 343 3900 www.watermelonclothing.com A bit of everything from well-chosen unisex togs to army jumpers, accessories and Hawaiian shirts. WE LOVE TO BOOGIE 85 St Georges Road, 564 1396 www.welovetoboogievintage.com Get the vintage look without having to rummage through musty bins. We Love To Boogie is tidy and super chic, and now with a comprehensive online shop as well.
WILLIAM CHAMBERS MILLINERY 180 West Regent Street, 07815 096 367 www.williamchambers.co.uk Free consultation offered to design your ultimate hat or make one of the designs on his website. By appointment only. Edinburgh ARKANGEL 4 William Street, 226 4466 www.arkangelfashion.co.uk High-quality vintage finds and well- chosen pieces from quirky labels like Pocket Venus, Marilyn Moore and Anonymous.
on Clerk Street impresses with its leather coats and formal dresses. BARNARDOS VINTAGE 116 West Bow, 225 4751 Treasure trove charity shop, with the stock hand-picked to ensure only the best quality bargains are to be had.
BLISS 111a Broughton Street; 556 3311 Great gift shop full of unusual presents and homeware. They also stock sought after cult beauty brand Paul & Joe Beaute. BOUDICHE (EDINBURGH) 15 Frederick Street, 0845 475 0250 www.boudiche.com See Glasgow.
ARMSTRONG’S 83 Grassmarket, 220 5557; 64–66 Clerk Street, 667 3056 www.armstrongsvintage.co.uk The Grassmarket branch of this vintage emporium has the bigger, more eclectic selection but the smaller outlet BOHEMIA 33a Morningside Road, 447 7701; 17 Roseneath Street, 478 9609 www.bohemiadesign.co.uk Lifestyle boutique with Odd Molly and American Vintage on sale as well as a range from Avoca.
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Anyone who saw Christina Hendricks sizzle off the page, bosom heaving, on the cover of New Yorker magazine recently will not be surprised to hear that corsets are back in vogue. Once firmly ensconced in the realm of burlesque fashion, they are out of the closet and onto the high street, and two young entrepreneurs are cashing in. To match their shop in Glasgow, Seona Earle-Misumi and Elizabeth Cummings have just opened Beautifully Boudoir in Edinburgh. ‘Shows like How To Feel Good
Naked have really helped women to embrace how they look,’ says Earle-Misumi. ‘Corsets are miraculous really. They can reduce your waist by up to four inches and at the end of the day they are no more uncomfortable than a pair of high heels.’ Covering design pieces from
Spain, as well as ones handmade in the UK, the pair are keen to strip back any preconceptions about who a corset is suited to.
‘It’s not about being about a certain shape, size, age or type. I had a woman in last week, who wanted to get her hourglass back but didn’t want to go somewhere where her only option was a black leather corset.’
She continues: ‘We wanted to create a space for everyone to enjoy themselves: whether they are looking for something plain or a more red carpet type piece.’ Customers are invited to drop
by for a look or book a ‘corset consultation’ – a session of expert fitting advice, complete with chocolates and bubbly. ‘The female form should be celebrated,’ Earle-Misumi adds. ‘That’s all we’re trying to do.’ (Anna Millar) ■ Beautifully Boudoir, 30 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, www.beautifully boudoir.co.uk. Corsets from £65.
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CONCRETE WARDROBE 50a Broughton Street, 558 7130 www.concretewardrobe.co.uk The brainchild of designers Fiona Mackintosh and James Donald, Concrete Wardrobe stocks an eclectic mix of contemporary local, national and international design including Soda Kitsch. See panel, opposite.
COOKIE 29 Cockburn Street, 622 7260 Quirky meets cutesy here with cotton frocks, patterned smocks and t-shirts from the likes of Eucalpytus, Yamama, Ruby Walk and Sugarhill. CORNICHE 2 Jeffrey Street, 556 3707 www.corniche.org.uk Edinburgh’s designer label boutique offers outrageous creations from the likes of Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Yohji Yamamoto, Katherine Hamnett and Comme des Garcons.
FABHATRIX 13 Cowgatehead www.fabhatrix.com ‘Where did you get that hat, where did you get that haaat?’ Nothing but top- of-the-range, utterly individual headgear from this eclectic outlet.
FABRICK 50 Cockburn Street, 226 7020 www.fabricktshirts.co.uk Fabrick print t-shirts while you wait. Design your own unique tee or use one of their designs instead. Custom print a hoodie, a bag or a t-shirt for as little as £3.
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