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Prints charming Keep it pale and interesting this summer, with these sherbetty, washed-out shades, says Claire Sawers
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1 ‘Only Have Eyes For You’ soft felt case for sunglasses by Susiemaroon, £15, at the Red Door Gallery, Victoria St, Edinburgh, 0131 477 3255, edinburghart.com 2 Stripey belted jersey dress by Sessun, £94.95, at Goodstead, Rose St, Edinburgh, 0131 228 2846, goodstead.co.uk
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3 Striped sweetie brooch £6, the Maisonette, see right; vintage fabric badges by Lucy Jackson, large £1.75, small £1.50, at Made With Love, Berkeley St, Glasgow, 0141 258 9267, facebook.com/madewithlovefinnieston 4 Lifeboat cushion made from a vintage tea-towel £45, buy online at lovelypigeon.com; floral cushion in vintage fabric £25, the Maisonette, De Courcy’s Arcade, Cresswell Lane, Glasgow, 0141 337 3795, wearemadeintheshade.com
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5 Insect pattern silk scarves by Craig Fellows, long scarf £39, square scarf £89, at the Shop of Interest, Argyle St, Glasgow, 0141 221 7316, theshopofinterest.co.uk 6 ‘Seasonal Guide To British Garden Flowers’ tea towel by Stuart Gardiner, £9.50, at Welcome Home, CCA, Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, welcomehome.bigcartel.com; Knitting pattern tea towel £13, the Maisonette, see details above
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BUY THE WAY NEWS FROM THE SHOP FRONT
BADLY NEED TO MAKE a wardrobe cull? But would quite like some new bits going back in there too? Made With Love are having a clothes swap on Sat 21 May from 11am–2pm (then every third Saturday of the month). See facebook.com/madewithlove finnieston for more info. Made With Love, in eatiBOUTIQUIE, 231 Berkeley Street, Glasgow, 0141 258 9267.
STRIKING A BALANCE between squeaky-clean morals and good-looking fashion, Think Boutique launched last year as an ethical online shop, based in Glasgow.
They’re taking over a physical shop space for six weeks too; handy if you prefer to stroke/ inspect/ try-on before you buy. Until Mon 30 May, Think Boutique Pop-Up Shop, 1060 Argyle Street, Glasgow, 0141 649 5414, thinkboutique.co.uk.
LOVELY PIGEON, aka designer-maker Kirsty Thomas, is hosting ‘A Right Royal Pop-Up’ in Anstruther to celebrate
the double whammy of the royal wedding and Fence
Collective’s Home Game. (Read the line-up on page 8.) She’ll be selling work from over 50 artists (including some of those arty Home Game musicians), plus there’s a ‘Beards and Tiaras’ exhibition (featuring work from Nicky Brooks, see left.) Thu 28 Apr–Mon 9 May, Murray Library, Shore Street, Anstruther, lovelypigeon.com.
THERE’S A TARDIS FEEL to the deceptively vast premises of Annie Mo’s, who recently moved in to Leith. The offbeat furniture boutique stocks beds, sofas and bookcases, with an emphasis on lovingly crafted wood goods – plus clocks and cushions to put in them. Annie Mo’s, 170b Great Junction Street, Edinburgh, anniemos.com.
READY TO UNVEIL YOUR S/S 2011 new do? You and a friend can put your heads together and get two cuts and/or two colours for the price of one at Sublime Hair
Design. And the icing on the cake? There’s a good chance you’ll be given a cold glass of beer or wine out the fridge while Lesley and his team work their magic on your mop. Offer ends Tue 31 May 2011. Sublime Hair Design, Grassmarket, Edinburgh, 0131 225 2338, sublimehairdesign.co.uk. 28 Apr–26 May 2011 THE LIST 29