style in the sandpit

Friday, 4 September 2009

Mango

A hard to navigate site from international favourites Mango. Plus their outlet site for sale bargains.

www.mangoshop.com
www.mangooutlet.com

Thursday, 3 September 2009

Dorothy Perkins

Some decent, affordable maternity wear to be found here. Along with some very scary fashion.

www.dorothyperkins.com

French Connection

Lots of dodgy playsuits and printed leggings this season but I do love this bunny sweater.

www.frenchconnection.com

Warehouse Outlet

Warehouse now has it's own outlet site with some very cheap stuff on it.

www.warehouseoutlet.co.uk

Great Plains

French Connection's older sister site - a bit more sensible and less flashy. Plenty of wearable things to be found.

www.greatplains.co.uk

The outnet.com

Netaporter's sale site is expensive but worth a look for the occasional designer item.

www.theoutnet.com

Tuesday, 21 October 2008

George at Asda

Well the price is certainly right but you need to be a big lover of acrylic to shop here.

direct.asda.com

Laura Ashley

Not terribly inspiring but good quality so worth checking out occasionally.

www.lauraashley.com

Debenhams

A decent selection of labels including the reasonably priced Red Herring Maternity, Rocha.John Rocha and J by Jasper Conran.

www.debenhams.com

Sunday, 12 October 2008

Kew

Charming girly clothes from Jigsaw's sister company Kew.

www.kew-online.com

Wednesday, 1 October 2008

Figleaves

Some very, very nice maternity and nursing bras including those from HOTmilk and Amoralia.

www.figleaves.com

Boden

Ah, ubiquitous Boden. Ever popular with many mums. Don't get too seduced by their polka dots else you run the risk of being labeled a Boden drone.

www.boden.co.uk

Saltwater

If you're looking for yummy mummy staples then bob's yer uncle. Check out the really nice prints.

www.saltwater.net

Seasalt

Ethical, reasonably priced fashion from Cornwall. All looks very comfy and playground friendly.

www.seasaltcornwall.co.uk

Brora

Lovely cashmere jumpers and cardigans along with the world's most expensive lavender bags (£22!) make Brora a joy to browse but be aware that it's all handwash or dry clean only.

www.brora.co.uk

Friday, 26 September 2008

net-a-porter

The mother of all online shopping sites. Obviously not for everyone's budget but it's full to the brim with clothes that would cause serious fashion envy at the school gates.

www.net-a-porter.com

A little too outdoorsy for me but I imagine White Stuff appeals to the rural mum who does the school run in a mud splattered 4X4 stuffed with wellies and dogs. Come to think of it, there's plenty of those in West London...

www.whitestuff.com

Toast

Expensive and a lot of their clothes look a bit... costume-y. I often wonder who their target market is - from the catalogue it looks like Eastern European women living in huts. But unrivaled for comfy, classy nightwear.

www.toast.co.uk

Peacocks

Peacocks wins the prize for the tackiest underwear around but don't let that put you off the very cheap, perfectly respectable maternity wear. There are also some really cute knits but they're all 100% acrylic *sigh*.

www.peacocks.co.uk

Fat Face

I've never shopped from Fat Face (perhaps it's the name that puts me off?) but they have some totally wearable clothes that look both attractive and comfortable. Ideal for romping around your local soft play area where your child invariably loses a sock in the ball pit.

www.fatface.com

New Look

New Look's "Gold by Giles" collection is probably the only way that most of us can ever get to wear Giles Deacon. Other than that New Look is good for cheap chic and some reasonable maternity wear.

www.newlook.co.uk