Monday 27 August 2012

Behind the scenes at a photo shoot!

We had a photo shoot this morning at the Yard - we're usually closed Mondays, but regular creative Claudia, who runs Kitsch-ina, has never done a photo shoot, so we arranged it for Bank Holiday Monday.

Here are some photos Pesky took so you can see what it's really like at a photo shoot - although I'm guessing most shoots don't have crumpets for everyone, mums hanging around finding umbrellas, and plastic lobsters on loan. We like to do things a bit differently at the yard, so we piped in the Glen Miller and poured out the tea!


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Photography - Anne-Marie Price Photography
Aprons - Kitsch-ina
Jewellery - Life's Big Canvas
Vintage dress - Aurora Vintage 
Floral items - Dora's gift Box
Models - Danielle and Sophie

Full photos here in this flickr set

Saturday 25 August 2012

Latest News from Bird's Yard

Hey everyone!

Every week we'll now be giving you the latest news from each of our permanent shops! For our first post, let's reintroduce you to everyone, and where you can find them in the building.

Bird Shell 

All the amazing vintage couture items from the boutique on the top floor are now available to hire as well as rent! So if your budget can't justify that incredible dress for that special occassion, just hire it! You'll also find all the independent designers who used to be on the ground floor.



Marvellous Tea Room 

Have yourself a bit of refreshment before seeing the rest of the shops by stopping in at the vintage style Marvellous Tearooms - they share space on the ground floor with some of our independent designers, and if you haven't seen it yet, you simply have to come and look at how they've decorated!




Bird's Art Room

Run by The Lovely Crayfish, this room will soon be awash with the best in upcoming local talent, including prints, screen printed totes and t-shirts.



Aurora Vintage 

Laura has finally worked her magic with the big room on the first floor! We love her way of displaying items, and so far she's going down really well! If you haven't popped in to say hello, please come down -she's friendly, chatty, and will show you just how to wear those vintage pieces.



Dora's Gift Box 

Now Dora has moved into another room, her goods are flooded with light! If you need toys or gifts for any occassion, you'll be able to find something here.



Life's Big Canvas 

Pesky is still in the room at the top of the stairs, but has constantly changing featured designers, as well as a new Saturday girl, called Amy.



Blonde Fury

Chloe's salon is ready for business on our top floor! She's got some great offers on introductory appointments and student stylists.
For bookings or enquiries please contact Chloe on: 07816 221 295 or email: styling@blondefury.co.uk



Photography by: Martin M Photography, Laura Cooper, Hannah Crayfish

Wednesday 8 August 2012

A new era!

We're pretty excited about things today in the 'yard. The current team is so enthusiastic about everything, it's hard to keep a lid on it sometimes!

We had a staff meeting this morning (sorry of you tried to get in and we were talking - we're a bit excitable some days) and have elected new heads of departments. It occurred to us that it helps other businesses, so why not ours?

We haven't got boring departments though - our favourite one so far is 'market awareness' which will keep us ahead of the game with new creatives in the area, and 'cool hunter' which is looking for interesting people who come in our shop.

Our next event will be the student party which we're deciding on a theme for. What theme would you have for a party?