This is a great time of year in the shop when all the new season deliveries arrive. It’s always exciting to open the boxes and see what lovely garments will soon be available instore.  We’ve already had some casualwear from Hartford, BZR, Day Birger et Mikkelson and Inwear and now the occasion wear has arrived.

Libelula has produced some gorgeous colours and prints again and we have a variety of versions of the classic but ever lovely Millie dress along with some new pretty shapes to check out. Tara Jarmon is all about bright, bold colours in classic Tara petite shapes.  We’ve already had a very strong reaction to Aideen Bodkin with lots of jacket and dress combos.  Nocturne has already been featured in this post and Ann Louise Roswald is all about sumptuous detail as always.  Have a look at a few teaser pictures below. However you need to come into the shop to see AND feel everything in gorgeous detail!

The Libelula velvet Dulwich coat was a firm favourite even before Kate Middleton or, as we should call her now, the Duchess of Cambridge, started to wear it.

As the exclusive stockists of the beautiful Libelula wedding dresses, it crossed our minds that a simple but elegant coat for Winter weddings would be an utterly unique and fabulous addition to the collection and designer, Sophie Cranston was happy to oblige with this exclusive cream silk, velvet, full length version of her classic design.

There aren’t many of these coats in existence and one is already reserved so don’t hesitate to contact us if you’re interested to visit the shop and try one on for fit.  The coat looks stunning over all of Sophie’s exquisite dresses but is pictured with the Vinnie dress in silk georgette.

In the gallery below there are a few more pictures of the wedding dresses. We have most styles in stock in most sizes, at the moment, along with a few one off styles in size 10 only.

The prices range from £650 to £900 which is incredible for 100% silk dresses (including the lining). Customers have bought them recently for weddings on cliff tops to classic English churches. When you want a dress that you wear with happiness throughout the day, rather than a dress that wears you, these vintage inspired, beautifully  and generously cut dresses beat the alternatives hands down.

We also have the Dulwich coat in the classic short length in cream velevet, if you’re going for a short dress for your special day or even if one sounds lovely for some other special occasion. Just remember, they’re only available at Katharine Bird.

Wednesday  8th of June sees the annual Katharine Bird Summer Party. It’s a chance for all the regulars to spend the evening in a relaxed atmosphere getting advice for the up coming major summer events whilst enjoying the obligatory Pimms and nibbles. There are great gifts for those who chose to buy on the night with a free scarf on purchases over £30 and a free Day Birger tote bag if you are so kind as to spend more than £100 on the night.

With Ascot coming we have beautiful dressess from Libelula, Bombshell, Tara Jarmon, Joseph and more and if this glorious weather continues then a blouse from Baby Ceylon or Inwear would be as perfect as strawberries and cream at Wimbledon or even Andy Murray winning it!!

If you cant make the evening let us know by emailing us or just plain calling us and if there is anything we can do for you please just ask. We have perfect ’substantial fascinators’ that conform the the rules of the Royal Enclosure at Ascot and maxi dresses from Nougat, Avoca and Hale Bob all fit the rules for the length of your skrit at Henley. And if you still aren’t sure whether you should wear black at a wedding, come and have a chat.

Finally, since all the publicity around the Royal Wedding, more and more of you are discovering the beauty and easy style of Libelula’s wedding dresses. If you’re not in the market yourself, how about telling a friend. Remember we are the exclusive stockists of the complete range.

If you didn’t recieve an invite to the late evening, remember to send us an email to join the exclusive email list: info@katharinebird.co.uk

The big hit appeared to be this dress from Hale Bob. This is just one of a number of beautiful dresses and tops to be found from Hale Bob this Summer. More pictures can be found here.

We also had a beautiful silver grey, knee length jacket from Tara Jarmon, cream embroidered blouse by Day Birger et Mikkelson and Navy cotton Parka from Bruuns Bazaar BZR which also comes in beige.

We understand the evening was a great success with well over £3000 raised for for the Myotubular Trust. For more fund raising activities go to the website at www.myotubulartrust.org.

As always, Libelula comes in some fun and colour prints. This season we have gone with the Moto Print in pinks and purples and the Trilby Print in Teal and Ruby pink.  Finally, winter isn’t winter with out Libelula’s knitwear in Merino wool – including the perfect Cecily dress, Blackheath coat and Portabello skirt. Below are just some of the styles in store so pop sooner rather than later to see the full collection.