Pie In The Sky

This is one of my favourite clothes shops in Edinburgh. They have lots of funky, stylish clothes guaranteed to make you stand out. You’ll find something perfect for you whether you’re going for a rock-​chic look or something a bit more girlie. They also have a great range of accessories, jewellery, body jewellery and hair dye.

The tights they sell here are the kind of tights that could give a grannie a headache. I’m not a fan, but that’s because I’m easily visually affected by bright things. For example, girls who walk around in so much fake tan they look like doritos. Or neon pink. They both scare me.
But Pie in the Sky actually has a pretty cool range of clothing. I don’t go often for the same reason I never go often to places that sell pretty things I can’t afford. I mean, they once upon a time had a sales box and I got myself a dress from there, but that’s only because it cost a fiver and I could afford to do that. It’s definitely a great place to go if you feel like you can splurge.

As the psychedelic name implies, Pie In The Sky is a boutique that stocks womenswear with a hippy slant. The décor and ambience is much more down to earth than somewhere like Monsoon but the short flowery dresses and pastel tunic tops are definitely aimed at contemporary eco-​warriors and Glastonbury goers.
Whilst I appreciate the style, I’m more of a rockabilly chick myself so am never tempted by anything in the store. If you’re someone that likes to Tune In and Drop Out however, float this way…

I can deny it — theres a real touch of originality in here.
I think its mostly female clothes (i’ve only ever been in here with my girlfriend) but they also seem to have a selection of jewelary and vairous other bits and bobs for sale. That said, it seems that the style of this place doesnt really lend itself to any fashion other than slightly less than Emo-​teen girls and hippy student types, but I guess people shop here for that exact reason.
I’ve never seen any clothes massivly expensive, but that said I’ve never seen anything really cheap too — its kind of mid range if im honest. Rather like the whole shop.

I’ve long been a fan of this haven of fashion originality, situated on the eclectic and artistically different Cockburn Street. It can be quite tricky in Edinburgh to find affordably priced fashion that’s not High Street and a bit same old, same old, but Pie In The Sky is thankfully a very handy go to in times of fashion emergency.
The stock in here has definitely changed slightly over the years, as back in the day, when I used to come here as a teen, it probably edged more to the emo, slightly gothic side of things. The clothing offered now is girly, with an edge, and they stock a lot of the brilliant Motel range, which always seems to fit me quite nicely, and has a range of fantastic dresses for going out wear. There’s a fab selection of patterened tights too, and a jewellery section with body jewellery to adorn the nose, eyebrow, face, bellybutton, and whatever else you might have pierced.

Pie in The Sky is where I used to shop when I was around 15 and I wanted something quirky and a little bit different. They have clothing, jewellery, accessories and also bars for piercings.
They offer 15% off for students which is a great saving as some of the items are really reasonably priced, a few weeks ago I saw a really cute halter top with cherries on it for £14. They also always have a sale rack and everything on it is under £10!
The shop is quite crowded and crammed with as many clothes as possible, there are also always a lot of staff on some of whom take on a bouncer role and stand in various spots around the shop glaring at you. I can understand that they have to do this because the shop gets really busy at times but it’s a little off-​putting to say the least.
Although not my style anymore, Pie in The Sky is great for a browse but I guess it’s mainly aimed at teens. It used to be one of my favourite shops, I guess like Alice I just grew out of it.

I’ve been a fan of Pie in the Sky for a few years now, and even though it has eveolved into a shop more like Cult than super alternative, I still like their wide varieties of clothing. I never emerge empty handed, if the truth be told.
They sell reasonably priced tea dresses, jumpers and all sorts of pretty frills for girls. They have quite the jewellery collection which is a mixture between emo and indie, but I like both so it appeases my magpie like cravings.
You can expect to see clothing in here from some lesser known designers (making the stock unusual rather than substandard), but they also have brands such as Motel. I managed to find some Motel clothing from a couple of season’s past when I was in today, been looking for the skirt for ages so I was pleased!
They always have a massive sales rack towards the back of the store that varies from being 25% off to a tenner for a dress. You can find some winning bargains in here considering some of the stock is about £45 a pop. But it’s normally worth it as some of the designers are of good quality but still unusual and affordable enough.
Pie in the Sky seems to be having a bit of an identity crisis at times, since there are some real «scene» clothes hanging right beside indie’s finest floral ranges. But a bit of variety is no bad thing, right? I don’t tend to adhere to one style, so Pie in the Sky flies well with me!

I remember loving this shop about 5 years ago, everything was so indie and emo didn’t really exist. When you’re 16 things made out of hemp are cool and earrings that were so cheap they make your ears puss up was bearable. It’s not anymore and I feel for Pie in the Sky when they’re branded as an predominately emo shop. PITS has it’s uses, it’s always somewhere reliable to get a range of replacement piercing jewellery in various sizes and colours — they’ve had a fortune off me in that respect but I’m afraid since growing up, I’ve fell out of love with their clothes.

Although it’s a street full of great shops, Pie in the Sky is probably my favourite clothes store on Cockburn Street.
This shop’s pretty much got everything you need to create the perfect outfit. Really kitschy cool jewellery (and cheap), all sorts of colourful and patterned gloves, tights and scarves, as well as decent cutting edge brands eg. skunkfunk — very cool.
They also have a selection of out there make up and hair dyes. I wouldn’t say it’s very expensive but it’s not cheap either. Basically what you would expect to pay for quality made up and coming designer labels. Definitely worth a look.

Cockburn Street has a reputation for attracting the more alternative members of the public, particularly the teenagers. It is a street which once accommodated a variety of diverse and atypical shops. Some remain but the atmosphere of the street has changed. Pie in the Sky is one of the remaining clothes shops which offer exciting, distinctive clothing. However, it has modified its stock deserting the extra-​baggy jeans for the more mainstream skinny ones but it retains the printed, striped, strategically ripped and suitably striking tops and dresses that epitomise the ever popular hippy/​punk/​retro look. The only problem is that the prices are, wellvery expensive. Perhaps not if you are used to designer shops but jeans and dresses start at about £30-£40. There is a student discount and a sale rack. The accessories are similarly eclectic with beads and body bars, rings and hair dyes galore. Definitely worth several browses.