Two Birds is a charming and chic boutique, located at 1309 Castro Street. The name refers to British slang for women, and the shop is owned by stylists Audrey Yang and Susanna Taylor.

The shop has been in Noe Valley for over seven years now and features cool brands such as Paige, Theory, and JBrand. The owners are both seasoned retail veterans, having worked in department stores and boutiques as stylists. They finally decided to branch out on their own and Two Birds hatched. Audrey and Susanna still offer personal shopping and styling, only now the scale is more personal, with the cozy intimacy of a comfortable neighborhood boutique.

In addition to clever fashion, up-to-the-minute style, and fashion expertise, Two Birds has a special perk: not one but two in-store dogs.

We recently interviewed Susanna Taylor, one of the founders of Two Birds about her love of fashion and why she chose Noe.

Why did you choose to locate in Noe Valley?

We used to run 3 boutiques on Fillmore street and we always met the nicest women from Noe Valley. Since these women were traveling across town to shop with us we felt like the neighborhood must be lacking a nicely edited women's clothing store. We started looking at open storefronts and fell in love with our lofted space with original light fixtures. We've now been in Noe for 7 years and it truly feels like home. We've watched the neighborhood evolve and we've tried to change with it because it's only getting better! Plus Noe definitely has the cutest dogs and babies strolling the streets ;)

What do you love about this work?

We love meeting and working with such amazing women! It's always so fun to style all different kinds of people for big moments or events in their lives. In the end, we feel like we are a helping them be their best self during a big work conference or when they attend a friends wedding and that's both fun and rewarding.

If you had to tell people one important thing about Two Birds what would it be?

We understand that not everyone has a natural knack for fashion and that's what we're here for! &Our main goal is to make shopping easy and fun. We do our best to stock and staff our store with the perfect items and people to help you get the perfect look.

What makes Two Birds unique from other boutiques?

We work really hard at editing our inventory so that it meets the needs of our wonderful customers. We feel like we really know the San Francisco woman and more importantly the Noe Valley woman so we can better address their style dreams and challenges. We also have a great group of women who are wardrobe specialists and can help you get the perfect look. Even when it's 60 and foggy in June!