Best of british

The fashionistas were out in force last night to celebrate the best of British fashion at the BFC’s British Fashion Awards. No doubt there were a few sore heads this morning as well as a few sore losers! But among those who had reason to celebrate victory were JW Anderson who had a spectacular night, scooping a double wammy for best men’s & womenswear designer! Stella McCartney for brand of the year, Jordan Dunn won model of the year, Karl Largerfeld got the outstanding acheivment award and Gwendoline Christie (Game Of Thrones) was honoured an award voted by the British public! Here’s a few snaps from the nights revelry….

 

Stella McCartney with 'Ab Fab' duo Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley
Stella McCartney with ‘Ab Fab’ duo Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley

 

Jordan Dunn Swept off her feet with model of the year award!
Jordan Dunn Swept off her feet with model of the year award!

 

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Fashion royalty Anna Wintour & Karl Largerfeld

 

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Gwendoline Christie accepting her award

 

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Naomi Campbell, Mario Testino and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley getting cosy

 

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Alexa Chung & Canadian ready-to-wear designer Erdem enjoying his award

 

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Henry Holland, Gwendoline Christie and Daisy Lowe letting their hair down at the after party!

 

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Stella with her ‘date’ for the night Liv Tyler

Meet the talented designer (and long time friend) behind the new ‘sjv’ jewellery collection

Here at The Stellar Boutique we’re beginning to feel the festive spirit and with Christmas just around the corner what better way to celebrate than with a fabulous new range of sterling silver jewellery! We are delighted to showcase this exclusive collection of unique, hand made silver jewellery by a very talented designer and special friend , Sarah Jane Vinall . introducing ‘SJV Jewellery design’.

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Sarah Jane Vinall, the talent behind the ‘SJV’ collection , gained her degree in Product Design in 2001 at the University for the Creative Arts and it was There that she developed a flare jewellery design . It was also There at Uni where Sarah and I first met! Sharing an equal love for contemporary design , traditional artisans , all things shiny , student life and general good times it was inevitable we would become friends for life!

Upon graduating Sarah spent the following two years travelling around Asia and the Spanish Islands becoming inspired by the traditional practices of design, soaking up different cultures and techniques . On returning to England she started her own successful label designing up-cycled jewellery and accessories , selling her creations at the famous London markets , Spitalfields and Portobello road . From there she went on to work with some of the best fashion stylists and fashion photographers , including Kate Davis-MacLeod , and her jewellery featured in numerous shoots in the national press . In 2006 Sarah was commissioned to design and create the catwalk accessories for designer Michiko Koshino at London Fashion Week for her Spring/Summer collection . After taking time out to have her daughter , Savannah , she has returned to her passion . Getting busy in her workshop she is back with a stunning new collection  With beautiful contemporary design inspired by traditional artisans , creating unique pieces that do their bit for Mother Earth! IMG_1751 Every item is handmade to the highest standard using recycled materials with honest , traditional crafts . Passionate about reprocessing different artefacts and giving unwanted everyday objects a new lease of life in another form , she maintains the constructed elements of a design piece , exposing it to show the craftsmanship and uses recycled precious metals for her work . Many pieces bear a raw , hand textured finish so that the wearer can be assured each piece is completely individual . IMG_1754

……AND HERE IS THE NEW COLLECTION…..

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SHOP THE COLLECTION HERE

Two great friends with the same vision , hatching a plan (over a glass of Sangria in the Spanish sunshine) to combine forces and showcase the ‘SJV’ jewellery collection exclusively at The Stellar Boutique…..Enjoy

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Each piece of SJV Jewellery is hallmarked by the London Assay Office, to give you the guarantee of the recycled precious metal content of the item you are buying.