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A snoop inside The Stellar Boutique HQ
If you’re anything like me, having a nose behind the scenes and a peek into other peoples lives is somewhat of a guilty pleasure! So I decided to ‘open the doors’ into the heart of The Stellar Boutique and give you, my loyal customers, a perusal round the epicenter of the online fashion shop.
To call it simply ‘an office’ would be a slight injustice. Not just a stockroom, this little space of mine (converted from an old cow barn in my garden) provides me with the perfect place of focus and inspiration. A trove of vintage treasures and fashion finds, this little den is my ultimate ‘girl-cave’!
Welcome to where it all happens……
No day at the office would be complete without some four-legged friends for company!!
Smock To Frock blog
Be Iinspired by Vintage Bohemian
Strut back into the 1960’s to 1970’s, take off your heels, throw on some flat sandles and be inspired by hippy bohemian vintage. The style thats inspired by Gypsy, African, Indian and Native American traditional dress and tribal symbols.
The laid back look of Boho style gives you permission to layer up or layer down for Summer or Winter weather. Its all about accessories like; feathers, headbands, bangles, beads, hoop earrings and tassles. Mixing colours and clashing patterns. They all help in aiding the look of of a Bohemian princess.
The great thing about dressing the Bohemian way is that you can take your simple, oversized maxi dress you never wear out, add a knitted waist-coat with tassles, some hoop earings, layers of bangles and you’ve got the look quicker than any other “get the look” style.
Great vintage sites to get inspiration are;
Thanks to Smock To Frock for you’re fab post!
Domestic Sluttery blog
The UK’s best online vintage fashion shops
I’m possibly at my happiest when searching through a rail of vintage dresses. However, I get frustrated by how poor vintage shopping online can be: too many bad pictures, too many items badly labelled. Over years of searching, I’ve around 15 different boutiques I come back to time and time again. Want to experiment with vintage? Trust me: try these shops first.
The Stellar Boutique has something of a bohemian edge. The photographs of its vintage stock – dating from the 1940s through to the 1990s – are a lesson in how to make vintage look contemporary. I love the colours of this 50s shirt dress: I’d quite like her yellow converse and basket too.
Big thanks to Domestic Sluttery blog for your glowing review
OPEL WREN blog post
As you all know I love online shopping and am happy to waste away hours searching for the perfect items on eBay, but when searching for the perfect fringed jacket recently, I came across ‘The Stellar Boutique‘, it was a real find as the online shop is filled with vintage treasures and genuine Moroccan accessories. I fell in love with every single one of the bags and couldn’t stop myself mentally designing a new flat filled with treasure from their home section.
I checked out the about me section of the website and was fascinated to hear more about Stellas life, so I got in contact with her and wanted to share this amazing woman with you guys. The shop was created by owner Stella as an outlet to showcase designers and artists from around the world, she is pretty much living the dream, living in a hippy farm house in the Spanish countryside with in her own words ‘a menagerie of dogs, cats, goats, sheep and chickens’.
After graduating from University for the Creative Arts with a degree in fashion design in 2000, Stella went on to design for Topshop in London; assisted at the Times newspaper’s fashion department; worked in visual merchandising for Levi Strauss and Marks & Spencer; and spent time as a stylist both independently and for the BBC. With such a huge range of experience under her belt, she was able to successfully launch her own label in 2002 which was sold in Topshop, Oxford Street amongst others. She spent 3 years on her stall in Portobello Market, selling hand picked vintage to the likes of Stella McCartney and Kate Moss, being able to count Kate Moss as one of your regulars is a huge achievement and something I am very jealous of!
She has spent the last 10 years working in the fashion industry and travelling the globe collecting treasure which has provided the inspiration for The Stellar Boutique, I love this idea because I am such a hoarder I love to pick up bits and pieces whilst away in the hope that one day I could use them. I wanted to share some of my favourite pieces from the website, you can the website out here and I hope you like what you see as much as I did!
Big thanks to Sophie at Opel Wren blog for this fabulous post!
Summer Vintage, first installment!
Summer is in the air and festival season is on the horizon! Now is the time to freshen your wardrobe and get ready for the sunny days ahead. Make this the summer of love and indulge in some authentic bohemian vintage. Our latest collection of vintage clothing is fun and flirty with a sassy, boho hippie revival! We’ve gone all out on tassels, Navajo T-shirts, Levi’s denim cut-offs and cute vintage summer dresses. Treat yourself and own the original!
View the Vintage Clothing collection here
New Vintage Clothing Collection
Here’s a snippet of our latest collection of vintage clothing just arrived in store!
We’ve got 50s vintage dresses to style yourself in sexy vintage glamour, 80s vintage jumpers to keep you cosy, oversized Grandad cardigans to slouch about in, 70s vintage blouses for instant chic, 50s vintage coats to keep out the winter chill and the classic vintage Levi’s denim jacket to add a touch of boho cool to any outfit!
SHOP THE VINTAGE CLOTHING COLLECTION HERE
Boho Vintage Jewellery
Now there’s even more delightful vintage jewellery in store in time for Christmas. This gorgeous collection of brass rings and bangles with semi precious stones and ornate detailing will bring out the boho in every girl!
View the full collection here: Shop Vintage Jewellery
Also check out a fantastic range of vintage jewellery at Kalmar Antiques.
Autumn Vintage Accessories
Autumn is well and truly upon us and we’ve got the perfect selection of vintage accessories to brighten up even the
dullest of days!
Vintage briefcase‘s perfect for the preppy ‘back-to-college’ look along side an array of vintage leather handbags and
rare vintage gun belts if you like something more unusual!
rare vintage gun belts if you like something more unusual!
Some classic 50s leather driving gloves for day trips on the open road with a fabulous 60s retro scarf to go with it
and a stunning pair of 70s vintage Charles Jourdan sunglasses to complete the look!
And to add some kitsch fun to your home, a fantastic set of Russian nesting dolls to perk up your mantelpiece!
View the Vintage accessories collection here