The Stellar Boutique’s new collection of vintage jewellery provides you with just the thing to keep Christmas gifts exciting and unique! We have just added a gorgeous new range of collectable vintage jewels, gems, trinkets and charms perfect for any Christmas stocking!

Choose from quirky & kitch 50s bakelite earrings, 60s boho necklaces and hippie rings or glamorous jewelled 70s brooches to surprise that someone special. Or simply treat yourself and add that touch of originality and sparkle to your party outfit.

Shop the vintage jewellery collection now !

Here’s a little preview of the latest pieces in The Stellar Boutique Boho jewellery collection. A 60s inspired range of Moroccan necklaces, chunky handcrafted silver rings and Indian coin jewellery is enough to bring out the bohemian in us all!

These authentic gems add the stylish touch of boho chic to any outfit.
View the full collection here

Our vintage boutique offers a unique and diverse collection of select vintage pieces from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
We cherry pick our vintage clothes and vintage accessories with today’s trends in mind and keep our prices as low as possible to ensure the joy of buying vintage is accessible for all!

Our vintage clothing collection includes beautiful 40s & 50s vintage dresses, 60s hippie clothing, 70s vintage kaftans, funky 80s vintage leggings and so much more ensuring all your vintage clothing needs are catered for under one roof.

The vintage jewellery collection is home to a delightful range of pieces from the 1940s right through to the 80s, this charming and quirky selection of vintage jewellery will add a touch of fun or glamour to your favourite look. With 40s and 50s rhinestone brooches, 60s hippie rings, 70s pendants and 80s vintage gems at affordable prices, you don’t have to be Elizabeth Taylor or Kate Moss to adorn yourself in collectible jewels!

Our vintage accessories and vintage home range includes 40s driving gloves, 50s powder compacts, kitch 60s homewares, 70s aviator sunglasses and a wide range of vintage bags from all eras.

The Stellar Boutique has it all so you can add that special vintage touch to any outfit and even dress your home in vintage for the complete retro look.

You can view the full collection here.

Studs + Fur

With a special promotion of £1 postage for any item to anywhere in the UK & Europe still running, there’s never been a better time to check out The Stellar Boutique and grab yourself a little gem!

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Yes, we’ve added vintage homewares to our collection of vintage treasures so now you can kitch up your home along with your wardrobe! Choose from vintage clocks, kitchenware, fabric, ornaments and pictures. Although somewhat ‘bijou’ for now, the collection will grow each week with new items added regularly.

Our vintage jewellery section just got much bigger too! With some gorgeous new rings, necklaces and brooches from all eras, as well as vintage badges and keyrings now included, there is something to adorn all vintage lovers.

Happy shopping xx

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PURE Olympia

‘PURE’ at Olympia, a vast exhibition spanning numerous halls and floors, houses established labels along side fresh new fashion brands. Catwalk shows and trend seminars help buyers keep their jewel clad fingers firmly on the fashion pulse. I managed to catch the trend seminar with Lorraine Kelly’s fashion guru of GMTV, Mark Heyes, talking us through the key trends emerging for A/W 10.

Here’s a round up of some of the looks unveiled at the show….

• Military – it seems we cannot get enough of the Army & Navy look! Military has been in fashion for the last 10 years now and is still very prevalent for A/W 10
• Fatigued looks – anything with a battered washed out effect is bang on trend
• Animal motifs – birds in particular are having their moment!
• Folk – this on going trend of late is moving more towards the Native American vibe, think feathers, tassels and beaded embroidery
• Eighties – still the big vintage trend, loose tops, bold print leggings and shoulder pads are still key this season
• Fifties – the classic 50s silhouette, nipped in waists and 3/4 length skirts are making a come back
• Digital prints – bold, futuristic prints have been big all year but look for cut out geometric shapes and panelling to bring this look forward
• Denim on Denim – that once cringe worthy fashion faux pas is rocking the streets and catwalks
• Gothic – cobweb knits are big for autumn, a trend inspired by the current vampire obsession
• Trousers – It’s all about khaki. Cargo style harem pants, loose carrot shaped 80s trousers and jodhpurs are the key styles to look out for
• Soft, feminine tailoring – best suited to fine knitwear
• Preppy – the baseball jacket is making a come back, think ‘Vampire Weekend meets Teenwolf’ !
• Florals – still big this season but moving towards a more ‘furnishing floral’ look (now you can make good use of those dodgy old curtains!)
• Nudes – still the main colour pallet but with more ballet shades coming through
• Aviator – time to ditch your beloved biker jacket in favour of the wool lined aviator jacket

denim on denim teamed with the Aviator jacket

bold, digital print leggings

a glammed up preppy look

And here’s a little glimpse of one collection by ‘Glamorous’ on its way to The Stellar Boutique this Autumn. Fresh off the rails the collection will be on sale in October. The range is a beautiful mix of soft knits, military tailoring, cargo harem trousers, girly jumpsuits and a chunky, oversized cable knit cardi perfect for those cosy winter evenings!

Over the same weekend is an alternative, much smaller trade show called Margin, in The Music Rooms on South Moulton lane. I love this small independently run exhibition set up to support up and coming designers who don’t have the big budget to exhibit at larger shows. It gives you the opportunity to discover hot new talent and is generally slightly edgier, less commercial fashion. Super cool jewellery label ‘Stolen Thunder’ were exhibiting this year. I have been following this hot new design duo for the last 12 months and have decided to stock a few pieces this coming autumn. Even more excitingly, they recently collaborated with one of my favourite female artists of the moment, Marina and the Diamonds, and designed a collection of jewellery to support her recent sell out tour, The family jewels. I have some of the rings and pendants from this range on order as well as their quirky, nostalgic bamboo pieces. Here is Marina and the Diamonds at Glastonbury wearing the signature diamond glasses …….. Elton John GET INVOLVED!!!

Stolen Thunder brooch

Stolen Thunder necklace

Just Arrived – The Stellar Boutique vintage jewellery collection

A dazzling new collection of vintage jewellery has arrived at The Stellar Boutique.  The new range features an assortment of vintage necklaces, vintage bracelets, vintage brooches and vintage earrings from the 1940s right through to the 1980s. So if your a fan of all that sparkles, get yourself over to this online vintage shop and snap yourself up that vintage jewellery gem.

All imagery throughout courtesy of The Stellar Boutique

Stella McCartney and Kate Moss know a thing or two about good style. Both are fans of Stella McClure, owner of newly opened internet shop, The Stellar Boutique. Previously running a vintage-customised stall at Portobello Market, McClure packed up shop in 2004 to travel the world in a campervan. Now settled in the Spanish countryside, she has decided to give it another go. This time though from the comfort of her own home via the power of the internet.

The Stellar Boutique is a great concept. McClure travels the hippy-luxe trail across Europe to Marrakech in order to bring you vintage treasures. Everybody loves a one-off, and that is certainly what The Stellar Boutique provides. Featuring vintage bags, designer garments, customised pieces and exquisitely exotic homeware, there’s something for everyone.

Unlike many other fashion businesses at the moment, McClure is keen to promote new designers and ethnic artisans. (Instead of ‘Marc Jacobs’ think ‘Marc who?’) McClure insists that real style is best grown from within, instead of stealing magazine looks or following trend advice. The Stellar Boutique offers the freedom to do this.

But does it deliver? Standout pieces are endless. Let’s start with the accessories. There are the Moroccan style leather handbags.Then there are the mountains of unique jewellery to choose from. Pieces by Bora Bora, Lei Rose and Norwegian Wood are to die for. I love the porcelain tea-cup necklace and the silver postcard trinket by Lei Rose, as well as the feathered and fringed pieces by Norwegian Wood, and wow, have you seen the skull charm bracelet by Bora Bora? Even more for the Christmas list!

Next up, vintage. There’s second-hand, slightly grubby, vintage fashion, and then there’s nice ‘I’m so glad only I have this’ vintage fashion. The Stellar Boutique falls into the latter category. The vintage section of the site is easily the big winner. With clothing separated into 60s, 70s, 80s, handbags, scarves, boots and boho, it couldn’t be easier to navigate towards your era or item of choice.

Boho features peasant tops and kaftans Sienna would covet. The 70s section showcases (unusually beautiful) standout dresses at massively cut-down prices, and 80s can tailor to all your glam rock needs. There are sparkly 80s style heels and some killer red leather stilettos in the shoe department, as well as the standard biker or cowgirl boot. With menswear and more accessories coming soon, you’ve got to keep checking back for more goodies!

As if it needed to be said; everything is quality assured, hand-picked and highly loved. Check out the site to update your wardrobe for 2010 with fresh, exotic pieces your friends can drool over. For Christmas, they are spreading the holiday joy with a 20% off discount sale on all vintage and womenswear, as well as homeware! So why not pick up something for your Christmas shindigs or New Year’s bashes now instead of waiting for the mania of the January sales?!

Written by Becky Cope

The Stellar Boutique | Norwegian Wood

We’ve just found out that the very fabulous online fashion & vintage clothing shop, The Stellar Boutique has a gorgeous new jewellery label this season, called Norwegian Wood.

The brand’s Canadian designer, Angie Johnson, has been making waves in the indie design world for some time with her highly sought after, cutting edge designs. She shot to fame with the creation of the ‘cage skirt’ and followed it up with an equally innovative fashion creation, the ‘harness’, earlier this year.

The Stellar Boutique have selected some stunning fringed and feather necklaces from the collection for only £39! We think they’re the perfect way to accessorise a plain T. Enjoy our pick ~