Boutique Star Awards 2023 winners crowned

The winners of this year’s Boutique Star Awards 2023 were announced last night at a stylish party at London’s May Fair Hotel. Over 100 guests attended the event including boutique owners, brand founders, agents and their teams.

Guests enjoyed a drinks reception and posed for photos next to an illuminated ‘BSA’ letter installation. After sitting down for a sumptuous three-course dinner in the hotel’s stunning Crystal Room, television presenter Hayley Sparkes took to the stage to crown the winners of 16 different categories.

This year’s winners included Domino Style for Fashion Independent of the Year, Young Ideas for Independent Group of the Year and Doodie Stark for Creative VM Independent of the Year. Kiti was also crowned Social Media Strategy of the Year while MinimuMaximum took home the award for New Independent of the Year sponsored by City Goddess. Both Young Ideas’ founder Anne Wright and Velvet and Rose’s Shirley Leader were crowned joint winners of the Community Hero of the Year award.

Boutique magazine’s Julie Neill and Gemma Ward

Supplier awards meanwhile went to Pomodoro for British Brand of the Year, Claire Hill Designs for Accessories/ Footwear Brand of the Year and Orientique for International Brand of the Year. Three special awards were also presented to Renes Fashion for Outstanding Business, Jan Shutt for Lifetime Achievement and Jen Shutter for Newcomer sponsored by City Goddess (full list below).

The Boutique magazine team took to the stage to thank category sponsor City Goddess as well as all the attendees for their support. In a speech, publisher Julie Neill said the annual awards evening is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the industry and acknowledge all the retailers and brands that continue to thrive and inspire in our continuing challenging times.

This year’s winners were all selected by an esteemed judging panel of industry experts including Sass and Edge owners Rachel Hunt and Sally Gott, The Resilient Retail Club founder Catherine Erdly, Bira CEO Andrew Goodacre, fashion agency founder Diane Sykes and Boutique magazine editor Gemma Ward.