The Indie Brand Edit - Where to Shop This Christmas
Unless you’re one of those people who starts buying Christmas presents on January 1st - you’re probably starting to ponder what to gift the people in your life this holiday season.
Instagram has given rise to the small business and made shopping independently and sustainably that little bit easier for us all.
Here at The Sunday Magazine we’ve gathered a collection of our favourite small businesses and compiled a guide for your holiday shopping. There’ll be something for everyone, we promise!
For The Interior Obsessed
1. Grace Cooper
Grace is a Manchester based creative who creates dreamy earth toned products for your home from plant pots to ring holders, prints, masks and totes.
Eleanor hand paints fun takes on your favourite designer brands for a chic but new way to honour the classics. A must for any bare wall!
Based in South Carolina and shipping worldwide - Estelle creates sleek and stunning glasses for your tipple of choice in a range of colours and that will impress any guest.
4. Siren Store
Based in London, this vegan and plastic free brand create dreamy candles that are almost too beautiful to light.
5. Sighh Studio
Manchester based founder Polly Vadasz has managed to make being an adult fun and exciting. Sighh Studio’s fun mirror decals, key rings and stationary add some style and flair into your day.
A beautiful collection of vases, homeware, decorations and pampas grass. This Stockport and online based store is the go to for an eclectic, vintage feel to your home.
7. Lalovliy
A Berlin based cafè and store specialised in creating beautiful dry flower bouquets and delicate homeware with an ethos centred around showcasing female brands.
For The Fashion Lovers
1. Roop
Roop is an incredible UK brand who makes Furoshiki style bags and other accessories including scrunchies. Made from remnant and vintage fabrics - it’s a must have on anyones wish list.
A love affair between Cali girl cool and London grunge - a show stopping brand to make you look like an effortless ‘it’ girl. This sustainable UK brand should be a staple in everyone’s closet.
A one-woman-shown, DoP is a sustainable and handmade label of dreamy fabrics and colours. Made to order, every piece feels like magic made just for you - because it was. Your wardrobe will be all the better with some Delta of Phoenix inside.
Another handmade business with the dreamiest silhouettes and prints to flatter everyone - the ultimate way to feel special. Also, their first collection is now live.
5. Limpet Store
Hand drawn and made in the UK, Limpet has the most fun and comfy embroidered sweaters, tees, hats and bags that people will compliment every time!
Made to order and UK based. If bright and fun clothing is your thing, then look no further because this slow-fashion brand has everything you’ll need to make a bold, sustainable, colourful statement.
A unisex hand embroidered brand in the UK is the go-to destination for your minimal and every day wardrobe staples. Comfort meets style.
For The Accessory Aficionado
Handmade botanical and celestial jewellery of your dreams. Truly unique and timeless pieces that anyone’s jewellery collection would kill for.
German based resin accessories and lovely things for your home. Incorporating botanicals and dream like colours these products add a touch of magic into your life.
A stunning mix of interchangeable charms and hoops to help your personality shine through your jewellery collection. Your look will never be dull with this ethically made beauties.
Design meets minimalism. This uber-stylish brand brings you the classiest of jewellery, dreamy hues for your nails and the sleekest leather goods around. Plus, for every order they plant a tree!
5. Ffreckle
Bold, minimal, stylish. This new UK brand brings you all the best golden shapes for your jewellery wardrobe.
6. Pepper You
If you’re not on board the handmade-clay-earrings-train then you should be. And oh boy is Pepper You a great place to start. Dainty but bold, elegant and timeless. These pieces will catch anyone’s eye and make your day that bit more brighter.
7. Blóma!
This Manchester based brand focuses on creating vintage inspired beaded accessories. Capturing that retro and child like magic of jewellery and bringing it into the modern day, we love Blóma! for capturing our hearts.
Honourable Mentions
Fancy some gorgeous punch needle, fibre art and weaves? You absolutely can’t say to no these gorgeous handmade decorarions, full of bright colours and fun designs they’re sure to brighten up any home.
2. Punky Pins
You can never have too many pins and patches in your life. These amazing accessories pack a punch with a feminist and funny edge. The pins we all deserve.
3. GENE BEAUTY
Clean, vegan, sustainable and packed full of Bulgarian rose Alba. Your skin deserves this. And it will look great on your bathroom shelf.
4. James Wilson
UK based artist James Wilson is creating dreamy prints and lifestyle items with this signature abstract style of faces and bodies. A truly dreamy aesthetic that will stand the test of time.
For all the band lovers out there - Space Oddity Gifts has the goods for you. These fun and vibrant print prints - with a retro feel and quotes to your favourite songs, movies and shows - will be a showcase feature in your home.
Handmade clay accessories and homeware in dreamy pastels and terrazzo prints? Yes please. SWC has all this and more ready to brighten up your day.
We hope you found some great independent brands through this article and hopefully feel a bit less worried about what to get people for Christmas!
2020 has truly been the year of small business and changing our shopping habits one step at a time will not only allow these creatives to thrive but for the concept of consuming to shift into one more sustainable.
Happy shopping!
Love,
The Sunday Mag x
*All images taken from brands Instagrams page and belong to them
