From catwalk collections and monogrammed pyjamas to the rare velvet couch, here are my favourite websites for online shopping.
1stdibs
An astoundingly good source of vintage clothes and jewellery, from extremely rare fashion finds to precious costume jewels, from specialist dealers across Europe and America. 1stdibs.com
Ally Capellino
Beautiful, understated British accessories for men and women, from elegant everyday bags, belts and purses to utilitarian back-packs and everything in between.allycapellino.co.uk
Anya Hindmarch
As you would expect from the queen of personalisation, many of the super-luxurious bags and accessories on this site can be embossed with monograms and messages. You can order the Be A Bag pieces online too. anyahindmarch.com
APC
Gamine womenswear, cool menswear with a street vibe and fabulous interiors items, from hand-made quilts to delicious candles, are to be found on the site of this preppy Parisian stalwart. apc.fr
Asos
This is young, fast fashion on a vast scale, but there are also many gems to be found, from numerous collaborations to a great designer boutique selling smaller labels such as Emma Cook, Peter Jensen, Sonia by Sonia Rykiel and Sessun. asos.com
Astley Clarke
No one believed that fine jewellery would work online until Bec Astley Clarke came along with her supremely tasteful edit of contemporary pieces by the likes of Carolina Bucci, Pippa Small and Solange Azagury-Partridge, alongside the burgeoning own-label brand. astleyclarke.com
Atterley Road
Like the very best high-street boutique, this lifestyle e-store sells desirable, wearable contemporary brands (Iro, Day Birger et Mikkelsen, Pyrus, Ganni) as well as its own label and beautiful, reasonably priced jewellery. atterleyroad.com
Austique
Everything you’d expect from a boutique serving Chelsea’s finest – gorgeous partywear from Libelula and Alice + Olivia, its own label fun accessories and fripperies such as the current favourite – a rabbit-trimmed moccasin slipper from Laurentian Chief.austique.co.uk
Avenue 32
Roberta Benteler founded her online boutique to provide a marketplace for emerging talent. Two years on it’s a destination for catwalk must-haves, chic basics and shoes. There’s also a monogram shop allowing you to personalise items. avenue32.com
Avenue32
Black White Denim
Find fabulous wardrobe basics here, including Muubaa leather jackets, shirts by Equipment, T-shirts by Alexander Wang and its own line of leggings and tank tops.blackwhitedenim.com
Browns
The online offering from the famed London store has a brilliant edit of some of the most coveted international brands, including Dries Van Noten, Valentino and Lanvin, as well as the younger labels found at its sibling, Browns Focus. brownsfashion.com
Colette
True to form, the world’s most-watched shop, in rue Saint-Honoré in Paris, has a pretty cool website, selling brands such as Alaïa, Givenchy and Saint Laurent, as well as quirky objets. colette.fr
Couverture & The Garbstore
Originally two separate shops, this umbrella site now stocks men’s collections alongside Couverture’s quirky edit of womenswear, children’s clothes and homeware (including fabulous throws). The focus is on small independent labels.couvertureandthegarbstore.com
Donna Ida
Having started out as a specialist boutique selling premium denim lines from around the globe, Donna Ida now stocks everything you would want to wear with the denim, including beautiful blouses (Tucker, L’Agence and Silken Favours), jersey (Splendid, Zoe Karssen, Leon & Harper) and knits (Markus Lupfer, Emma Cook and Wildfox).donnaida.com
EC One
This Clerkenwell-based boutique focuses on fashion-led jewellery – precious, fine and costume – from hugely popular designers such as Alex Monroe and Lola Rose.econe.co.uk
Farfetch
As its name suggests, this site brings together hand-picked, farflung boutiques across the globe, giving customers access to a vast edit of designer collections. farfetch.com
Farfetch
Figleaves
A huge selection of lingerie (Elle Macpherson, Stella McCartney and Lulu Tout) as well as hosiery, swimwear, loungewear and niche ranges, including sports, bridal, maternity and post-mastectomy bras. figleaves.com
Hush
What started out as a kitchen-table business a decade ago has become the number-one destination for contemporary loungewear. As well as cosy nightwear for men and women, there are great jersey basics, accessories and knits (plus the most delicious Spanish hot chocolate). hush-uk.com
Joseph
After its recent renaissance a new generation is flocking to this classic label for sharp tailoring, fabulous outerwear and cutting-edge design. joseph-fashion.com
Juno Says Hello
Rebecca Rose has a brilliant eye for vintage, tracking down immaculate pieces from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and beyond, some of which have graced the red carpets at the Oscars and Emmys. junosayshello.com
Kabiri
In her quest to stock the most desirable modern jewellery brands, Nathalie Kabiri has brought together an eclectic line-up, ranging from fabulously colourful crystal pieces by Tom Binns to beautiful jewelled headbands by Jennifer Behr. kabiri.co.uk
Liberty
The famed London store’s online offering amounts to a “best of” edit of women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, as well as accessories and jewellery. Liberty’s clever collaborations with the likes of Barbour and Nike feature too.
liberty.co.uk
LN-CC
This cool, cutting-edge concept store (or “platform of curated ideas”) sells music and books alongside men’s and women’s collections with avant-garde leanings, including Haider Ackermann, Rick Owens, Ann Demeulemeester and more. ln-cc.com
London Boutiques
An umbrella site for a diverse mix of the capital’s best-loved boutiques, from Chelsea stalwarts such as Austique to edgier East End destinations, including 11 Boundary.london-boutiques.com
Luisa Via Roma
This Florentine company has been in the business of selling clothes since the 1930s, but it now has an online presence selling über-luxurious labels such as Balmain, McQueen, Saint Laurent and Lanvin and cutting-edge names, including Gareth Pugh and Anthony Vaccarello. luisaviaroma.com
Margaret Howell
A beautifully designed showcase for Howell’s pitch-perfect collections. Howell’s forte is, of course, quintessential British classics, whether crisp shirting, Shetland knits or Melton overcoats. We love the homeware too. margarethowell.co.uk
Matches Fashion
A brilliantly chic edit of international collections for women and men. You will find everything here from the cutting edge to the extremely classic, but all with an emphasis on the wearable. matchesfashion.com
Me & Em
Understated, elegant wardrobe staples are the focus of this site – think T-shirts that are perfect for layering, the easiest of jersey swing dresses and thoroughly classic knits. meandem.com
Merchant Archive
Having begun life as a source of vintage clothes for designers and brands, this Notting Hill store now mixes vintage with modern designer clothes and furniture and objets.merchantarchive.com
Monica Vinader
The jewellery here is clean and contemporary with fabulous pops of colour, thanks to Vinader’s eye for gorgeous stones. The site is also a brilliant source of personalised gifts – engraved accessories arrive within a day or two or your ordering them.monicavinader.com
Mr Porter
A faultless menswear edit at Net-a-Porter’s sibling site, with a focus on luxurious wardrobe classics and sleek accessories, from the perfect loafer to the most covetable luggage. mrporter.com
My Theresa
International, big-name labels are central to the success of this huge site (there are more than 180 brands, including Lanvin, Saint Laurent and Valentino), which started out as a Munich-based boutique in 1987. mytheresa.com
My Wardrobe
Established contemporary women’s labels such as Acne, Carven and Joseph sit alongside newer names, such as Lulu & Co and the gorgeously bohemian Vilshenko. The whole mix is overseen by the fashion director Carmen Borgonovo, sometime editor at Harper’s Bazaar. my-wardrobe.com
Net-a-Porter
The ultimate – and first – luxury online fashion store and still one of the best and most influential. All the international labels are here, beautifully presented, under one roof.net-a-porter.com
Oxygen
A really great mix of small boutique labels such as ALC, Rebecca Taylor, Sea NY and Alice & Olivia, all of them eminently wearable but still chic, alongside eye-popping prints from Clover Canyon. oxygenboutique.com
Penelope Chilvers
A mecca for heel-phobics. The cool, wearable footwear at this store includes tasselled slip-on brogues (below), Dandy slippers, and classic Chelsea boots in rich velvets, colourful suedes and graphic needlepoint. The latest addition – the Incredible – is a fleece-lined, chunky urban snow boot. penelopechilvers.com
Penelope Chilvers
Plümo
Specialises in products from around the globe with an emphasis on the artisanal, from block-printed textiles to hand-crafted jewellery. Find off-the-radar labels with a modern but bohemian vibe. plumo.com
Pollyanna
Rita Britton’s iconic five-decades-old Barnsley boutique has spawned an equally influential online shop packed with the same avant-garde brands, including Haider Ackermann, Comme des Garçons and Rick Owens. pollyanna.com
Rokit
One of the country’s coolest and best-known vintage emporiums, Rokit sells a huge selection of clothes from decades past online, as well as its own “recycled” collection of second-hand clothes and accessories. rokit.co.uk
Shop at Anna
The online offshoot of this chain of boutiques is full of colourful must-haves from boutique brands, including Tucker, which has just produced a hummingbirds-print silk blouse exclusively for Anna. shopatanna.com
Shopbop
Not so long ago Shopbop was just a Wisconsin-based site selling premium denim. Now it is a global designer mega-store with headquarters in New York, stocking everything from the big international brands to the coolest of American labels.shopbop.com
Stanwells
Visit this Hampshire store’s site for the perfect off-duty wardrobe. Staples from Each X Other, Iro and Chinti and Parker rub shoulders with premium denim brands and must-have accessories from Jérôme Dreyfuss, Sophie Hulme and Penelope Chilvers.stanwells.com
Start
Brix Smith Start’s east London boutique has a cool mix of labels for men and women: there’s Acne, Carven and Rick Owens for women and Margiela, Kenzo and Comme des Garçons for the boys. start-london.com
Susan Caplan
A stunning collection of vintage costume jewellery (below) from Chanel, Givenchy, Céline and many more, as well as accessories, including silk scarves, bags and objets.susancaplan.co.uk
Susan Caplan
The Outnet
This is where Net-a-Porter sends past seasons’ collections, so expect to find huge discounts on ready-to-wear and accessories from McQueen to Missoni and Chloé to Christian Louboutin. theoutnet.com
Toast
A little bit bohemian, faultlessly classic and with a firm focus on beautiful materials, Toast can always be relied upon for desirable wardrobe-building basics. As well as the women’s and men’s lines, the site sells lovely homeware. toast.co.uk
Toast
Trilogy
Every premium denim brand you could dream of can be found on this specialist jeans site, including Rag & Bone, Current Elliott and Paige. There’s also a great selection of jackets, knits and blouses. trilogystores.com
Vestiaire Collective
An upmarket selling community where all items sold (and they range from exquisite vintage Hermès bags to the coolest Isabel Marant boots) are checked by the Vestiaire team before being shipped to the buyer. As with eBay, the site then takes a cut of the sale as commission. vestiairecollective.com
Violet Lake
Conceived by the fashion stylist (and former Stella contributor) Ursula Lake, this online shop allows you to mix and match swimwear from a choice of 18 different bikini tops and bottoms in myriad colours to create the most flattering beachwear for you. There are one-pieces too, as well as shorts and wraps. violet-lake.com
Yoox
This massive, hugely successful Italian site not only houses the collections of numerous brands, it’s also a great destination for cutting-edge designers who are given their own virtual store space. yoox.com
Little Black Bambi 