Stella Forest
Stella Forest is a French womenswear label created around thirty years ago by Christel Boniface. It offers bohemian ready to wear and a home and lifestyle line called La Cabane de Stella.
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Founder | Christel Boniface |
| Style | Bohemian womenswear |
| Home line | La Cabane de Stella (2019) |
| Website | stellaforest.fr |
What is Stella Forest?
Stella Forest is a French fashion house founded by Christel Boniface, who remains its artistic director. The brand draws on bohemian travel and designs for free spirited, confident women. Boniface describes her approach as creating a feeling rather than defining a fixed style.
Products and positioning
The brand is built on three values it calls Solerance, Bohèmance and Artisance, covering a sunny, serene elegance, romantic freedom and a commitment to craft. The offer includes:
- Ready to wear: dresses, tops, trousers and jeans, skirts, knitwear, jackets and coats
- Accessories
- La Cabane de Stella, a home and lifestyle line launched in 2019 with hand woven rugs dyed with natural indigo, blown glassware, home linens and beachwear
Collections carry evocative names such as Summer Studio, Canyon Road, Paris Texas and Winter Stories.
Distribution
Stella Forest sells through its own online store, which serves many European markets as well as Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, and through its boutiques.
Why it matters
Stella Forest shows how a long running French womenswear label can extend a strong aesthetic into home and lifestyle products while keeping craft at the centre of its story.
Frequently asked questions
Who founded Stella Forest?
Stella Forest was founded by Christel Boniface, who is also the brand's artistic director.
What does Stella Forest sell?
Stella Forest sells bohemian womenswear and accessories, plus home and lifestyle products under La Cabane de Stella.