Founded by Stacey in 2019, Millie Lynn is a women's boutique in North Mount Pleasant stocking bright, easy-wearing dresses, tops and accessories. The Palmetto Grande shop is paired with a Charleston sister store and a full online catalogue.
Modern Manor packs some fifty independent boutiques into a converted historic building on Highway 17 in Mount Pleasant, curated by interior designers. Under one roof shoppers find fine and vintage furniture, Italian and Indian apparel, lighting, art and jewellery.
Best for Home decor, furniture, apparel, marketplace
Run by the Johnston family since 2011, Simply J is a women's and kids' boutique and gift shop now at The Bend at Carolina Park in Mount Pleasant. It carries labels like Z Supply, Steve Madden and Julie Vos, with help putting together a full outfit in store or over the phone.
Subtle and Sass is a size-inclusive women's boutique with locations at Park Bend in Mount Pleasant and Point Hope in Charleston, offering clothing from XS to 2XL plus styling appointments and closet makeovers. A share of every purchase funds its Giving Rack programme, which gifts clothing to women in need.
Best for Boutique, women's clothing, accessories, styling
Village Emporium is a female-owned antique mall at 616 Coleman Boulevard in Mount Pleasant, where a rotating roster of vendors fills the floor with antiques, vintage furniture and curated decor. Turkish rugs, blue-and-white china, chinoiserie and bamboo pieces sit among tchotchkes and leather sofas across the shop.
Best for Antiques, vintage furniture, home decor, curated market