Women’s Community Boutique CIC 

Women’s Community Boutique is a vibrant social enterprise based in Sunderland, dedicated to empowering women from diverse backgrounds through inclusive and engaging activities. Our mission is centred around promoting holistic wellbeing, confidence, and community integration.

Through a variety of workshops and events, we provide a supportive environment where women can explore their creativity, enhance their skills, and build meaningful connections.

Visit our Boutique
Online and In Real Life

We sell and hire out sustainable wedding, prom, and special occasion wear, celebrating the cultures, diversity, and style of North East women.

All our profits are reinvested back into our social enterprise, supporting women in the local area.

Our Boutique is open:
Wednesday – Friday 10am – 4pm

at 90 Coronation Street, Sunderland

Health & Wellbeing

Our commitment to health, wellbeing, and personal development is at the core of everything we do. We understand the diverse dimensions of women’s health, physical, mental, and emotional, and strive to support women from all backgrounds in achieving holistic wellbeing and confidence. In our nurturing environment, women feel safe to discuss and address mental health challenges through workshops and peer support groups that promote mindfulness, stress relief, resilience, and emotional strength.

Building Confidence

Building confidence and supporting personal and professional development are central to our work. Through our diverse activities and supportive environment, we empower women to feel good about themselves and their abilities. We support women with language and communication barriers, and our workshops encourage them to embrace their unique styles, celebrate their bodies, explore their strengths, and gain practical skills. From leadership opportunities to employability and digital literacy sessions, women are supported to grow, thrive, and achieve their goals in every area of life.

Creative Fashion Activities

We empower individuals to unleash their creativity through interactive fashion workshops. These sessions are designed to inspire participants to explore and experiment with fashion in innovative ways. We encourage them to reimagine their wardrobes by teaching practical skills such as clothing alterations, upcycling techniques and creative styling tips.

By using preowned clothing, and sustainable fashion practices, we emphasise the importance of environmental responsibility while promoting personal expression and confidence. Our approach not only teaches people to be creative with fashion but also promotes a sense of empowerment, community and sustainability in every stitch and style.

Our Venue

Our venue at Women’s Community Boutique CIC is a welcoming and inclusive space designed to support the diverse needs of women in our community. Located in Sunderland, our boutique is a vibrant and safe haven where women from all backgrounds can come together to participate in various activities, workshops and social events.

Our Offer

At Women’s Community Boutique, we offer a range of empowering activities designed to enhance women’s wellbeing, and create a sense of community.

Kind Words About Our Boutique

Inclusive workshop that involved lots of ladies from all backgrounds. There is a beautiful unity achieved by such sessions, that bring people’s strengths and support together wonderfully. Also the element of women having time to connect with other women in a safe and creative environment.

Great time being with women different age group, different cultures.

Venue was great, event was a real confidence booster, clothes were beautiful.

It was one of a kind experience. The instructor was friendly, understanding, supportive. She was patient with us and helped us be comfortable throughout.

Loved every second…the laughs were echoed by everyone there.

Just inspiring to see how we as women, with the right support, can blossom and be more confident within ourselves

It was a lovely opportunity to meet nice women and explore sustainable vintage fashion. We had fun.

Made me feel more positive about my appearance.

Loved the ladies I did the shoot with and seeing how much being a part of this photoshoot made everyone sooooo happy.

Have attended many different events, I find them inspiring, inclusive and so friendly.

Our Boutique

We have transformed a space on the top floor of an accessible building in the East End of Sunderland. We are just outside the City, meaning that the area is quiet, peaceful, has ample free parking and amazing views over the old city. We have a wonderful space to share with you at
90 Coronation Street, Sunderland SR1 2HE

North East BIC
Unltd Social Impact
Ballinger Trust