Stella Studio

Berkeley, United States

4.6

Closed now

15 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 510-559-1692
Website:
www.stellacarakasi.com
Address:
1370 10th St, Berkeley, CA, 94710
b/t Gilman St & Camelia St
West Berkeley
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.2 miGillman St & Cornell Av
0.3 miSan Pablo Av & Cedar St
0.3 miGilman St & Santa Fe Av
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Accepts Credit Cards
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Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
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Today

Today 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Berkeley) 10:22 AM Friday, June 13, 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Want to feel fabulous effortlessly? Try Stella Carakasi, the line coveted by women looking for affordable luxury. Stella Carakasi brings a fresh perspective, pushing designs for real women with silhouettes that flatter, fabric combinations that seduce on sight and touch, and unexpected design details.

Adjacent to the Stella Carakasi Design House in Berkeley, Stella Studio is a specialty boutique showcasing the latest Stella Carakasi women’s collections, unique accessories, trunk shows, special events, and more!

History

Established in 1993.

Stella Carakasi is a division of Two Star Dog, Inc. based in Berkeley, California and founded in 1993. Two Star Dog began manufacturing men’s jeanswear from hemp and other eco-​friendly fibers and was celebrated as an early adapter of eco-​fashion. Stella Carakasi used her knowledge to create the most diverse catalog of eco-​friendly fashion and went on to develop and market complete sportswear lines for women as well as producing the first hemp jeans.

Eco fabrics like Organic Cotton, Bamboo, and Hemp play an important role in the Stella Carakasi collection, as well as getting us back to our roots with domestic production for Spring 2013. Quality and creativity are the fundamental ingredients for connecting with the consumer. Our label is inspired by our own core beliefs: quality craftsmanship, timeless design, and practicality.

Meet the Business Owner

Stella C.

Business Owner

Stella Carakasi was born and raised in Germany to Greek parents. She has been designing clothing and producing a variety of looks and an even wider variety of fabrics for various customers for over twenty years. She is a full time working mother, with an extremely busy schedule. Stella is active in local as well as international charities and continues to advocate social justice and environmental responsibility through donations and sound business practices.

About her designs, Stella says «My clothes are designed for women who value quality and practicality and are not afraid to be unique and a bit eclectic. They are confident, bohemian at times, and they like to make personal statements with their style. My clothes are not about age or body type, but rather about lifestyle.»

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15 reviews of Stella Studio

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Place rating: 5
Richmond, CA
I love this place! If I could go once a week I would. Stella’s clothes makes me feel comfortable, cute, and confident. This place is a gem and I pray that it will continue to have great success.
I really hate to share Stella Studio with other people but it’s hard to keep a place like this to yourself.
Place rating: 5
Palo Alto, CA
I just happened to walk by this store and ended up with tons of stuff. The price is very reasonable and beautiful design. The staff is very helpful.
Probably it’s not a design for all but you can even find gift items such as beautiful scarfs for somebody.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
Seriously. These styles rock! I am wearing all Stella these days as I can find the most flattering outfits for almost all occasions. I am at an age in my life where I want to look great as a professional and also to be COMFORTABLE. These clothes solve my problem. The styles travel easily and also you can just throw them in the wash! OMG! Just love this line. Fun to go to the studio — the people who work there are SOOO nice and helpful and Stella always has great sales going on in the back!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Unique designs with great prices! The staff are a 5-​star team as well so helpful and patient with meticulous shoppers. Don’t miss the opportunity to shop their sales too!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I’ve shopped this place for a long time and continue to love it. As Two Star Dog years ago, they offered a lot of superior hemp, a fabulous and versatile fabric which feels more like a linen and wears like iron. (Someone there said they might be bringing more back into the line at some point.)
Colors seem mostly neutral but they have beautiful shades of colors like blues and salmon that complement the basic white/​black/​beige standards. Agree with other reviewers about the great cut the clothing has, although I’m passing along one that was a bit to wonky.
The unlined boiled wool jackets are my favorite, and come in beautiful colors. They breathe and are warm. I haven’t seen any bargain bins for awhile with trashed clothing that some other outlets sell (a store on College comes to mind). The samples sales here are terrific though I think the size is almost always small (or tiny.)
A large community dressing room in the near left corner of the large back room makes waiting for a room unnecessary. (Just walk in and pull the drapes) The whole place is gloriously roomy, so no cramped quarters.
Finally, the staff are fantastic. Kind, and helpful, they make appropriate suggestions and will easily pull something from a rack as needed. They work it like a retail store.
Place rating: 5
Contra Costa, CA
Just discovered this gem. Walked in on the sample sale and got two fabulous summer dresses for 39.00 each! I’m leaving for vacation in Hawaii and the dresses will be perfect. I love how friendly and helpful the staff are. I found the designs of the clothes to be casual but classy and the quality of the material is excellent. I’ll definitely be back with the girlfriends!
Place rating: 5
Ukiah, CA
Been shopping here for years! Beautiful merchandise at great prices! Make sure you try on before purchasing!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
There is almost nothing in this store that doesn’t look amazing on my 5’9″ size 14 – 16 frame. No matter your body shape you will find things that look amazing and feminine on you. Don’t be fooled by the «drapey» voluminous look – the design is very well done to flatter the parts of your body you want to show off and well, distract from those you’d rather not emphasize. The fabrics are soft, well made, the tailoring is just incredible and the service is not to be beat. They’ll tailor the garment, steam out any wrinkles before you leave, help you put together some fab new outfits, and otherwise just make you feel pampered and special.
Stella herself is a dynamic force in fashion, utterly devoted to dressing «real women.» And the prices at the outlet are fantastic – superb deals.
Now I just have to figure out how to afford to buy one of everything!
Place rating: 5
Berkeley, CA
I am pleased to review this great local business. Though I lived in Berkeley for over 25 years, I’m new to the store this year. I assumed the clothes were all neutral in color and design and pretty small. There are some interesting colors and many items have XL with room to spare. I must say the staff are great. They offer help, but lay back if it seems you know what you are doing. Staff are very friendly and happy to give feedback or tell you more about sale items. They seem truly appreciative of customers. The store is spacious with lots of areas to find clothes in different colors, and from different seasons. Plenty of mirrors for checking out your look. All the way back is where to go for the best bargains. Their spring sale kicked off this afternoon for VIP customers and goes 5⁄22 to 6⁄8. Look out for their Facebook page and a pretty cool contest that will happen soon! Enjoy like I did!
Place rating: 5
Berkeley, CA
*First off– they get 5 stars because i found a natural fiber cardigan sweater for $ 20 that fit me well, wasn’t made in China, and wasn’t a horrible color.*
Now to the review–
We were getting the car repaired nearby so we happened upon this store on our walk.
We went in to find my mother-​in-​law a shirt or pants since this they were having a sale and I’d been here once before about 10 years ago. The clothes are too young for her and too «nice» for me (I’m strictly a t-​shirt and jeans type), but I found a really great sweater for $ 20. It’s labeled Large, but I’m an XL so things fit loosely here.
I love love love that they use natural fibers and they’re moving their factories from China (I’m a Tibetan sympathizer) and that they sell their «samples» for $ 20 or less.
It’s not a young store, but they do have one or two cute dresses and some nice accessories.
Place rating: 5
El Cerrito, CA
Wonderful store, trendy but wearable and affordable. Great sales staff, low-​key, and helpful. Good energy to shop there!
Place rating: 2
San Francisco, CA
Most of the clothes are plain and look like they’re designed for older berkeley-​type ladies, but I got a couple of nice purses there.
Place rating: 4
El Cerrito, CA
What a wonderful surprise to find the factory store right here in Berkeley!
My first encounter with Two Star Dog clothing was about 5 or 6 years ago in a small natural clothing and linens boutique halfway across the country. The styles were easy-​to-​wear beautiful, feminine and with a relaxed elegance. Luscious linens and rayons in lovely colors. Items you could wear to the office, a luncheon or out cocktails. A bit like J. Jill but more imaginative and less mass-​produced.
Though the styles seem to fit a variety of figure types they are also cut for women with shape — not for hip-​less teenie boppers (thank you very much!). No, not every style will flatter every shape, but at least enough variety is offered that nearly every woman can find something that will fit her well. (Some lines or designers clearly design for only ONE figure-​type and this can be quite frustrating if it is not YOUR figure type!) Boutique styles and quality, but don’t expect a fancy store — cement floors and warehouse style ceiling make for no-​nonsense but clean retail space. This is a true «factory outlet» store.
I will caution about the bargain bins. While there are some great finds, you really must be alert — especially since these are non-​returnable. Some are strange fashion experiments gone wrong. Some of the things I’ve seen in there area stained or damaged beyond repair and should simply be donated to a school’s art or fashion department or tossed out and written off. Sometimes I look in there and think «Seriously? You want money for that?» You could pay far less at a garage sale for a «gently used» item in better condition. This is my one bugaboo about the place (oh, and the lack of a 3-​way mirror), otherwise this is a 5-​star store.
Yes, the staff here is very nice. They are helpful without being pushy.
It is always a pleasure to shop here and find something very nice, durable and stylish but not out-​in-​5-​minutes trendy. Whenever I wear something I bought from there, someone always asks me where I got it. I almost hate to say because I’d like to keep it a «secret», but then I want TSD to be around a LONG time so I guess I’ll share…
Place rating: 4
San Francisco, CA
Hard to describe the styles here. Very typical Berkeley, in that they are casual contemporary in mostly cotton and linens, but not the hippie star child gauze skirts & tops you find on Telegraph. Prices are pretty reasonable with most things within $ 20 – 60. I picked up a really adorable top here recently.
Place rating: 4
Oakland, CA
You are obsessed with linen?
You are planning a vacation to colonial South America?
You are a teacher in Berkeley Unified?
This is your store. I don’t quite fit the criteria, but I can appreciate the clothes. My mother recommended this place to me (of course), and it all made me look just a bit too matronly. Plus this the kind of place where an XS can just sort of float around awkwardly on me, which is of course ludicrous and for the super thin people out there (ie, not me), this place just will not work. But half the items in this store were $ 20. $ 20 for high quality, uniquely styled, sure to last linen. Worth a look if peach and sandstone are your signature colors