Gone Wild For A While

We’ve always loved a strident, wittily droll slogan and a vintage band t-shirt here at The Stellar Boutique and it looks as though we are not alone! Whether it be vintage, comprehensively notorious quotations or up and coming graphic printers the world has gone crazy for the latest in vogue obsession and we are no different! From our “Your Eyes Lie circle vest” to our “like a flash” t-shirt to our most favourite of all, the “gone wild fringed t-shirt,” at The Stellar Boutique we love to mix it up with diverse refrains and mantras printed on the highest quality materials whilst maintaining our fashion forward edge for our fashion conscious customers!

Your Eyes Lie Circle Vest
Like a Flash Tee
Gone Wild Fringed Tee

With specialist illustrative and watchword independents growing and the likes of Hype, The Ragged Priest and Catchpenny attracting us minions and celebrities alike, the trend that was once associated with grunge looks set to linger for a while. We’ve beheld in reverence at Fearne’s Siouxsie and the Banshees, Alexa’s Arctic Monkeys and Agyness’ The Clash. We’ve witnessed the humorous witticisms and quips of Praduh, Chanel’s Chicken Cottage and Yves vacant Laurent. Alas, who could forget the famous “We Love You Kate” tee Alexander McQueen wore during his catwalk bow in 2005 after Kate Moss’ “cocaine Kate” scandal resulting in the likes of H&M dropping her as the new face for their future campaigns and Chanel declaring that they will not be renewing their contract with her that was to be terminated in October, yet reassuring that it was nothing to do with recent drug claims.

Fearne Cotton's Siouxsie and the Banshees Tee
Homies Tee
Praduh Tee
Agyness Deyn's The Clash Tee

If there is one person alone we can rely on to catapult this trend into stellar space and beyond it is the deity Delevingne, with her “WTF,” “Ain’t No Wifey,” and “Last Clean T-Shirt,” tees spiraling this crazed inclination into oblivion. It’s not just us here at The Stellar Boutique who saw this one coming and branded Miss Delevingne as a fashion presumptuous, a known trend facilitator to fashion insiders back in February this year, Grazia created the in-house Black Score t-shirt with top illustrator Simeon Farrar nipping in to design a selection of tees exclusively for London Fashion Week.

Cara Delevingne at Paris Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012
Cara Delevingne Ain't No Wifey Tee
Cara Delevingne by Terry Richardson for Boy London
Black Score Tee

Where did it start? You can thank the tourist souvenir industry for this one! T-shirt decoration was propelled into our existence in the early segment of the fifties with branded resort tees and Disney screen prints with the sixties seeing the emergence of tie-dyeing and screen printing countenancing the establishment wearable art we are still irksome today.

80s Vintage Mickey Mouse Tee
Vintage I Heart NY Tee
Ramones Tee
Vintage Led Zeppelin Tee

More Vintage finds

As always we are forever searching and scouring the treasure trail for more vintage goodies. Here’s a few of our latest finds….

Shop the Vintage clothes collection

Vintage sunglasses to shade your eyes in style!

Summer may be drawing to a close but the sun is still shining and our desire to look chic in sexy shades never dies!

With vintage still reigning as the hottest trend of the moment there’s never been a better time to grab yourself a pair of original vintage sunglasses to shade your eyes in style!

As always, we’ve created a collection with the most current trends in mind, bringing you vintage cat eye sunglasses, oversized Jackie-O style, 90s round frames, retro 70s classics, 80s ski glasses, 50s clubmasters and of course, the ever popular aviators and wayfarers.

And with brands like Benetton, Polaroid, Rudy project and Carrera you can treat yourself to some quality designer sunglasses at a fraction of the cost!

VIEW THE VINTAGE SUNGLASSES COLLECTION HERE

100 Years of Support!

This month we celebrate the 100th birthday of the Bra! To commemorate this momentous occasion we’d like to show you the highlights during the life of this most important garment.

It all started in 1913 when Mary Phelps Jacob, a New York City socialite, was granted a patent for inventing the modern bra. She used two handkerchiefs and a pink ribbon to create the “Backless Brassiere”. Amazingly, cup sizes did not exist until the 1920s and its hard to imagine a one size fits all bra but it appears that was the case for about 10 years! The first padded bra came in 1947, created by businessman Frederick Mellinger with the first push-up bra a year later, and wallop the cleavage was born!

In 1968 feminists protest the Miss America pageant, calling bras “instruments of female torture”. Though the protesters intended to burn their bras, they were not able to because of the police. Instead, they ended up throwing them into a garbage can, but the term “bra burners” stuck.

1990 saw Madonna get her cones out in a bra designed by Jean Paul Gaultier for her Blond Ambition tour and subsequently started the trend of underwear as outerwear that is still going strong today.

In the year 2000 fashion goes too far as Giselle Bunchen goes down the Victoria Secret runway in the most expensive item of underwear ever created, the $15 million ‘Red hot fantasy bra’ made from Thai rubies & diamonds.

So here we are 100 years later, blessed to be able to choose vintage treasures from any era we like or take comfort in the latest designs, may you live another 100 years yet!

Its Christmas Jumper Time!

Like it or not Christmas is here again and even the fashion world cannot escape it! Year after year the Christmas jumper makes a comeback and raises its vintage appeal as time passes by. Its unlikely you’ll see any of these creations on the catwalks of the world but Christmas jumpers, love them or hate them are not going anywhere!

Here are some of The Stellar Boutiques favourites…. from online fashion shop christmassweaters.ca  a naughty addition to their ugly sweater family that has an innocent first glance and a very interesting take on the second look. Feast your eyes on this erotic reindeer sandwich! Also from their 2012 collection, ‘frosty the nose thief’ with his decorative carrot nose crotch!!… On a more serious note, we love the understated slouchy knit ladies jumpers and kitsch tight fitting numbers inspired by 40s vintage fashion. There’s even Christmas jumper dresses for something a little unusual. So embrace the fun side of fashion and get in the Christmas spirit…. go on, get one!

More Vintage bags to brighten up your winter

In store now, The Stellar Boutique’s new vintage bag collection. For a fraction of the usual price tag you’ve

come to expect from an eye catching and original bag, shop vintage and own something you can be sure

no one else will have…. and keep the price a secret too!

No stone has been left unturned, we have sourced unique vintage bags from all around the world and all eras too.

From Peruvian embroidered blanket bags to 70s secretary handbags there’s something for all with an eye for the unusual.

We also have a lovely range of 80s studded bucket bags, 60s Moroccan Berber bags, kitsch 60s beaded tassel bags and

50s jelly basket bags. So whatever era is your style were sure to have a bag that suites your wardrobe.

Pinch of Sparkle – Vintage BOOM

From second hand tat, to stylish couture- vintage fashion is everywhere. And with the rise in online sales it’s no wonder that online vintage boutiques are doing well. But why NOW has vintage moved online? And will it stay there?

As I browsed the many online vintage sites I came across The Stellar boutique, (thestellarboutique.com) with its easy, accessible layout and models showcasing the products I had finally found the vintage experience I had once been dreading. I scrolled through pictures, decades, starting with the 70s my favourite era! And after half an hour of browsing I noticed my basket had three items in it. Item number one a pair of 70s sunglasses, item number two an Aztec beach bag from the 60s and item number three a 50s compact mirror that gave me a flashback to my childhood. My nana had a mirror exactly like it, which she would use to put her red lipstick on.

I loved this new vintage experience so much I rang my friend Lucy to thank her, the only thing she had to say was “I told you so” and as much as I hated it she was right. Finally, a way for people like me to avoid the musty smell, the vicious blondes and the rails and rails of stale clothing.

SPACE GIRL – Fashion Through the Decades

VINTAGE SHOPPING in my city is quite difficult, because there aren’t any outlets, except one store (that I have been too a dozen times!) and flea markets, but they start at 5 in the morning, so I am not too enthusiastic about them. Last week I randomly discovered this amazing online shop called The Stellar Boutique. They are offering contemporary collections by designers from all over the world; artsy pieces for your home – and a lot of vintage pieces – which are listed by decades.
Being very inspired, I created these collages while listening to Blondie’s Slow Motion.
Which decade is your favourite?