Velour - Vintage Clothing Melbourne, Australia

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Cutting edge 1940's body streamlining for aspiring sea nymphs

"Girls, it seems that after you've helped to win the war, you'll still have another battle on your hands... legs and things... the battle of the bulges - and here are some of the latest mechanised units and maneuvers, or rather wo-maneuvers.

There's a time and place for everything, but the tum isn't the right place."

Gotta love these gorgeous ladies, all smiles in their killer 40's swimsuits being "streamlined" - all whilst in heels, naturally.

via the ever wonderful and amusing British Pathé archives

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Vintage Style Icon - Pattie Boyd - Happy Birthday!

Pattie boyd - born 17 March 1944

Happy St Patrick's day!

Image: Martha Vickers - c. 1940s

Sunday, March 11, 2012

SOLD Gallery

While the site is being tweaked, here are a few of the items that have come and gone through the Velour vintage boutique - so many more are yet to come, keep checking back for updates!

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Grazia's 1960's shopping guide

Thanks again Grazia magazine for another mention of Velour in this weeks issue, amongst a great article on the inspiring Mary Lipshut of ML vintage, and alongside Sydney institution Grandma Takes a Trip.

The only issue being, our boutique is no more - making shopping with us a tad tricky right now!

The online store is currently undergoing some some tweaks so keep tabs on our Facebook page and we'll let you know just as soon as it is up and running smoothly - not long now!

xv

Monday, February 20, 2012

Goodbye St Kilda!

Image: Betty Blythe

Goodbye St Kilda, we'll miss you!

If you're down there and on the look out for excellent vintage duds, make sure you hit up
Frocks & Slacks and Fancy Pants who are keeping St K vintage alive ♥

Friday, January 13, 2012

Our St Kilda Boutique is CLOSING!

Image: St Kilda beach c. 1912

After over a decade providing vintage wares from the Barkly Street boutique, Velour will soon be closing its doors and leaving St Kilda.

Unfortunately the last few years have seen a dramatic change to St Kilda's retail landscape, with a slew of local independants having either thrown it in or moved to greener pastures.

So we've decided to switch focus to provide you with an online selection - browsable 24/7 and delivered right to your doorstep. We've made a handful of our goods available online for the past couple of years, but our website will soon have everything you once came to the boutique for, and a whole lot more.

So all of this means you should get down here quick sticks for some MEGA SALE times! Make sure you 'Like' our Facebook page to keep updated on the goings on as we wind up the last few weeks as a bricks & mortar and kick off Velour's virtual emporium.

xv