Curiouser & Curiouser

Morning,

Hmm... not sure what's happened to the weather but I'm optimistic the sun will come back! But if that doesn't brighten your weekend, if you're in the area make sure you buy Saturday's Northants Evening Telegraph for another chance to grab one of our 10% off all Yumi clothing vouchers!

Any exciting plans for tomorrow? If not, pop in or order online. We're open from 10am until 4pm, then all day as usual on Saturday. Come have a browse and a chat!


Caught a bit of the Alice miniseries on Syfy the other day, so that has inspire me to have this Temporary:Secretary Alice In Wonderland Charm Necklace, £25.00, as our Pick Of The Day today. Hand-assembled by the oh so talented TempSec, it's made using brass vintage charms. Looks particularly fantastic with what we call our 'Alice dress', the Max C Bow Button Ruffle Sleeve Dress, but is a lovely piece to compliment any outfit. As this is our last one, order it or come in store before the close of business on Saturday and we'll throw in one of our Indian Glitz Heart Trinket Boxes as a little gift.

Ready for another long weekend?

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: Venus As A Boy - Bjork

Baby Blue

Morning,

Forgot to say yesterday, did you see our advert in the Spree section of the Northants Evening Telegraph on Monday? Right next to the piece on Hello Kitty. So it might be worth remembering we have fantastic Hello Kitty rings and earrings in the Temporary:Secretary section of our online shop!

Busy day yesterday, with lots of the Smashing Glass going out. The sale is still on and there are some real bargains to be had, especially among the Max C and Worn Free pieces. Have you had a look yet?

Sadly, we've now removed the Dr Marten New Authentic Zip Wedge boots from our online shop as these are no longer available in the colours we stock, although apparently they are still doing them in black, brown and red, so if you're interested, get in touch and we can put in a special order for you. We're also still waiting on the patent 8-Eye boots to come in, hopefully end of March/beginning April, so those who have ordered them, thank you for your patience! And if you've had your eye on some, get your order in quick, so we can guarantee you a pair in the colour and size you want.



Pick Of The Day is this gorgeous navy blue with cream trim Max C dress. It was originally £40 but is now in the sale for £25! It's a lovely light dress, perfect for spring, when the nautical look is back yet again. It also reminds us of Alice In Wonderland, and we think it looks great with the Temporary:Secretary Alice In Wonderland Charm Necklace. Because this is now a sale item (and has been much loved and admired!) we only have the dress in stock in limited sizes and numbers, but hopefully we'll have yours!

View the Max C Bow Button Ruffle Sleeve Dress on our online shop.

View the Temporary:Secretary Alice In Wonderland Charm Necklace on our online shop.

Have a good day!

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: Rose Garden - Shad

Unorthodox In Wonderland

Afternoon,

Very excited about our new Barry M stock that's coming in over the next few days. New mascaras, liquid liners, kohl pencils, nail paints, lip paints, soft eye crayons, glitter eye crayons, glitter shakers, and retractable eyeliners. Phew! All in lots of exciting colours, and including one of their awesome and really revolutionary new products. More on that when it gets here!

Also, getting RedRock Fashion back in stock this weekend!

Pick Of The Day is this Max C dress. It was the star of our Alice In Wonderland window display a few weeks ago, and now it's in the sale! We only have it left in sizes 10 and 14, I'm afraid, but if that's you, then your luck is in because this is a beautifully simple and cute little number. For more information on this item, click the link below to view and order it on the online shop.

Max C Bow Button Ruffle Sleeve Dress on www.unorthodoxshop.com.

Have a great afternoon.

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: Far Gone & Out - The Jesus & Mary Chain

TGIF

Morning,

Yay! Sunshine! I can have the door of the shop open without freezing! Although it does let in the noise from the roadworks, but I can drown that out with the music.

I've had quite a few enquiries in regards to bigger sizes. Currently, these seem quite readily available in the men's clothes and the t-shirts we stock, but not in some of the other lines. Currently, Max C only go up to a UK size 14 but some of the styles mean they may fit someone slightly larger, whilst the Death Kitty items tend to be marked in small, medium or large or s/m and m/l. The large size appears again to be about a 14, although this does depend on the style of the item. We have a changing room and people are encouraged to try anything on if they are unsure. You never know! As it is frequently reported that the average size for a woman in the UK is a 16, I am eager to cater for as many people as possible and have found labels that do bigger size ranges, and hope to have more of these in stock in the future (but as there is not unlimited space or money, this cannot be arranged instantly). So please bear with me, and I will try to provide our customers with what they want.


Tomorrow sees the launch of the Cityscapes artwork we have in from Louise Berrill, and I will write more about that then. For today, our pick of the day is this Max C navy blue dress. Blues are all over the place this summer, as part of the nautical look, so this dress with the white trim is perfect. It also reminds me of Alice In Wonderland so it ties in nicely with the recent Tim Burton adaptation, and would look great with one of the Temporary:Secretary 'Alice' necklaces.

Anyway, hope you enjoy your weekend. We're open tomorrow, then I'm popping down the road to The Horseshoe to see their new refurb. They're relaunching tonight, but someone has to be here looking bright eyed and bushy tailed at 9am so think I might miss that! So if you're in Wellingborough, well worth checking it out.

Kat

Now Playing The The Shop: You Got The Dirtee Love (Live at the BRIT Awards) - Florence + The Machine & Dizzee Rascal

Through The Looking Glass

Morning! Never let it be said that I don't listen to customers. We have had requests to stock body jewellery, so I'm in the process of arranging things with a supplier and hopefully will have some pieces coming in within the next few weeks. I do try to keep everyone happy, so if you have any other ideas, please let me know. Also, have some very cute artwork from Pippa Alice coming in at the weekend (so will probably be available early next week... I'll keep you posted).

Alice In Wonderland has always been a bit of a cult classic, and ties in very nicely with the Lolita look, as well as general indie-ness. With the Tim Burton version very much still in everyone's minds, I thought the pick of the day should be this gorgeous Temporary:Secretary Alice In Wonderland necklace (photo courtesy of Temporary:Secretary). The charms are so adorable, and there are different ones on each necklace so you can agonise over which you like best. This is because apparently the charms are rare and vintage, and therefore hard for the lovely Temp:Sec to source. Definitely a timeless and beautiful piece for any jewellery box.

Have a good Thursday!

Kat
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