End Of An Era

Morning,

Just a note to say that from the end of this month, we will switching to only selling online through our online shop and the last day our physical shop at 15 Silver Street, Wellingborough will be open is Saturday 25th June. After that, we'll still be able to get you all your favourite pieces, it will just be delivered to your door instead!

Because of this, we are having a massive sale as a big thank you to our customers. The sale is on both in store and online, and includes clothes by Death Kitty, Max C, Monsalina Chic, Worn Free, Spiral Direct, and even this season's Yumi. It also includes Temporary:Secretary jewellery, our ethically traded accessories and homeware, Smashing Glass glassware, and Stargazer hair dyes and false lashes. Some items have more than 50% off their original retail price!

Thank you to all of our in-store customers for all their support, and we hope we can still help you look unique via our online shop. In the meantime, enjoy the bargains!

Some of our bargains are below:

Death Kitty skirts only £10 and jeans from £12.

Lots of reductions on our ethically traded products.

All Iska dresses reduced to only £15.

Reductions on all our Max C pieces, with some less than half price!

All Monsalina Chic dresses £20 or less!

All Spiral Direct pieces are now £20 or less too.

Our Stargazer hair dyes and false lashes have been reduced.

All of our Temporary:Secretary jewellery is in the sale.

All Worn Free t-shirts are now only £20!

Up to £25 off this season's Yumi clothing.

Also, in store there are reductions on our Smashing Glass glassware, ethically traded kimonos, Wildcat body jewellery, and a pair of Dr Marten 8-Eye boots in Purple, size 9, for only £50!

Pick Of The Day today is this Max C Low-Waisted Bow Dress, RRP £42 but now only £19 in our clearance sale! It's a great summer bargain! Made from lightweight material, with pale pink and black polka dot around the sleeves, neckline and on the decorative bow, the drop-waist makes it very flattering. It's also got big pockets for your sunglasses and bits!

Have a great weekend!

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: Lights Out - Easyworld

Short End Of The Wedge

Morning,

Just a reminder that 10% of all online sales of our Yumi clothing in May will be donated to Claire Friend's Race For Life sponsorship. Check out her story and/or donate here.

Best of luck to our model and artist Becca, who is going into hospital on Sunday. We'll be thinking of you!

Almost the weekend, any exciting plans?

Pick Of The Day today is one for the boys (or tomboys). These Spiral Direct Vintage Shorts, £20.00, are fantastic quality. They're black with a distressed vintage look (we also do a non-distressed plain version), and they're on sale! These are great for the warm weather!

Have a great Friday!

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: Stone In My Shoe - Alisha's Attic

In Flames

Morning,

We're getting ourselves all geared up for Retro-Beat tonight! If you're out on the town this Easter weekend, pop in and get your outfit sorted! Whatever you're doing, have a great Easter!

We'll be shut Sunday and Monday (as usual) and we will be reopening on Tuesday at 12pm until 5.30pm (because I'm moving house and need to go sign bits of paper!).

Our models Matt and Tahnee popped in yesterday and showed us the scan pictures of their new baby boy (expected October). Their son Zack is already a charming regular visitor to the shop, so very excited for them. So congratulations guys!

Also, make sure you grab a copy of today's Northants Evening Telegraph if you're in the area. Just bring in our advert to get 10% off Yumi clothes!

Pick Of The Day today is this Spiral Direct Phoenix Rising T-Shirt, £15.00. It has a fantastic phoenix print on the front, with a contrasting print on the reverse. It's a really great piece, and we only have one left! Perfect if you're planning on rising from the flames!

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: In Sleep - Lissie

Ashes To Ashes

Morning,

Had a great weekend. The Unorthodox team were out in force for The Horseshoe's first Comedy Night on Sunday, which was fantastic. Oh, and it was my birthday. I don't feel any older, yet, though. Which is nice.

Audrey Hepburn umbrellas are selling fast (the weather is probably helping!) so if you want to stay dry in the most stylish way possible, make one yours today!

We had a great photo shoot on Saturday with the new Yumi pieces. Local artist Rebecca Sturdgess modelled for us (we have lots of her art in stock, so check that out), and she did a fantastic job. Our resident photographer Brian Chapman of Brian Chapman Photography was running the show, and it was great fun. Loved seeing the Yumi pieces being worn. Once the photos are ready, we'll have them up on our Facebook page, and you'll be able to see them on the Yumi item pages when they're on the online shop.

Pick Of The Day today is this Spiral Direct Phoenix Rising T-Shirt because we only have one left! It's 100% and features the fantastic prints Spiral are famous for. There's an awesome back print too, so you're getting your money's worth! We're gradually cutting down on our menswear, so grab a piece of history!

View and order the Spiral Direct Phoenix Rising T-Shirt on our online shop.

Have a great week!

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: Word Love - Rhianna

Shadowplay

Morning,

I've been doing a bit of New Years trendspotting this month, and I've noticed the following things seem to be getting really popular... Dr Martens in Cherry Red (especially 10 and 14 eyelet ones), all patent Dr Martens (which we can't get in stock for love nor money until around March, I'm afraid), ginger and auburn tinged Stargazer hair dyes, Irene Mosedale beaded necklaces and bracelets, and our Monsalina Chic dresses are getting loads of attention! Remember, most of our accessories and clothes are available in limited numbers only, so if you love it, make it yours (especially with the sale on!).

The biggest pile of post just arrived, so it's going to be a brief one today, and I'm going to crack on with our Pick Of The Day...

Something for the guys today (or girls who like their shorts baggy, I suppose). These Spiral Direct shorts have the fantastic Shadow Skull print front and back. They're great quality, and perfect for when the warmer weather hits. Plus, they're now in our sale with a tenner off!

View the Spiral Direct Shadow Skull Shorts on our online shop.

Right, off to tackle the post mountain. Have a good day!

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: I Promised Myself - Nick Kamen

Shimmer & Shake

Afternoon,

It's our first day open after Christmas. Hope you all had a great time. The blog is late today as we've been sorting out everything for our sale! Save up to 45% on some items, both in store and on our online shop. So why not check out some of the following:

All Worn Free t-shirts now £25, reduced from £32!

Death Kitty skinny and flared jeans, dresses and bags on sale.

Spiral Direct reductions.

All Iska dresses now £20!

Huge savings on Max C dresses, tops and belts.

£10 off most of our Monsalina Chic lines.

All Smashing Glass reduced.

Hope you all enjoy it!


Pick Of The Day today is something inexpensive and perfect for saving on handbag space come NYE. These Barry M Shimmering Eye & Lip Crayons do a multitude of jobs by adding colour and shimmer to eyes, lips and face in one pocket-size crayon with a soft, light formula. We carry them in Gold and Golden Bronze (our personal favourites so we hope you will love them too!).

Barry M Shimmering Eye & Lip Crayons on www.unorthodoxshop.com.

Now, put that tin of Quality Street down and get shopping!

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: A Tatons - Axelle Red

Purrfect

Morning,

Trying to work out when the best time to put the Xmas decorations up at the shop is. Don't want to get in too early, but don't want to be all Scrooge-like. Any ideas?

Tomorrow is your last chance to get your hands on our WAM Apparel t-shirts and hoodies before we finish stocking the collection, so if you've been eyeing any of them up, either pop in or order them quickly! We've loved having the screen-printed range in, but we're scaling down our menswear (unless you blokes out there have a sudden shopping surge, in which case we'll reconsider!). We will still have our Worn Free t-shirts, Rubertine Art t-shirts, and Spiral Direct shorts in stock for the time being.

Pick Of The Day is this purrfect stocking filler from hand-assembled jewellery starlet Temporary:Secretary. These Hello Kitty earrings are kitsch, cute, and a bargain. Great as a gift, or even better to keep for yourself! We also have a Temporary:Secretary Hello Kitty ring, if you want to coordinate. For more information, pop in store or check them out on our online shop.

Temporary:Secretary Hello Kitty Earrings on www.unorthodoxshop.com.

The weekend creeps ever closer...

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: This Corrosion - Sisters Of Mercy

Selling Out

Morning,

Got some lovely new bits in yesterday. We have some gorgeous hand painted and hand finished wooden boxes by D'n'J with PacMan and Space Invader designs among others. We also have some signed, framed, limited edition prints by local artist Daniel Cheney that I hope to have on the walls over the weekend. Finally, we now have a selection of postcards of Wellingborough and the surrounding area by renowned photographer Clive Wagner.

Our sale still rages on. There are some real bargains to be had. If you want any extra information on any product, be it about the sizing, how it fits, washing instructions, just ask! It's what I'm here for! One of the biggest bargains is some of the dresses we have in by Max C. Some are almost £20 lower than the RRP! Well worth having a browse! Most can be worn for winter too, as the styles are pretty classic and not prone to dating quickly, so just add a jacket, or put it away for next year, knowing you have a bargain!

Pick Of The Day today are these men's plain black shorts by Spiral Direct. These are fantastic quality, 100% cotton, and only £20 in our sale. We also have them in a vintage, distressed-look version as well, as well as the printed SD shorts. Stock and sizes are limited so get in there quick!

Click here for more information and to buy these Spiral Direct shorts from our online shop.

Right, off to look at the lovely new lines from Worn Free and decide what we want in next!

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: Oh Brother - Boo Radleys

SALE!

Rather than make you wait until tomorrow, I thought I'd give you the details of our sale now! It's now on, in the shop and on our online shop. It's all while stocks last, and we reserve the right to withdraw or alter the offers at any time. They cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Right, now that bit is out of the way, here's some info on what's available:

Max C London
All of our Max C dresses are now £35 or under, which is drastically below the RRP! Some of these pieces are absolutely gorgeous, so get in quick because when they're gone, they're gone!

Death Kitty
We've reduced some of our Death Kitty collection, even though we are one of the cheapest retailers stocking the brand already! The trousers are especially a bit of a bargain!

Worn Free
All of the Worn Free t-shirts we have in stock have been reduced to £30.

Spiral Direct
Been eyeing up the men's shorts from Spiral Direct? Now they are all reduced but still the same great quality, so take the plunge!

Iska
These cute dresses have been getting lots of attention, but now they are all between £25 and £30 you have no excuse to update your party wardrobe!

WAM Apparel
We have reduced the price of our limited edition WAM Apparel Snarling Dog hoodies!

Enjoy!

Kat

Bite Me

Morning,

Went through the photos from our shoots yesterday with our photographer, Brian, and they are absolutely awesome. Can highly recommend him! Big thank you to all the models we've used so far!

Pick of the day today is this Spiral Direct 'Bite' t-shirt, as modelled here by Matt. Spiral are renowned for their gothic/rock/metal style prints, and this one is really distinctive. Also, check out the back print! Whether you're a Twihard or you like your vampires a little more classical, this should help you get in touch with your inner blood sucker!

Our special offer for our Facebook followers ends today. Head over to our Facebook page for more information!

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth - The Dandy Warhols

Short Shorts

Morning,

Placed our first order with Dr Martens this week. We don't have any in stock as yet, but if you know your size, come have a look through the catalogue and we can order the style you want for you.

Still waiting on the new stuff to come in. I get very impatient! We do have some Death Kitty and Max C pieces on order so can't wait until they come in!

The pick of the day today is these men's shorts from Spiral Direct. They are black, 100% cotton, and have a distressed 'vintage' look. Perfect for summer if you're not into your loud prints! We also have Spiral Direct shorts in stock with prints on them, if you fancy something a bit more decorative.

Ooh, is that the weekend I can see creeping up on us? :)

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: Mambo No5 (Radio Edit) - Lou Bega

Kawaii!

Morning

Well, mannequins have been changed again. Kurt is wearing Spiral Direct shorts with a WAM Apparel Snarling Dog t-shirt, Courtney is in the navy blue Max C dress, and Frances is wearing the Death Kitty red pinstripe drainpipe jeans with a Spiral Direct diamante skull bandeau top. Going to add the Temporary Secretary Alice charm necklace to Courtney and then they'll be all set for the week.

Pick of the day is this Temporary Secretary Hello Kitty ring (photo courtesy of Temporary Secretary). It's not going to put a strain on your wallet, and it's perfect to treat yourself or make someone smile. The ring is silver plated, and adjustable. We also have Temporary Secretary Hello Kitty earrings too.

Anyway, not feeling too great today so I'll cut this short and go sit in a corner until I feel better!

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's

I was just trying to think up a day-of-the-week themed title when I realised I didn't know what day of the week it is

Morning. Late blogging again today, but I was doing good deeds, I swear! And the books. Very excited to hear the former Angel Hotel across the street may be getting done up with the help of a grant from the Heritage fund. I think my suggestion to paint it in glitter might not go down well though.

I think the mannequins may have names! After much deliberation yesterday, currently I favour calling them Kurt, Courtney and Frances. But we'll see.


As they're forcasting great weather for the weekend, I thought I'd encourage the blokes to get their legs out, so the pick of the day is these Spiral Direct shorts. Distressed style, with a dragon print on one leg, these are the only way to still look tough in shorts! We also have other Spiral Direct shorts in with a variety of prints. Well, they mainly have different sorts of skulls on so not that much variety but there's a pirate skull amongst them! And we have some plain ones too, for those not into skulls or dragons!

Anyway, enjoy the sunshine!

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: Bul Ma Miin - Orchestre Baobab

Ruby Tuesday

Morning. Bit late on the blog posting today as it is 'change the mannequins' day. It is also Pippa's (of Pippa Alice whose artwork we have in stock) birthday so happy birthday Pippa! Also got my brother lurking about today (if you pass by, he's the one who looks like a cross between Chewbacca and Tim The Bear from The Cleveland Show).


Pick of the day is this Max C little black dress. I don't think the photo really does it justice, but it gives you an idea (can't wait for our proper photos with the models to be done!). It's got bow detail, a ruched hem at the bottom, and has a lovely silky feel to it. It's also hand crafted (and comes with Max C's tags to prove that!). It's on one of the girl mannequins in the window if you want to take a closer look!

The other mannequins are wearing a Death Kitty pink skull tutu-style skirt and a Spiral Direct diamante skull bandeau, and a pair of Spiral Direct shorts with a Worn Free 'as worn by' Joey Ramone t-shirt.

Just had a sneak peak at the 'high summer' Max C collection and there's some gorgeous pieces. Katie Price was recently spotted wearing one of the Max C dresses we have in stock but I'm unsure if this is a particularly good promotional point so shhh! I'm keeping it quiet!

Enjoy your day.

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: Save A Prayer - Duran Duran

Friday Feeling

Morning! Slight delay on the blog post today because the internet has been playing up again. Did you know you can also follow Unorthodox on Twitter? Just click here.


As the weekend is nearly upon us (although some of us work Saturdays!) I thought I'd have something a little bit glam as the pick of the day. This grey Max C dress is hand crafted in gorgeous material, with very elegant coursage-type detailing, and hangs beautifully. Perfect for warm summer evenings, but in the meantime it would look great with leggings and a little bolero (may I suggest one of the Spiral Direct ones we currently stock).

Anyway, enjoy your Friday, whatever you're doing.

Kat

Now Playing In The Shop: This Scene Is Dead - We Are Scientists

Rainbow Bright

It's Tuesday, which means two things: 1, Unorthodox has been open for a week today, and 2, today is the day I change the clothes in the window. Girl Mannequin #1 (think I should name them, any ideas?) had an impromptu change on Saturday when a customer bought the dress she was wearing, so she is now in a great Death Kitty tartan skirt and a Death Kitty hoody. The other two, Girl Mannequin #2 and Boy Mannequin #1, were changed this morning. Boy Mannequin #1 is now modelling one of the Worn Free 'as worn by Keith Moon' Jesus Saves t-shirt (also available in white if blue isn't your thing) and a pair of Spiral Direct shorts, with Girl Mannequin #2 in a lovely grey Max C dress, with a Maddie shopper. Have a look if you're wandering by.


Anyway, on to the shameless plugging of the pick of the day. I was going to pick a colour from the range of Stargazer hair dyes, but I just couldn't decide, so it's all of them! They're semi-permanent, and the gloves are already in the box, which isn't always standard for the companies making the more mad shades! We have them in *deep breath* Eggplant, Baby Pink, Rich Wine, African Green, Coral Blue, Violet, Purple, Rouge, Magenta, Copper, Blue Black, White, Yellow, Tropical Green, Pitch Black, Dawn, Golden Flame, Shocking Pink, Coral Gold, Royal Blue, Red Hot, Silverlook, Foxy Red, Auburn, Ultra Blue and Plume. Whether you want to send your whole head of hair a new colour, or just add a few streaks, these colours are fantastic.

Had a sneak peek of some of Pippa Alice's artwork that is coming into the shop shortly to help brighten the place up. Even better, it's going to be available to you guys (for a small fee, starving artists and all that) so if you love it, you can stare at it forever. Some very very gorgeous pictures. We're still looking for artists and bands who want to display/sell their work/merch, so get in touch if you're interested.

Right, better go do some work now!

Kat
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