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Velour
velourvintage.blogspot.com
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Velour is a Vintage, Retro & Recycled clothing boutique in Melbourne, Australia. Find us at 184 Barkly Street St Kilda, or www.verlourvintage.com
#144289 in All , #11469 in General Fashion

Vintage Easter

Olga San Juan 1940s Jean Parker and Mary Carlisle - c. 1930sGila Golan c.1960sHeather Angel - c. 1930sDorothy Jordan - c. 1930sLilian Harvey c. 1920’sHave a fab Easter long weekend ♥

06 apr 12

Vintage Style Icon - Twiggy

Happy birthday Lesley Hornby aka Twiggy ♥ More images here.

30 mar 12

Vintage Style Icon - Pattie Boyd - Happy Birthday!

Pattie boyd - born 17 March 1944

30 mar 12

Cutting edge 1940s body streamlining for aspiring sea nymphs

"Girls, it seems that after youve helped to win the war, youll still have another battle on your hands... legs and things... the battle of the bulges - and here are some of the latest mechanised ...

28 mar 12

Happy St Patricks day!

Image: Martha Vickers - c. 1940s

17 mar 12

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!

11 mar 12

Grazias 1960s 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 T...

10 mar 12

Goodbye St Kilda!

Image: Betty BlytheGoodbye St Kilda, well miss you!If youre 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 vi...

20 feb 12

Our St Kilda Boutique is CLOSING!

Image: St Kilda beach c. 1912After 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 h...

13 jan 12

Goodbye 2011

Debbie ReynoldsHazel Sofinger

31 dec 11

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to yall!

24 dec 11

Happy Halloween!

♥ Velour,  Dusty Anderson & Betty Boop

31 oct 11

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Some fab 1960s moves straight outta The Whiskey a Go-Go ♥

07 oct 11

Marilyns first photoshoot auction

Images and copywrites of Marilyn Monroes first photoshoot in March of 1946, aged 19, are going up for auction - more here ♥

25 sep 11

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Image by Ronald Traeger for Vogue UK, November 1965 ♥via

23 sep 11

ASOS Marketplace

Did you hear? ASOS has not only launched an Australian website just for us, but have opened up their ASOS Marketplace to International sellers - huzzah! Velour now has a boutique for you to peruse - ...

16 sep 11

Spring frocks, Doris Day & pastel poodles

Doris Day in Collier’s Magazine, August 1952A peek at some of the wondrous Spring frocks in store now - perhaps consider a matching pastel poodle?♥

15 sep 11

Marilyn Monroe as Cleopatra

Marilyn Monroe as Theda Bara in Cleopatra - photographed by Richard Avedon ♥

07 sep 11

Style Icon - Happy Birthday Freddie Mercury

Some favourite Freddie moments, in all his bodysuited, bedazzled and balet slippered glory. RIP ♥

05 sep 11

The most productive male hooker in Dallas

Men in Stitches, 1975So very enjoyable.Images by Velour via Instagram  - follow us @velourvintage

03 sep 11

HELLO SPRING!

We really missed you in Melbourne last year, please make up for it this time round ♥ Jean Shrimpton

01 sep 11

1950s Brylcreem advertisement

Disturbingly healthy hair is a must at all times, ynever know when a seal might bring new lovers together ♥Brylcreem, a little dabll do yaBrylcreem, you look so debonaireBrylcreem, the galsll all pur...

31 jul 11

Recipes from the stars for Mrs. Housewife. Bert Newton - Carpet bag steak

Im getting a bit scan happy and thought id delve into some of my more interesting vintage cookbooks and pamphlets. "Recipes from the stars" appears to have been put out in the late 50s to ben...

02 jul 11

Happy Birthday Debbie Harry

Happy Birthday goin out to Blondie mega babe, Debbie Harry. Heres a 1978 interview by Lee Simon for Aussie late night rock show Nightmoves - talkin New Wave.

02 jul 11

Vintage style icon - Peggy Moffitt

More here

16 jun 11

Facebook fan discount

Psssst... did you know if you head over facebook way and "Like" the Velour page, well knock 10% off your next clothing purchase in store? You can peruse some of the pieces currently in store ...

14 jun 11

Julie Driscoll - Season Of The Witch

Great song, and ohhhhh that coat...

11 jun 11

Vintage style icon - Nancy Sinatra

Happy Birthday Nancy...71 and still super groovy...

08 jun 11

Michael Jacksons thriller jacket

If youve been pondering on how to best blow that exta few 100k youve got lying around, one of Michael Jacksons iconic red leather jackets worn in the thriller clip is going up for auction...Or you co...

07 jun 11

Velour goes to Smith Street

Were bringing some of our vintage wares across the river tomorrow for the Market at the Gasometer - well have a bunch of super cute dresses, waistcoats, and wool coats n leather jackets this time rou...

04 jun 11

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