Wicked Orleans

So it was Halloween and part of my costume involved a corset with steel boning, which I could not get on by myself. I did a keyword search on Unilocal for corsets and Wicked Orleans popped up. I gave them a call and asked if I came in could someone lace me up for a small fee and they told me to come on down.
Rob and Greg, the two owners of the store, were total sweethearts and made me feel welcome the moment I walked in. It was Sam’s first time lacing a corset, but with a little guidance from Greg he did a fantastic job! They let me linger around, waiting for the parade to start, even let me charge my phone. They also wouldn’t take a dime from me for the work they did.
While waiting for my phone to charge up I wandered around the store and found an adorable red and black day of the dead-​esque dress in a retro cut and bought it on the spot. I wore it the next day and stopped in to say hi and thank them for all their help– drop in and take a look around!

Visited New Orleans for the very first time 3 weeks ago. The store looked interesting and I was pleased to see the stocked the Lip Service label. Walked into the store and we received a very cold, unfriendly reception from the two guys at the counter. Other customers walked in and they received a friendly greeting. We could only put it down to the fact that we were a mixed couple (Indian and white) and after the travelling the world and shopping in various places, this is the first time we have experienced this! Would never recommend this store to anyone visiting New Orleans! The attitude was anything but southern hospitality!

I remember when this use to be Gargoyles. They didn’t have very much in the way of women’s goth clothing but they did have few nice things in men’s clothing. To bad they where all way too big. They have some lovely hat’s but all the ones we liked where Large-​XXL and way too big. The sales fellow apologized for being out of stock on the smaller ones and said he had tried to order some this morning but the warehouse was out. He was rather nice and recommended some other stores to check out that might have what we where looking for.
Even though they didn’t have the awesome goth clothing they had back in the day I would totally go check them out again.

Love the stuff in this store. The staff isn’t very friendly, and it’s hard to find this place if you forget the name and exactly where it is on Decatur St. They don’t come up on any of the things I could think to search for, so I just had to search around in real life until I found it in order to get my girlfriend that thing she saw that she wanted that one time.

I Wicked Orleans! I have been shopping with them for the last 12 years. The shop keeper is so friendly without being pushy. Reasonable prices and a great selection of current fashions for all your eccentric needs!

I’ve been wanting to go to Wicked for ages, since I had heard they carry a lot of «retro» kind of styles. During French Quarter Fest, I finally got my chance.
For starters, I will say that I found the staff to be extremely friendly and helpful and I liked that Wicked had a wide selection of clothing for men and women. There were a lot of recognizable dresses with name brands and I even ended up getting one.
My main complaint is this: I don’t know if I came on an «off» day after everything had been picked over, but I was disappointed to find that most of the dresses were only available in larger sizes. For the most part smalls, mediums, and even larges were gone. All that remained were XL sizes. Now, I assume that the smaller sizes are fast to go when new orders come in, but I would have liked to have had more choices in my size.
I will definitely be back because there really is a huge selection of dresses to choose from and they are very well priced. I just hope that, in the future, they have more smaller sizes so that I have a wider selection of things to choose from when shopping.

I have been shopping here since it was «Gargoyle’s» (a much better name). When I heard they were changing the name a while back over Trademark infringement I was pissed for them :(… I still think they could have picked a better name.
Nevertheless, this is a very unique store and I always visit it when I come to New Orleans. They have lots of high quality edgy clothes for your goth, rockabilly, metal head, and fantasy kind of people. Lots of cool leather products in here, and even stuff like tophats and pirate like jackets etc. It’s expensive but all very high quality stuff.
Verdict: Shop here if you like edgy clothing or leather etc. Defintely worth checking out.

I used to shop here when it was Gargoyles in the late 90s. Back then, the emphasis was a bit more on leather boys and bondage, but hey, I found my prized Fiorucci bowling bag there so there was some girly stuff.
These days, though, the store is geared equally towards men and women, with styles ranging from goth to rockabilly to steampunk to dark cowboy (this last one might be made up. I’m referring to the array of black cowboy shirts that have skull or gun designs. Oh and they also have some cool punk rock bowling shirts). If you like flirty, light cotton sundresses with an edge, you’ll find a bunch of cute styles. They are not locally made, like at Diva Dollz where they make their own dresses, but they are also more affordable (in the 60 dollar range). I also spied some Fun House stuff. I had no idea Fun House even existed anymore, so major points for that (just looked ‘em up. They do indeed exist). This was my favorite label in the 90s and it was top notch.
I found the man behind the register to be quite nice and not at all overbearing the way some shop keepers are in the French Quarter. Sometimes you just want to be left alone while you shop, y’know? That said, these clothes don’t really fit my style these days, but I’ll always have an appreciation for stores like Wicked Orleans. I’d be sure and direct folks who are looking for this type of thing here.

Someone down below described the staff as apathetic/​bored and unfortunately I have to echo that sentiment. I perhaps didn’t seem like I was part of the niche market the shop caters to as I popped in Wicked Orleans after the gym one day with a ponytail and sweats on, but I still don’t think that is an excuse to be totally ignored by the staff. I mean, the guy behind the register literally looked at me, made eye contact, and didn’t say a word! He was very jovially interacting with some other folks in the back by the shoes. I had to track him down to get permission to go into the dressing room.
As far as the merchandise: there were some really well-​made and unique pieces as well as some stuff that was just «meh, whatever» and a little cheapy. I like that they carry a wide range of sizes so there is something for everyone. As a general rule I felt that most items I picked up were overpriced. I feel like a lot of the women’s merchandise catered to a very specific brand of rockabilly/​punk/​50s. They did have a sale rack, which was nice.
The store was okay, the merchandise was okay, the staff was lackluster. I left empty handed.

A friend recommended this shop while visiting New Orleans and I loved it. Wicked Orleans has a great selection of clothing and is well-​priced plus the owner was very helpful. I wish this store was in New York so I could visit it all the time.

OMG I love this place, thank god it isn’t in Phoenix, or I would be broke, even tho it is a small shop, there are lots of things to shop for and you could easily spend an hour in there. Great selection of rock –billy, and 50’s clothing. They also have a great selection of Harley shoes and boots. I usually wind up buying several things while I am in the store.

It’s been a while and I was only there once so far, but I’d go back there in a heartbeat. Bought two things there on my one and only trip thus far to New Orleans a couple years back; a polka dot top and some cool twill black capris with zippers on them. And on sale. Guess I was just in the right place at the right time for that one! It was indeed pretty hemmed in there, but staff seemed decent and it’s not imitation punk and goth wear like some chains tend to offer. Seems to be the next best thing to the DIY tradition!

I love this store! I stopped here during a recent visit to New Orleans. It’s small but has an excellent collection of clothing for both men and women. They even carry plus size items. Everything is neatly organized. The staff is friendly and attentive. I like that the clothes are fresh and current. The Goth/​Punk stores by me (NYC) tend to have stagnant looking clothes that look as if they’ve been on the racks since ’96 — but this is definitely not the case with Wicked Orleans. I bought a fuchsia leopard print halter dress. Gorgeous! I’ll definitely visit again next time I’m in New Orleans.

It was the rockabilly style dresses printed with pretty skulls in the window that lured me in to this place. While none of the dresses looked that great on me, I did end up buying a totally badass leather motorcycle jacket on sale for $ 50 here. Awesome deal. The owner is really nice and stocks a reasonable selection of cute plus sized womens clothes.

been shopping here since it was named gargoyles. this is the place is the place for the goths that are not posers-​the home of sinners and saints. long lacey corset top dresses, and leather bondage –like dresses for the temptresses. these people are serious about their merchandise, there are definitely some things in this place that are not in the mall .this is locally owned please check it out, this place is surrounded by a goth community check it out in the quarter.

It’s very great for gothic and punk style. The clerks are such cool guys. The only reason it does not get 5 instead of 4 is that they cut the store’s size in half. So not only is it a little cluttered, their options are not as strong as usual.

Very cool store, Boots, Dragonfly shirts, leather, leather accesories, lot’s of cool stuff