Stiletto Alternative Clothing

Well. I was going to give Stiletto two stars anyway, as I’ve always found the clothes in here to be overpriced, understocked, and, as another reviewer says, quite childish, but after deciding to go in and have a detailed look around and maybe a chat to the owner in the interests of being completely fair I’m tempted to give it one star instead.
Stiletto is OK for things like button badges and other small items, but most of the goth type stuff it sells is pretty expensive for what it is, and there are other shops in the city selling similar stock. So a shop competing in a fairly select market has to do something a bit special, such as Fresh Garbage’s pots of hair dye or good customer service. Not Stiletto.
The girl behind the counter in Stiletto was lovely, but, when I asked if it would be OK if I took a photo said she would have to ask her boss. This was the scary looking lady referred to in previous reviews, who I found not scary but plain rude in demanding to see ID and then refusing to let me take a picture. Fair enough that it’s her shop her rules, but she didn’t put it at all politely, and the the lack of customer service skills, together with the overpriced and average looking stock, means I won’t be back to Stiletto even for its accessories. I’ll stick to Fresh Garbage instead.

Not as ‘bong heavy’ as some of the other alternative clothing stores in town but well worth a visit. It’s got the usual gothic/​rocky/​pseudo-​bondage gear in there along with a vast selection of slogan t-​shirts.
It’s actually in quite an odd location as it’s surrounded by the more tranquil likes of coffee shops and bars of Fountain Place but always seems to have a crowd of black clad teenagers in there.
Now this type of look has hit the mainstream in a big way there’s not a lot to shock here unless you’ve never seen Lady Gaga do her thing and you consider fishnets risqué.
Prices seem ok and the owner/​assistant seems to be into the look as well.
Pros: Good selection, pricing seems ok.
Cons: You either like the look or you don’t.

Not really a place I’d think of going to be honest, Stiletto is the kind of place that sells the «I’m a bomb disposal expert. If you see me running, try to catch up» t-​shirt, which was only mildly funny in the 90s and is just embarrassing now.
Now, to be fair to the place, I’m not its target customer. Stiletto is aimed at teenagers, and since it seems to be pretty popular with them, I suppose it must be doing something right!

Stiletto is a great place for clothing from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and also accommodates for the goth, rock and vintage looks! Its a real wee treasure trove and you’d be really surprise dat what you could find here! Somme of the stuff is really quite funky an original and you wouldn’t have to worry about stepping out int he same outfit!
Its great for festival and fancy dress gear and plays and sells some pretty funky music! Its great for gift ideas for sulky teens or the friend who will never grow out of his novelty Shirts!
A really cool Alternative clothing store certainly worth a look around! You might find the one thing you never knew you were missing! I found an amazing skirt in there that I cannot part with! Its fab!

Stiletto is a throwback to the late 70s and early 80s when the punk/​Goth/​New Wave looks were a new idea and there seemed to be a lot more shops selling tartan bondage trousers, studded belts, Palestinian type scarves, fishnet gloves and suchlike.
Of course, that has something to do with age too… but I shan’t dwell on that. Anyway, there seem to be enough people who still make a beeline for Stiletto and all that kind of stuff. Although the clothes obviously are not my thing it is refreshing to see an establishment of this sort still in situ amid all the high street standard retail outlets.

I thought I would have grown out of this shop … I still haven’t!
It’s an emo /​goth /​punk style shop which sells some really funky (scary?) stuff. Recently after 4 laborious hours traipsing around town shopping for a dress for a friends wedding, I thought OK, I’ll go to Stiletto and I don’t find something, I’ll go home, surely I’ve something there that will do, and lo and behold, I found what is now my FAVOURITE dress for the bargain price of £15! It looks designer, is ‘unique’ and yay! No one else was wearing the same outfit as me!
I was sold the dress buy the owner, a rather severe looking woman who is actually quite lovely. She helped me in and out of a few different dresses, giving me her truthful opinion each time. Who needs friends ey?
Oh, also, she plays great music! OK, the clothes can be a bit expensive but they’re quality products. All manner of badges/​clothes/​bags/​accessories/​jewellery etc are sold. Quite a few of which I want! Brands on sale include the range Living Dead Souls which is very popular with the emo scene. Mostly frequented by the ‘City Hall’ rocky style kids, though it does sell adult bondage clothing.
It’s quite a small shop but it packs a lot in. Take a look in if that’s your style. I’m positive you’ll find something you love.

In my youth this was a standard trip on a Saturday from lazily standing around at City Hall proclaiming that no one will ever understand us.
Run by a slightly scary looking lady who wears everything she sells, which is weird as she’s around 40 and all her customers are around 16. It caters for guys and girls of all the alternative, teenage angst ridden genres.
I loved this place because of all the t-​shirts with relatively witty sentiments on them and didn’t mind paying £20 for something that was printed in the back room. I walked by the window a few days ago and noticed they have a green t-​shirt with the 1-​Up symbol from Mario. It is so decisively old school I may need to pop in soon.
It’s no Fresh Garbage (5 shiny stars) but it made for a change in our very routine Saturday hangouts.