About — Stella Rose

What I’m all about

inspired clothes for inspired people.

Dressing up is a superpower, and I’m here to help you harness it with wearable art, cool creations, and ideas farmed fresh from my brain to yours.

I live everyday with the notion of fashion as an art form, and personal style as a means of self care. Getting dressed is an opportunity to tell the world our story, and a chance to manifest a new reality. What are you dressing for today?

In my shop you’ll find unique and colorful items to express yourself in and above all, have fun wearing. On my blog, you’ll find tips, tricks, and tactics to bring more style and good times into your totally rad life.

My biggest goal with everything I create for you is to simply inspire more of what I love in the world. My job here is to encourage you to be your best and brightest self in hopes that you'll go on to inspire others. Think of it as a domino effect of awesomeness.

So go on, explore! You’re in my house after all. Take my offerings as a virtual cup of tea and stay awhile cause I enjoy your company!

Xo, Stella rose

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Who I am:

Born in NYC and raised in Seattle, I come from a family of artists including painters, rock musicians, and a famous cartoonist. Fashion was my passion from an early age, and I would frequently borrow my mothers old club makeup to play dress up. I discovered drag at age 9, and by high school was I was making my own clothing because I wasn’t finding the things I wanted to wear in stores. Learning about Japanese Street Fashion at age 15 changed my philosophy around daily dressing– the idea that personal style in itself could be a form of art, and that you could dictate your life through the clothing you wear, instead of the other way around. I’ve been making and selling my designs for over a decade, as well as professionally styling namely for ad campaigns, stage performances, and music videos. I’ve modeled professionally, appearing in Italian Vogue as well as Lanvin’s groundbreaking “Real People” 2012 campaign, both celebrating my unique look. I am known for my eccentric and colorful style, turning heads wherever I go– but that’s not my reason for dressing up. My style starts with me, and I’m here to show others how to gain confidence through creative dress.

My Work

I’ve been creating art and fashion design work work under my own name since 2008, which has been mainly accessories-focused, beginning with hand formed hats and painted earrings. In 2013 I embarked on a side project– Doll Eyes, a series of avant-garde high fashion collections created by myself and designer Elena Kanagy-Loux, combining our shared vintage babydoll punk aesthetic to create something new and collaborative. By 2014 we were collaborating with Sanrio, and our was highlighted on display at the first ever Hello Kitty Con in Los Angeles. From there I worked styling an up-and-coming pop singer and The Voice contestant for her viral music videos as well as stage appearances, first incorporating previous designs, and eventually collaborating on new looks created specifically for thematic performances.

Continuing with exploration of “fashion as art”, I unveiled a hat show Stella Needs A Vacation through NYFW Fashun Tweek in September 2016. In 2017 I worked together with Print All Over Me to create a full collection of ready to wear items featuring my illustrative print designs, leading to me opening a month long pop-up shop in New York’s East Village neighborhood, which featured my teeshirts, printed clothing, and accessories designs. I still continue to incorporate illustration into many things I do.

Today I am focusing on steadily growing my small fashion collection into something large and accessible. You can shop it here.