Label Stop Staring Might Step Into the Limelight with a Flagship Store

Racked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.

LAist interviews Alicia Estrada, the designer behind vintage-inspired label Stop Staring! How did she pick that brash-yet-coy name?

In my punk college days, I was literally making skirts out of shower curtains and everyone was always staring at me. I loved the attention, so one day I got the idea to write "Stop Staring!" on the back of my skirt with a black sharpie in punk rock letters. At that point, I couldn't even imagine starting a clothing line, but I would joke that if it did happen, I would name it Stop Staring! I remember hanging out with Sublime and going to No Doubt shows when they would play in the coffee house on campus. I remember the No Doubt guys yelled "Stop Staring!" one day when I walked by them in my skirt.

Ah, the nineties. Vintage enthusiasts will be glad to know that Estrada is thinking of expanding her South Broadway showroom into a full-fledged flagship, although she's got no concrete plans quite yet.
· Interview: Alicia Estrada, Founder and Head Designer of Stop Staring! [LAist]
· Stop Staring! [Official Site]