One of Hueytown’s oldest structures is getting a new lease on life, thanks to local entrepreneur Estelle Straate. Over the next few months, Estelle and her team will transform the historic home into a charming, timeless storefront for her vintage wedding dress boutique, Estelle Amore.
About Estelle Amore
Estelle Straate has been drawn to all things vintage for as long as she can remember.
A Birmingham native, Estelle began to thrift, repair and wear repurposed vintage clothing in high school. Her distinct style caught the eye of her classmates, who asked if Estelle would sell vintage clothes to them.
“I started traveling all over the southeast to sell clothes at vintage markets, but it wasn’t profitable enough for me to make a career out of it. I knew I wanted to work with vintage clothing, but I had to figure out a way to make it work for me.”…