The Wildflower Outlaws, a family-operated boutique, is now open in a historic building in Grapevine.

The store sells women’s apparel with a western bohemian flair and a focus on quality, handpicked pieces. Many of the store’s clothing lines are made in the U.S. and international pieces are hand made by artists, according to previous reporting.

What happened?

By the time the mother-daughter trio of April, Bri and Lily Starr found the location on Main Street, owner Lisa Miller had the building under contract. Grapevine City Council ultimately denied plans for a wine tasting room from Grape Creek Vineyards in May, according to previous reporting.

That opened the door for the clothing store to become a reality. The family operated a similar boutique in Severna Park, Maryland, called Weboshe.


April Starr said that a 20-hour road trip helped them come up with the name of the Grapevine store. Product orders started in June, and hats and boots were some of the most-sold items early on, she said. The boutique's name came from selling western wear, embodying a bohemian style and being woman-owned.

The details

The Grapevine location features a soda bar near the front door as an ode to the history of the building’s previous use as City Drug Store. A City Drug Store sign still hangs from the building today.

Miller said the foundation was crumbling and the floor had to be replaced. The pricks that were part of that foundation were repurposed on the columns inside the building. Part of the floor that was replaced is currently being used as the accent wall behind the registers.


The background

The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior, according to previous reporting.

The varied use of the location started in the early 1900s when silent films were played. C.E. Stewart bought the building in 1914 and The Olympia Confectionery started. The location became City Drug Store in the 1940s, which had a soda fountain and served food in addition to being a place to shop for sundries and get prescriptions, Miller said.

During the renovation, old Carnation Malted Milk cans and bottles were found as well as a large concrete slab, which is where a freezer for ice cream likely was, Miller said.


The building was restored in 1980 by Horace Gilliam, according to a historical marker, and Gilliam’s name is above the entry door.