Hipsta is an alternative fashion store at 3/128 Dalton Street in Napier South, with a body piercing studio inside. The clothing is gender-neutral and earth-friendly, and the store also stocks ethnic handicrafts, incense and home decor. The website says the handicrafts and clothing are sourced from India, Thailand and New Zealand. The piercing studio is fully licensed, and the website describes it as hygienic and welcoming. Piercings and ear piercing come up more than anything else in what people say, and nose piercings are mentioned too. The website offers free shipping on orders over $85 as at 2026.
Customers praise the friendly staff and the helpful advice given before a piercing. One customer with small earlobes was nervous about getting their ears pierced again, and said the staff helped them feel at ease. Another said the piercer was careful about where a nose piercing was placed so it matched the other side, and that it took a while to get right. Customers also say the staff are friendly and the shop is a pleasant place to browse. Among the two clothing stores within a kilometre, Napier Central Store, 0.3 km away, rates 3.5 from 11 reviews. Of the two nearby stores with ten or more reviews, none rates higher than Hipsta.