Studio 714

July 16th, 2010
Brookville, IN

Street view of Studio 714. Image by Jetta V of Trash Rags.

Sweet Revenge is pleased to be part of the opening of Studio 714 in Brookville, IN (714 E. Main Street). The owner, Kimberly Meadows, is a photographer by trade, but has a great interest in design. As part of her business, she works with local designers, models and stylists.

Finding the perfect commercial space led to her decision to combine her interests in a retail store and photography studio. Kim also intends to offer classes in her roomy historic storefront.
Why Brookville? Kim hails from Brookville, which boasts a great vacation lake and camping area. It’s no metropolis, but as we stood outside trying to get back to our car, we watched in disbelief at the traffic that goes up and down Main Street. The area reminds me a bit of Noblesville, where I have my studio and home base of operations. The Main Street is renovated historic buildings (probably 1880-90s), and businesses which range from hair salons to diners, retail stores and offices.

Studio 714 opens today, and will take advantage of the Chamber of Commerce’s “Main Street After Hours.” The after hours celebrations include live music, and the local establishments stay open later so that pedestrians can peruse the shops.

SR merchandise hangin' out. Image by Jetta V of Trash Rags.

There’s a style show at 5pm, and the hours today at 10 am to 11 pm–what a long day! As you can see, the products range from paintings and framed photographs  to hand made jewelry, printed t-shirts, sleepwear, handbags, scarves…eye candy.

Many thanks to Jetta V of Trash Rags for the images–Kim was still heavily in renovation mode when we visited. It’s great to see things shaping up.

Jetta Vegas has a blog at http://jettavegas.wordpress.com.

Designer Trends in Lingerie

July 6th, 2010

So, I hear Jean Paul Gaultier is going to design a line of lingerie for La Perla. How exciting–I cannot wait to see what he comes up with.  It does seem that lingerie is becoming more mainstream in general–we’re seeing it grace the runway mixed into dresses, with suits, day wear, etc.

Sweet Revenge is up with the times. Looking ahead to Spring 2011, we’ve come up with some basic pieces in more luxurious fabrics, which can mix and match with corsets and waist cinchers. Wear them at home, or layer them for a “going out” look, I won’t tell! The basic nightgowns/negligees are made of cottons and silks, while the corsets are made of damasks and printed velvets, all in a palette of cream, lilac, gold and white. Fresh, playful and just right for spring.

Golds, creams, lilac and white make the palette fresh for spring.

The youthfulness of ruffles (left) and elegance of silk shantung (right). Sweet Revenge Spring 2011.