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New Year’s Eve 2021 gave birth to the idea for Scarlet Velvet, now nearly 12 months on the idea grew into a shop and is thriving in the heart of Ivybridge. Pablo Munoz and Clair Iles , Co owners, had not even met each other prior to New Year’s Eve 2021, but Pablo was hosting a New Year’s Eve party where they met and the idea almost fell from the stars that they were going to open a shop… literally there and then they agreed to create what is now Scarlet Velvet. Pablo found 17 Weston road, Ivybridge for rent and by February the 14th 2022 he had viewed the property and had fallen in love with it, and was able to visualise what the shop was going to look like. Clair decided to take the leap of faith, leave her job in the Midlands and her and her husband sold up and moved to Devon in March where they are now enjoying living by the sea and a slower pace of life. With Pablo’s incredible ability to buy in exquisite items at fantastic prices, along with his excellent business acumen combined with Clair’s creativity, spiritual and holistic skills they make a business power couple!
Scarlet Velvet is an escape from every day life, from the outside it is hard to see in and it looks a bit like a black hole, but for those brave enough to enter it has a beautiful boutique feel with soft music, incense smells, plush velvet ceilings, candles and chandeliers. Clair and Pablo had a clear vision of how it was to look right from the start and they both have the same expensive rich tastes! As Scarlet Velvet is a short walk outside the town centre it has took a little while for people to find this little oasis in Ivybridge, but they are now happy to say that they have customers travelling from Bristol, Plymouth and Totnes. The shop stocks both new and pre loved items, seasonal party dresses, Beautiful basques and corsets, Steampunk ruffle skirts along with exquisite coats, gothic clothing and quality pre loved dresses, skirts and tops. They try very hard to stock as wide a size range as possible and want to appeal to as many customers as they can.
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