A new boutique opened on the bustling Vine Street in Over-The-Rhine.
Boutique Bellini, a women’s apparel shop, is owner Aleasha Smith’s first brick-and-mortar space. According to a press release, Smith previously had been operating out of a Little Debbie delivery truck that she turned into a mobile boutique in 2018. She would attend outdoor shopping events and provide drive-up service for home shopping parties.
“I’m thrilled to be opening my first brick-and-mortar store in Over-the-Rhine,” Smith says in the release. “The neighborhood has such a distinctive charm and is filled with small business owners like me who are living out their dream.”
Smith signed a lease for the space at 1513 Vine Street in early August and began making it just right for her. She says she decorated with concrete accents to offset the dusty pink, gold and white palette customers will find inside.
This article appears in Sep 15-28, 2021.