Decadence Manor — Lost Midtown
The shop discovered right across Madison from the antique store—immortalized in original trade-flash illustration.
The shop discovered right across Madison from the antique store—immortalized in original trade-flash illustration.
In 1984 we moved to Memphis, and by fifth grade our home was literally inside my mother’s antique shop showroom at 1707 Madison Avenue—riding home in a cargo van packed to the roof with French antiques, sleeping on the wooden base of a Louis XVI armoire, and stepping out the front door into a Midtown ruled by Dancing Jimmy, the Antenna Club, and Decadence Manor across the street.
Two full days riding and sleeping on the solid wood base of an 18th-century French armoire on the way to 1707 Madison Ave.
Living inside the showroom at 1707 Madison meant taking baths in a stainless commercial sink between French armoires—and discovering Buddy and Gem Beaux’s Decadence Manor right across Madison Avenue.
Original Memphis flash, lost landmarks, and story-born designs on heavyweight apparel, prints, and goods.
Enter Artist Shop ↗
Authored cut-and-sew bomber jackets, movement textiles, and oversized weekender bags.
Enter NAVETS ↗
Late-night Memphis broadcast lore, SIVAD Love & Curses, and The Killer vampire series.
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Custom graphic and visual commissions printed on heavy fabric and hand-stretched over custom wood stretcher frames built in the shop.
Custom visual identity, print collateral, and branded goods for restaurants, bars, bands, and independent houses—authored one commission at a time.