Bloom Archives
Category: Fashion & Shopping
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Ellington’s Mercantile Open Saturdays, Selling Art (Photo Gallery)
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Hope Ellington had a dream of getting together with a group of her artist friends and selling their art together.…
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New Floral Shop Offers Men The ‘I’m a Jerk’ Bouquet
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Bloomington’s newest flower shop has a name that’s easy to remember—Bloomin’ Tons Floral Company—and an address that has a long…
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Areté Athletic: A Shop for Active Women on B-town’s East Side
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS When women exercise, they want their workout clothes to be utilitarian and comfortable, and they want them to look good,…
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American Colors Brand Opens First Retail Store in B-town (Photo Gallery)
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS After living on the East Coast for 15 years and building their wholesale clothing business, American Colors, Alex and Shannon…
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The Dance Circus: Professional Dancewear Shop Reopens
BY LIBBY PETERSON Paula Chambers opened The Dance Circus, Bloomington’s only professional dancewear store, in Fountain Square Mall in November 2012—just in time for…
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Bloomington Craft Supplies: A Local Shop Carrying What the Box Stores Carry
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO Adrienne Tootle and Jake Alexander were keeping with both a Bloomington trend to shop local and family traditions when they…
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Silas Andrews: A Shop Reminiscent of Paris (Photo Gallery)
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Stepping into the Silas Andrews store, located at 405 S. Walnut next to The Chocolate Moose, is like entering a…
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Vera Bradley Fashions Now Available at Two B-town Shops
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS There’s nothing in fashion that says Hoosier more than a Vera Bradley tote. Bloomington now has two locally owned retailers…
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ETC for the Home: Mammoth New Store on S. Walnut
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS The dictionary defines “etc.”—the abbreviation for et cetera—as the Latin expression for “and other things.” ETC for the Home is…