Bloom Archives
Category: Fashion & Shopping
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The Antique Mall Is Back and Better
BY PAMELA KEECH Yep, the Bloomington Antique Mall is back. When it closed three years ago it broke the hearts of collectors and dealers…
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Looking Glass Hair Studio: A Mom-and-Son Shop
BY ELISABETH ANDREWS When Josh Washel was a child, he used to love visiting his mother’s hair salon, Hi-Tek Hair on East 10th Street.…
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Hidden Closet: A Funky Place to Shop (See Photo Gallery)
BY ROSIE PIGA PIZZO Brynda Forgas wants to add funk to Fountain Square Mall. And she says her boutique that features vintage and unusual…
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Steampunk: A Fantasy Design Form Now in Vogue (See Photo Gallery)
BY PAMELA KEECH Lately, Relish, the downtown furniture emporium, has been showing phantasmagoric lamps and clocks. Built of ornate shapes, embellished with knobs and…