Bloom Consignment & Resale

POV: you’re trying to catch up on a million things.

The morning sun is pouring through the windows of this old textile mill. The neon sign is casting a beautiful shadow across the wall. The Presumpscot River is flowing outside. It’s one of those quiet little moments that makes you stop and appreciate where you are.

And then my elder millennial brain immediately went:

🎶 TO THE WINDOWS… TO THE WALL 🎶

Anyway.

Hi. I’m Lilly. I run Bloom, a secondhand clothing shop tucked inside the historic Dana Warp Mill in Westbrook.

We spend a lot of time talking about clothing here, but what I really care about is people. Community. Sustainability. Making thoughtful choices when we can and giving ourselves grace when we can’t.

This little shop is a work in progress, much like the human running it.

Some weeks I’m pricing inventory.
Some weeks I’m making videos about dragonflies.
Some weeks a reel goes unexpectedly viral.
And some weeks I’m standing in a patch of morning sunlight laughing because a 20-year-old song hijacked an otherwise beautiful moment.

If you’ve been following along recently, thanks for being here.

If you’re new, welcome.

Bloom is a place for all genders, all kinds of bodies, all kinds of styles, and all the wonderfully human reasons we wear what we wear.

No fashion rules. No perfection required.

Just people doing their best.

📍 Dana Warp Mill, Westbrook, Maine
🕰️ Fri–Sat 11–6 | Sun 11–5

And if you’re planning a visit, check social media before making the trip. I’m a one-woman operation and the primary caregiver for my kiddo most of the week, so sometimes life happens and I adjust hours accordingly.

Now tell me I’m not the only one whose brain immediately went there.

Some pieces save the best for the back. 🤍

I love a sneaky piece of clothing — basic from the front, and then you catch the back and there’s a little something that brings the whole thing to life. Sometimes it’s buttons, sometimes a perfectly placed pleat. Here, it’s a satin print panel cut loose and flowy, so it catches the light and a little breeze on a hot day.

My name’s Lilly, my shop’s name is Bloom… so a good botanical secret was always going to get me. 🌸

It’s a size large, cut to hang loose and easy — so on a true large it’ll have all that flow it’s meant to (it sits a little closer on me, which is why you’re not seeing the full drape).

come find her in person 👇

📍 Dana Warp Mill · 90 bridge St. Westbrook, ME
🚪 Door 5, Suite 1166

🕚 fri & sat 11–6 · sun 11–5

last night, at the end of a long slow weekend, alone in the shop, fully fried — I was taking some photos of new inventory coming down the line. this morning I went to organize them and side quested into this instead.

there was something so pleasant about that place. 🩷

I really wanted this jumpsuit to work on me. the vibe is there. but my bust made the torso feel short and... let’s just say it was doing something uncomfortable in the crotch region that just wasn’t for me. I was doing my absolute best to find angles that showed you how fun and wearable this style is on the a body it fits — and it IS, I promise — but my body was not that body last night.

and listen — I hear “you’re so photogenic” sometimes. and thank you. but just so you know: behind every one photo I post is sometimes tens, sometimes hundreds of shots to get there. not because I’m hiding anything or trying to make myself look smaller — I’m not. it’s just about highlighting the clothes. and sometimes that takes a while—especially when they don’t quite fit! 😊

anyway, I’ve got some new fun pieces including some more Halara that just came in — I’ll be trying that on in a carousel posting later today. but first, happy Monday. here’s a little silly one for you. 🩷

Happy Pride, friends. 🌈

Today is Portland Pride, and while I’ll be spending the day here at the shop instead of parading/partaking, I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone celebrating a joyful, safe, and beautiful day.

Pride is often described as a celebration, and it is. But it’s also a remembrance.

It exists because LGBTQIA+ people fought back against a world that told them to stay hidden, stay quiet, and stay small. It exists because people risked their jobs, their families, their safety, and sometimes their lives so future generations could live more openly than they were allowed to.

That’s why Pride is loud.

Not because q***r people are trying to force themselves into anyone else’s life.

But because visibility has always been an act of resistance for people who were told they shouldn’t exist at all.

As someone who owns a small business, I know some people wonder why I mention that Bloom is q***r-owned. The answer is simple: because every year, more people tell me that seeing those words helped them feel welcome before they ever walked through the door.

Bloom has always been about creating space for people to show up as themselves. All genders. All sizes. All kinds of stories. All kinds of journeys.

I also think Pride reminds us that none of our struggles exist in isolation. The fight for LGBTQIA+ rights is connected to racial justice, disability justice, reproductive freedom, economic justice, immigrant rights, and the belief that every person deserves dignity, safety, and the freedom to be fully human.

The world can feel heavy sometimes.

Pride asks us to imagine something better.

A world where people don’t have to hide who they are to be safe.
A world where difference isn’t feared.
A world where belonging isn’t conditional.

That’s a future worth celebrating.

Happy Pride, Portland. Happy Pride, Maine.

And to everyone who has ever wondered if there was a place for them here: there is. 💛

Well, that was unexpected.

A lot of new people found this page over the past 48 hours, so it feels like a good time to introduce myself.

Hi. I’m Lilly.

I own Bloom Consignment & Resale in Westbrook, Maine. I run the shop myself, I’m raising a four-year-old, I’m neurodivergent, and most days I’m just doing my best to balance parenting, community, sustainability, and keeping a small business afloat.

I care deeply. I overthink. I write captions that are too long. I have strong opinions and an even stronger belief that people don’t have to agree with each other to treat one another with kindness.

Most days you’ll find me talking about secondhand clothing, slowing down, consuming a little less, connecting a little more, community care, parenting, nature, and whatever rabbit hole I’ve wandered into that week.

Most of the time it’s a lot more vintage clothes and a lot less accidental social experiments around here.

This corner of the internet is imperfect, occasionally wordy, and very human.

I’m glad you’re here.

💛

And happy Juneteenth to all those celebrating, honoring, learning, and reflecting today.