Through donations from designers such as Free People and XOXO, the storefront provided a shopping experience and a safe place for girls in need to feel loved and special. After ten years at brick-and-mortar locations and over 1 million dollars of clothing given away, Taylor’s Closet shifted into an after-school mentoring program for girls called Bloom. Based in Fort Lauderdale High School and Piper High School, Bloom reached 100 girls weekly for five years, creating a safe space for them to feel valued and empowered. Bloom consisted of three hours of after-school programming filled with creative projects, group discussions, and support. Student leaders created the Blooms Zine during Bloom’s existence, a mini-magazine developed with the Taylor’s Closet team. After schools closed in 2020 due to COVID-19, Taylor’s Closet shifted to a digital platform called Bloom at Home, reaching girls through content from the Blooms Zines.

Taylor’s Closet is named in memory of Lindsay’s twin sister, Taylor, who died at birth.

Bloom was a student-led after-school program that took place at local high schools in South Florida. Bloom created a safe space for girls to be empowered and reach their fullest potential.

Special thank you to Courtney Ortiz for our photography.

Blooms was a quarterly Zine created by girls for girls to empower, guide, and inspire.

Co-written by Bloom student leaders and in partnership with the Taylor’s Closet team, the Blooms Zine was created to inspire teenage girls. Each issue served as a resource guide for lessons and discussions taught at Bloom and covered a single topic commonly faced by teenage girls. The Blooms Zine included art and design objectives and inspiring sections meant to encourage and empower.

The content of the Blooms Zines is the foundation for our online platform Bloom at Home and continues to be a resource for our mission to empower girls.