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With over 100 local makers represented under one roof, HeartFelt Designs in Bloomfield has built something that functions less like a traditional boutique and more like a curated marketplace for Finger Lakes artisans. The 2025 Gold for Best Boutique Shop — following Silver in 2024 for both Boutique and Gift categories — validates what anyone […]
Blush has been a quiet force on Fall Street in Seneca Falls for years, earning Silver for Best Women's Clothing Store three years running (2023, 2024, 2025) along with Silver for Best Boutique in both 2023 and 2022. That kind of sustained recognition — never flashy, always present — is the profile of a shop […]
In a town where the main drag doubles as a wine trail pit stop, Ardin Kay Boutique has become the reason people actually get out of the car and walk Penn Yan's Main Street. Tucked into a storefront at 112 Main, this women's clothing shop has built a following that goes well beyond Yates County […]