From left: Madison Morgan, Cayla Cloke, Ashley Barron, and Rynn Zimmerman of Era Vintage Photos.

From left: Madison Morgan and Rynn Zimmerman, who work for Era Vintage Photos.

Cayla Cloke, owner of Era Vintage Photos.

Hours of operation for Era Vintage Photos on Walnut Street in downtown Bloomington.

Looking east across Walnut Street. The red arrow points to the Era Vintage Photos storefront. The image is from the Pictometry module of Monroe County’s online property lookup system.

At 6th and Walnut streets in downtown Bloomington, the storefront next to the old Subway sandwich shop is no longer shuttered.

Tuesday was opening day for Cayla Cloke’s new photography-based business called Era Vintage Photos.

On Tuesday afternoon, employees Madison Morgan and Rynn Zimmerman sauntered about on the sidewalk, modeling some fancy renaissance attire and Old West garb, talking to passers-by about the new business.

Cloke told The B Square it’s not just the photographic prints she’s selling—it’s the experience of dressing up in clothes from a different era, and maybe in a whole different guise. “We encourage gender swapping,” Cloke said. She continued, “We also include all sizes, all orientations—you can mix and match how you want.”

For visitors who might feel more comfortable as fairies, Era Vintage Photos has pointy ears on hand: “We don’t just do humans, we also do fae folk as well,” Cloke said. Continue reading “New Bloomington business: Era Vintage Photos invites downtown visitors to dress up for fun” →