About Bliss
Bliss & Tori Mason Shoes is a clothing and gifts boutique located in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. Bliss offers the latest in women's clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories with on-trend styles from popular fashion brands including HOBO, Dolce Vita, Free People, Steve Madden, BIRKENSTOCK, Judy Blue and more. (For a complete list of our brands, visit our Brands page.)
Located just minutes from the University of Tennessee and Neyland Stadium, Bliss carries a wide selection of Tennessee Vols fashion and gameday apparel from Stuart Simmons, Queen of Sparkles, LivyLu, Sparkle City and more.
Voted Best Store in Knoxville six years in a row, Bliss is known for its unique and thoughtfully-sourced gifts and novelty items from local and regional vendors and small businesses. We’re located in East Tennessee, so of course Bliss is always fully stocked with the latest and greatest Dolly Parton merchandise.
Celebrating 20 Years of Bliss
In 2003, husband-and-wife owners Scott Schimmel and Lisa Sorensen opened the first Bliss store—a 500 square-foot space in downtown Knoxville's Market Square. They offered a hand-picked selection of unique, quality home decor and furnishings.
Over the years, the entrepreneurs created a brand known for their unique and beautiful selection of products, unmatched customer service and shopping experience, and jaw-dropping visuals and interior spaces. What began as a small storefront nestled in the city's historic Market Square, has over the past two decades grown into a multi-store retailer specializing in women's clothing and gifts, decor and home furnishings. In 2013, Schimmel and Sorensen received the Rising Star Award from the Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC).
Today, Bliss has four retail stores in two states—Bliss & Tori Mason Shoes in Knoxville, and three Bliss Home locations with showrooms in Knoxville, Nashville and Louisville, Kentucky. Bliss carries fashion clothing, accessories, shoes and gifts, while Bliss Home offers beautiful furniture, home decor, accessories and interior design services.
Awards & Media
Throughout the years, Bliss is honored to have received recognition from local publications and polls, including Blank Magazine, Cityview Magazine, Knoxville News Sentinel, Nashville Scene and LEO Weekly. Repeatedly recognized as the Best of the Best, Bliss has honors for Best Store, Best Boutique, Best Shoe Store, Best Gift Store, and Best Clothing Store in Knoxville.
You can find Bliss and Bliss Home featured in Southern Living Magazine, Design Sponge, DIY, HGTV and other cable networks. Bliss frequently partners with regional and national television productions in dressing on-screen talent. Most recently, Bliss dressed the hosts of Selling Knoxville, airing on American Dream TV and HGTV network.
Community Involvement
Bliss strives to support our local communities and give back to the wonderful and vibrant cities we call home. It's important to Knoxville-natives Schimmel and Sorensen to partner with nonprofits and local organizations in various ways—our Round Up program, Blissful Change, facilitates donations at our registers on behalf of local charities. Customers can 'round up' their change and donate to our featured recipient. You can learn more about Blissful Change here.
Bliss also hosts Knoxville-based artists and makers each month for the downtown First Friday Artwalk. We happily dress models for charity fashion shows and fundraisers, having worked with ChildHelp TN and Helping Mamas Knoxville in the past. Through Bliss Home, we partner with Habitat for Humanity ReStore. If you're interested in learning about how we can partner your organization or event, please contact marketing@shopinbliss.com.
Visit Bliss
Whether buying a gift for someone, apparel for yourself or coordinating your home, discover all the reasons why you'll want to Shop in Bliss, and Live in Bliss. If you're located in one of our cities, stop by and say hello! We'd love to meet you and show you what Bliss is all about.