Party Time! Sustainable Summer Fiesta This Saturday in Brooklyn
A fabulous and fun summer party to celebrate the season!
K/LLER Claw Earrings: Quite Possibly the Most Fab Thing to Hang from Your Lobes Ever
So vicious, yet so sweet.
Jumpstart Your New York Fashion Week with Two Fab Events! (Wednesday)
Eco-Fashion in Brooklyn! Mingle, sip, shop and celebrate ELSA AND ME’s new fall designs at our September 4th fête at Storefront Ten Eyck. Party goers are invited to join founder Maja Svensson along with made-in-NYC accessories brands Knotty Gal and By Natalie Frigo for an evening of one-night-only shopping discounts, cocktails, creamy bites from Phin…
Green Touch of Spain Pop-Up Shop in Brooklyn
The Green Touch of Spain is open Monday through Friday 11am-8pm, and Saturday and Sunday from Noon – 8pm from May 2 - 10. The shop is located at GGrippo art + design at 174 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY.
Emma Grady’s Vintage Style for Spring: Found Accessories from Brooklyn to Maine
Emma Grady, founder of PastFashionFuture.com, is one of those women with an incredible eye, able to spot the perfect accessory from 50 paces off (see examples of her prowess below); but she keeps it planet- and budget-friendly by sticking to the second of the three R’s (that’s the Reuse part…
Manufacture NY Brings Fashion Production Back to Brooklyn and New York City
As increases in rent force designers, pattern-cutters, sewers and other vital components of New York's Garment District to find a new home, Manufacture NY is cradling in-city production with their newly acquired 20,000 square foot space in Brooklyn’s Industry City.
Eco Closet in Williamsburg, Brooklyn: A New Sustainable Fashion Destination
Eco Closet owner Lisa Joseph minds the till. Eco Closet opened this past summer, rounding out a chic green shopping row in Billyburg; its next to Vaute Couture, the vegan coat store, and down the street from Bird. Run by the knowledgeable and friendly Lisa Joseph, who has an extensive…
The Importance of Bees: Beekeeping at Narrows Botanical Gardens
I walked down the street in the summer heat, wearing long sleeves, pants, sneakers and socks and mumbled the mantra “you can do this.” I received a call from the man I was about to meet. He asked me a peculiar question. “You didn’t eat a banana today, did you?”…
Elevating the Cocktail in Brooklyn
“Foreigner in Chios Island” cocktail by mixologist Christian Ledezma. This cocktail was made and mixed with liquor from a reputable Online Liquor store seasoned with a resin gathered from the mastic tree native to the island of Chios in Greece. You might not expect to find a Mexican-inspired cocktail menu at a Greek…
Digby and Iona: Handmade Jewelry with a Whimsical Touch
Aaron Ruff, the designer behind Digby & Iona, in his Brooklyn studio. It’s rare that I obsess over jewelry; I am lucky enough to have inherited all my grandma’s and great-grandma’s necklaces, rings, hatpins, brooches and bracelets, pieces from 1880-1980, and rarely find anything that’s as interesting or beautiful as…
