American Made Summer – Part 1
The hype machine is alive and well. When it comes to all things “made in the USA,” the where of it all is usually a lot more complex. Beginning today and continuing through Labor Day, A&F’s BrooklynMarket Manager and Bushwick denizen Molly Cronin (@mollsrawks) reflects and opines on what she’s seeing at the market under ...
Hey, Mister DJ: Anthony3000
Since the early days of the market, bringing DJs to set the mood and keep the beat has been a touchstone of what the A&F shopping experience is all about. Over the years, we’ve had resident DJs who were neighborhood fixtures – Sasha (aka DJ Sport Casual) from the now defunct Grand Street cafe and ...
Do the Derby, Brooklyn Style
The 139th running of the greatest 2 minutes in sports happens this Saturday. In these parts, Derby Day is a great excuse for folks to play dress-up – as opposed to your average weekend in Williamsburg, right? Allow us to give the dudes and damsels a few hand-picked recommendations for looking dapper and dandy: 1) ...
A Girl Gone Wild for Guys (Underwear)
With a firm handshake, a wink and a smile, Vasumathi Soundararajan is unafraid to say it like it is. So when she brings her men’s line Ken Wroy back to Williamsburg this weekend, expect to hear her call herself Chief Underwearist and to do so without the slightest trace of irony. Though a newbie brand on ...
Cameos and Crowns and Going Bi-Coastal
Our 1-week pop-ups at Chelsea Market inevitably seem to bring to surface tons of cool stories, chance encounters and inspiration tales for our sellers beyond just the stated purpose of playing show and sell. When Lynette Vertoch, owner and founder of Seattle-based Cameos and Crowns, first applied this past Winter, she decided that bringing her ...
The Art of Dress Up: Vagabondia Vintage
Sylvia Karcz was getting fed up with life in the 9-5 fast lane and decided to take her worldly curiousity, sartorial freedom and vintage fan-dom a bit further. Welcome to the world of Vagabondia Vintage. Since kicking it off, this free-spirited hip-chick with heart hasn’t looked back. And this Spring, Sylvia turns her weekend gig into ...
M2DF’s Daniel Martinez
Daniel Martinez’s story of coming to New York to make it as a designer and setting up shop in Williamsburg is both an Everyman story and a Cinderella story all rolled up into one. Growing up sorting through tons of forlorn garments that made it into his family’s rag house outside of Houston in the ...
Makin’ It: Dea Dia
Jessica Lawson of Dea Dia started making jewelry as a creative outlet aside from her day jobs. After overwhelming success at the Brooklyn Night Bazaar during holiday season last year, she decided to quit her job and focus on making jewelry full time. Her inspiration comes from the natural world such as the geometry of the earth, ...
Devin Kain is Your Full-Time Lover
Devin Kain is on the verge of having a moment. His Love Hue Studios, a fixture at the market on weekends since last Fall, is crushing his current Fab sale, getting noticed and his wide array of old school analog media turned inspiring toys for techies and non are finding their way into homes beyond ...
Makin’ It: Evolving Habitat
It all started when Meri Vallo started designing beautiful backyard landscapes with reclaimed wood and found objects. She was only doing it for friends until she found that people were into her style and aesthestic. From that, she began making furniture and lighting and soon Evolving Habitat was born. Her current line of products includes ...
