Saffron Shop Brooklyn

A new shop Saffron has recently opened in my neighborhood in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The shop sells a mix of items including flowers and vintage clothing. They will also be exhibiting different artists work. They had some great vintage finds and the shop owners were awesome. I will definitely be making another trip to Saffron soon.

31 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217

Pilgrim Shop NYC - Named in Japanese Elle Magazine

PILGRIM opened its doors at 70 Orchard Street earlier this summer. Pilgrim is part boutique and part art gallery. Owners Richard Ives, a former stylist and Brian Bennett an art connoisseur bring together a curated collection of vintage designer pieces from Lanvin, Cacharel, YSL, and Ungaro as well as paintings and art books. The stores own ready to wear collection (shown) is inspired by iconic shapes from fashion and cinematic history. Japanese Elle Magazine has just named Pilgrim "Best new NYC Boutique for Fashion Editors, Models, Stylists."

Handbag Tattooing at Hayden-Harnett

Here are some photos from a recent event for a recent event at Hayden-Harnett. Hayden-Harnett is a Brooklyn based handbag and clothing company located in Greenpoint. They hired a leather tattoo artist who was there to tattoo bags for the evening. The event was sponsored by the hip new wine brand Parlay Rosé Wine.

Betsey Johnson Archive Curated by Opening Ceremony

Coming this fall a serious 80's revival, marking the return of shoulder pads and early Madonna-esc outfits. Opening Ceremony and Betsey Johnson have teamed up to bring back some of Betsey Johnson's greatest hits from the early eighties. They even had the original fabrics replicated. Here are a few of my favorites.

Dossier Shop in Fort Greene Brooklyn

Dossier a fashion and art magazine has opened a shop in my neighborhood (Fort Greene) in Brooklyn. The shop is in the lower level of a brownstone. In addition to vintage clothing the store also carry's lines by Bless, Bodkin and Electric Feathers and a few lines of jewelry. They also carry art books, small run magazines and other artsy stuff. Posed as a community space, I think they need to host an event and get us locals hooked.

Dossier, 244 DeKalb Avenue (between Vanderbilt and Clermont Avenues), Fort Greene; (718) 783-0783.

Council Boutique and Parlay Rose Wine Brooklyn

I attended a great event on Saturday at Council Boutique in Brooklyn. It was a wine tasting and shopping party for a Rose of Pinot Noir called Parlay. Parlay is a new wine brand by a Brooklyn based husband and wife team. It is made in Sonoma California and is a great wine from Pinot Noir grapes. It is much more lush than many of the dryer style Roses (Retail $18). Council boutique is the collaboration of Miranda Bennett (clothing), Genie Lee (antique furnishings) and Pamela Johnston (jewelry). Their beautiful store has a parisian vibe and will be doubling in size as they expand in the next few weeks. Located on Atlantic and Hoyt in Brooklyn.

Madewell 1937 Opens Today NYC

Madewell 1937, the J. Crew off-shoot opens its permanent store today in New York city on Broadway and Broome. Madewell is full of fun items for this spring and summer. I love this long print dress and these lemon yellow jeans.