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The Curator of “Brooklyn Look” - Jennifer Mankins

Jennifer Mankins, who owns the three Bird boutiques in Brooklyn, at her South Williamsburg store, where she stocks approachable pieces by independent designers.

Bird (women’s and men’s fashion) | Williamsburg, Brooklyn
At 2,500 square feet, the Williamsburg outpost of Bird is nearly three times the size of Jennifer Mankins’s two existing Brooklyn shops. Inside is a calming expanse of pale yellow pine wood (salvaged from a warehouse), steel, brick and natural light. The clean, Scandinavian-inspired interior is home to a newly expanded line of women’s wear. In addition to her signature labels like Vena Cava and Alexander Wang, Mankins is adding Thakoon and animal-friendly accessories by Stella McCartney to the mix, plus shoes, bags and her biggest offering of men’s wear yet. Mankins, who collaborated with the architect Ole Sondresen, says that if all goes according to plan, this Bird shop will be the first LEED-certified clothing store in New York City (the City’s official Green Building Ratings System).
203 Grand Street (between Bedford and Driggs avenues); (718) 388-1655; shopbird.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/fashion/jennifer-mankins-and-the-brooklyn-aesthetic.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

Unique NYC set up shop at Chelsea’s Center 548 with a particularly relevant mission in mind; supporting local businesses in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, as well as their non-profit partner World-Up.

UNIQUE is the destination for all things Made in America both in-person at our UNIQUE LA/NYC/SF shopping events and here online. Launched in December of 2008, the independent design show UNIQUE LA was created by community leader and designer Sonja Rasula as a way to bring local-made design and art to the masses while helping to grow and support the US economy and small businesses. Hailed the fresh face of a growing Made in the USA movement, Sonja’s mission is simple: “I want to bring modern Made-in-America design to the masses. My goals are to help designers and small businesses grow and become sustainable, to support the local economy, and to teach shoppers the value of conscious consumerism.” On average shoppers spend over $1.5 million at each UNIQUE shopping event – because the curated events feature only made-in-America products, the money spent is injected right back into the community.

http://stateofunique.com/unique-nyc/

Artisan menswear fashion label: Kai D

Menswear line manufactured entirely in NYC, Taiwanese-born designer Kai D has become a classic example of the American dream:)

With Local filosophy Dai D said: “Working locally is more personal” , “You know the people making the garments.”

Tweed and camouflage in his collections point of view!!

The Kai D American artisan collection can be found online or at his NYC studio.

Making Things!! story store

Story, Rachel Shechtman presents “Making Things,” a temporary concept store focused on the act of creation. Part retail experience, part educational series, Story partnered with GE to debut “GE Garages,” a community venture that hopes to provide professionals and novices alike with education on and access to advanced technologies. The center is enabled by TechShop—a member-based DIY workspace—and created in partnership with Skillshare, Quirky and MAKE. The collaborative effort sets out to support and nourish the growing community of technologists and entrepreneurs.

http://www.coolhunting.com/design/making-things-story.php

Now in its fifth year, Capsule aims to offer something different than the expected fashion tradeshow. Inspired by the simple idea that expanding one’s awareness beyond their primary industry fosters creativity and progress, this season the New York installment of Capsule introduces “Vignettes,” a set of unique installations that bring together ventures in art, design, literature and beyond for the opportunity to share experiences and ideas. The eight enterprises given the open-ended invitation to present include Best Made Company, byKenyan, Gingko Press, Hugo & Marie, Jack Spade, King’s Country Salvage, Matter and New York Art Department. Taking the shape of pop-up shops, mobile galleries and sculptural structures, the following are three vignettes that stood out for their originality.

http://www.coolhunting.com/design/capsule-nyc-vignettes.php

Bill Cunningham NY

The documentary Bill Cunningham New York. The film documents the world of the renowned and eccentric fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, loved by the fashion world for his obsessive chronicling of street style and fashion trends.

Startup Store: born in the Startup Generation & the Startup Key Point

Taking the principles learned from NYC-based start-ups, retail consultant Rachel Shechtman quietly unrolled A Startup Store last night in the shadow of the High Line. “A Startup Store has the point of view of a magazine, but it changes like a gallery and it sells things like a store,” she says. Shechtman calls the concept “transactional storytelling,” placing a narrative at the center of a retail venture. The store will be completely reinvented every four to six weeks, with a different theme guiding every detail.

Metamorfosixx Eco-couture, located in Brooklyn!

Fixx the frock you already own.

Go from moth to butterfly in couture expertly
up-cycled from items you may have stopped
believing in long ago.

This is not about tailoring.

This is about transformation.

Metamorfixx™ your life.

Are you ready?

http://www.metamorfixx.com/

The Lady Gaga’s Boudoir Window Display at Barneys New York (E 61st and Lex).

(via nycdailypics)