Una Coolhunter en Nueva York
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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
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Pivot Point: Nike Pop up store located in Brooklyn (Barclays Center)
Pop-up retail shop in Brooklyn, NY celebrates the iconic Air Force 1 and the release of the new Lunar Force 1.
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Nike Air Force 1, Nike introduces Pivot Point, a New York hub of all things Nike Air Force 1 this season, open for a limited time at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The space takes inspiration from the iconic Air Force 1, using authentic accents and design elements of the original and the new Nike Lunar Force 1. Pivot Point will offer a select assortment of Nike product, including the Nike Lunar Force 1, NIKE+ FuelBands and Nike Bespoke, the innovative by appointment only experience that takes individual design to new heights with an unparalleled, creative individual design experience.
Pivot Point is located at 620 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217 and will open to the public beginning Dec. 11 through Dec. 23 from 12 PM – 7 PM daily.
In addition, Nike designed a 32x24x12 interactive LED lit Nike Air Force 1 30th Anniversary shoebox placed in the plaza of the Barclays Center. Visitors wearing Nike Air Force shoes will gain immediate entrance to the shoebox where their photo will be taken and can be shared through social media.
http://nikeinc.com/news/nike-introduces-pivot-point#/inline/16214
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Sutton Place penthouse of Richard Perry, Barneys owner.
Perry is a man of meticulous habit, a super-athlete who prides himself on his sophisticated sense of style. He has a closetful of suits by Thom Browne and Lanvin that don’t have shoulders that slant like a roof.
His apartment is a pure example of the Pop and neo-Pop aesthetics in that everything is magnified and lurid, like the huge Jeff Koons metallic green diamond planted on the terrace, visible from the foyer — and a source of vexation with a neighbor, who claimed the rock emits a laser-strength glare. (Richard dismisses the gripe as baseless.) The apartment is like someone’s idea in 1963 of a home of the future, down to the panoramic curve of the living room, the bottomless whiteness and the oval leather sofa large enough to seat 30. On the walls hang paintings by Roy Lichtenstein and Jim Dine. It’s not a room for relaxing; even trays of hard candies, displayed with absurd precision, seem to treat enjoyment strictly as a still life.
The new shoe floor of Barneys New York.
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After landing in NYC earlier this summer at the Ace Hotel, Seattle’s Rudy’s Barbershop today opens their second city location across the East River in Brooklyn in a historic building in Williamsburg. Once a federal bank and, a few years ago, an A.P.C. outpost, the enchanting space lends itself perfectly to the multidisciplinary venture boasting free wi-fi, good coffee, superior hair cuts and an impressive selection of menswear.
Rudy’s Williamsburg will run as a pop-up through the end of January, at which point the space will expand into two floors as a permanent barber shop and retail space with a more substantial Stumptown presence.
http://www.coolhunting.com/style/rudys-barbershop-williamsburg-outpost.php
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FAIR FOLKS AND A GOAT - A HOLIDAYS POP UP
Between now and 15 January 2013, the answer is Fair Folks Café, the Soho coffee shop and design store/salon recently opened by Aurora and Anthony Mazzei—the married couple behind the whimsical design brand Fair Folks and a Goat.
For the holidays, Fair Folks Café is hosting Fair American, an American Design Club (AmDC) pop-up shop that features member-made products, all of which are also available at the group’s web store.
http://www.coolhunting.com/design/new-york-holiday-pop-up-highlights.php
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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.
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As the name implies, I AM NOT A VIRGIN uses recycled—non virgin—materials to produce their jeans and T-shirts. Now nearly four years into the business, founder Peter Heron is reaching out to his audience with a Kickstarter to keep the NYC-based label alive.
To help support Heron and I AM NOT A VIRGIN make a pledge at their Kickstarter page. For $55 you’ll get a limited edition T-shirt made from recycled food trays or water bottles, for $100 or more you’ll be rewarded with a pair of indigo jeans and so on depending on amount of pledge.
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Bijulsterie
Jules Kim’s new shop defines NYC’s underground arts scene.
This location is not only on brand, but its clandestine location.
“I wanted to create a 360-degree experience around the showroom, one which starts in the simple awareness of its existence, the descension into the room, the fragrance developed by Six Scents, contemporary psychedelic artwork by Sylvia Hommert, flower design by 11x11, streaming tunes while we work and of course a 125-gallon vintage aquarium—aka the Bijules jewelry display,” she explains.
