deluxa: a good vintage family mix...

Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, brooklyn, carroll gardens, furniture, home, kids, miscellaneous, shops, toys, vintage, womens' clothes on 06 3rd, 2009 | 1 Comment
so without meaning too, i seem to have been doing a few posts lately on shops with some amount of vintage including general and finds and franny and roey, and they are great stores.  i have one more to report on today deluxa, which opened last fall, and then i plan to give the vintage a break for the...
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general and finds: and these are real br...

Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, bags, brooklyn, carroll gardens, gifts, home, jewelry, kids, kids' clothes, shops, vintage, womens' clothes on 05 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment
general and finds (which until very recently had been store518)  joins some of my other favorite little shops and food pit stops (including ruby moriarty and prime meats) concentrated in this great area at the far end of court street in brooklyn.    general and finds is the creation of  designer...
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the brooklyn flea: way more than your us...

Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, brooklyn, cheap, food, fort greene, furniture, gifts, happenings, home, ideas, mini guides: new york, miscellaneous, shops, snacks, stationery, take out, toys, vintage on 04 17th, 2009 | 2 Comments
although for those of us living in brooklyn and reading the occasional brooklyn related paper or blog, the brookyn flea is everywhere.  i don’t think i have ever seen so much press on a market, let alone a flea market.    it seems that if you ever need pr, the brownstoner guys know how to...
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franny and roey: a little new mixes well...

Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, bags, brooklyn, gifts, jewelry, mens' clothes, shops, vintage, williamsburg, womens' clothes on 04 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment
so i am loathe to admit it, i cannot claim to be an expert vintage shopper as i am often times turned off by the musty smell and often the super cramped quarters where tons of dresses, shirts and shoes are all shoved together.  so when i find a vintage shop that is appealing that is saying quite...
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