Brooklyn Flea Look-See
On April 6, Brownstoner’s Brooklyn Flea will open in Fort Greene, and a map in this week’s NY Mag offers a glimpse of its eclectic look and feel. “It’s a big yard,” says organizer Eric Demby, “and we want fleasters to explore the whole thing — grab a cupcake on the way to the vintage Halston girl, stumble across a local photographer and find some jewelry on the way out.” The one constant is the preponderance of locals: 60 percent of the 200 vendors live and/or work here. BB singled out a few Brooklynites we’re excited to see:
Clothes and Accessories
Each week a rotating group of Brooklyn-based designers from the online design store Supermarket will appear, beginning with Andy Pratt Design, Metalnat, Nina Dinoff Jewelry, RE-SURFACE, Winter Water Factory and necktie mavericks Sovereign Beck.
Textile designer Alysha Cassis will be selling vintage and collectible designer shoes, bags, jewelry and clothes, like silk chiffon Halston gowns from the 70s, 2007 Zac Posen blouses, and her own clothes line, creme de cassis.
Mitch Greenblatt of Watchismo will sell his supercool modern and vintage watches like this 1966 Gilbert James Bond Gadget Watch ($200). Greenpoint’s Bonbon Oiseau will be discounting much of its jewelry by 10-50 percent, like their popular mismatched earrings.
Expect clothes for tiny fashionistas too, like these cotton kimonos ($42; 3M-3T) from Brooklyn Junior. And canines are covered by Bed-Stuy’s Madeline Pet Clothier.
Home and Garden
Trixie and Radar also deal in dog wear, along with hand-crafted wares like these rad decoupaged light plates ($15).
Phyllis Bobb, the dynamo behind one of BB’s favorite blogs, Reclaimed Home, and her husband will be selling fixtures and mid-century, Victorian and primitive furniture, restored and “as is.â€
Jim Malone’s Counter Evolution NYC booth will feature the countertops, benches, and tables he makes from salvaged bowling alleys and steel.
Among the designers Grace Bonney has curated for her Design*Sponge Collective section at the Flea will be Lena Corwin, with her signature pillows, plates and ties.
And urban landscaper and City Dirt blogger Maria Finn will be selling eco-potted herbs, and wildflowers that lure hummingbirds.
Food
Food artisans like Brooklyn Cookie and Nunu Chocolates will be scattered throughout the flea, but for made-to-order fare, the food court at the back of the market will feature vendors like the Waffle Truck, Choice Market, and Colibri, a Cuban food stall manned by Ricardo Barreras, who plans to open a restaurant in Clinton Hill next year.
Offbeat
Along with her librarian day dresses and 1930s fur-trimmed coats, astrologer Patrice Kamin will be offering mini-readings for $20-$50. And two photobooth operators will alternate Sundays: Prospect Heights photographer Riely Clough (whose work is pictured) has kitschy backdrops planned for hers (think “photobooth meets a Sears portrait meets a candid”), and Dave Bias of Save Polaroid will be selling vintage Polaroids and capturing flea goers on instant film.
Brooklyn Flea, Lafayette Ave. between Clermont and Vanderbilt Aves. at the schoolyard of Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Fort Greene. Open 10am-5pm every Sunday beginning April 6.
Published on March 25th, 2008 under Everything, Shopping & Services.

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