House of Diehl turns Glasslands into a Fashion Week battle ground on Wednesday. Designers gather to show off their talent and ingenuity, forming high fashion looks out of random objects in a MC battle format. The designers have 5 minutes to create their best look. When the models walk, the audience decides who brings […]
Fanaberie's 4th Birthday Party is this Saturday. Win a $100 gift card.
SPONSORED POST Party with us, March 8th 10am – 8pm, for Fanaberie’s 4th birthday party at 102A Nassau Ave in Greenpoint. Voted by Time Out as one of the best boutiques in Brooklyn, Fanaberie is ringing in it’s 4th Birthday with music, sales, and giveaways. Have a glass of wine and a snack while enjoying […]
Hipster bros getting beard transplants
And we thought beards were out. From DNA: Dr. Yael Halaas, another plastic surgeon who specializes in facial hair transplants, said an increasing number of “hip” and “fashionable” young professionals in their 20s and 30s are seeking the procedure. “I get a lot of detail-oriented people — artists, architects,” the doctor said, noting that beard-centric […]
Holiday Shopping Brooklyn Style: First Ever #EATANDFLEA Brunch Bazaar
‘Tis the season… for holiday markets to popup all over the city. People line the streets hoping to score local handmade goodies and artisanal wares. Sure these markets are great places to hit with your Xmas checklist, but now, for the fist time ever, Press Vintage brings the flea to you. Introducing the First Annual #EATANDFLEA […]
The NY Times made a video about L train fashion
The NY Times went to Bedford Ave to talk to people on the street about their fashion choices and L train inspirations. The participants answers sound a bit forced, as if someone had just put the camera on them and said “NOW MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE THE L TRAIN IN YOUR ANSWER.” Watch
Watch WSJ's behind the scenes of Williamsburg Fashion Weekend
The Wall Street Journal’s Bryan Quinn visited Williamsburg Fashion Weekend and spoke to the participants. As you will see WFW is a lot different than Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Founder Arthur Arbit says “there’s a whole food industry that’s local, we want a fashion industry that’s local.” Oh also it’s
Williamsburg's Bedford Ave Gets Its Own Kinda Creepy Webcam: Styleblaster
From the Styleblaster website: Since the early 2000s, Williamsburg has been a neighborhood popular with a new cultural elite, the heirs of the artists and hipsters who in years past were attracted by its location, one subway stop from Manhattan. Now in 2012, the neighborhood is poised on the cusp of a new change as […]
Fadmashion Giveaway!
ATTENTION FASHIONISTAS: FREE GIVEAWAY!! Fadmashion, the New York style collective and boutique celebrating the diverse styles of NYC neighborhoods, is offering an EXCLUSIVE giveaway to YOU, lovely FREEwilliamsburgers! (OK, so this giveaway may be a bit biased…they are a Williamsburg-based start-up so they’ve got a ‘lotta love for us in their heart.) The coveted giveaway […]
LEGO Rings- Yay or Nay?
Back in October, I met one of the most iconic indie rockers during CMJ. This would be the handsome man behind Mister Heavenly and Islands, Nick Thorburn. My meeting with him was strictly business and before gazing deep into his eyes, I was captivated by this little piece of plastic around his finger. Then as he […]
"Williamsburg Street Fashion"
Opportunities to make fun of hipsters never cease, but this video may be overkill. Posing as representatives from Brooklyn Vegan (the site denied their involvement in the making of the video), a group called Million Dollar Extreme took to the streets of Williamsburg to check out the local fashion. The crew interviewed numerous guys with […]