Of a Kind
Wearing these ALL Knitwear guys under your breeziest summer dresses would make subway platforms A LOT less scary. —erica
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Alumni Sunday: Jigwaw & Wavyy Hats
The moment the cold weather hits, we just want some ALL Knitwear. Annie Larson’s latest designs for Of a Kind—created in the designer’s Brooklyn studio—make the grayest days a *whole lot* brighter, and they snuggle your head pretty fantastically, too. —erica
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News Flash: Project Pop-Up NYC & a Killer Video
Ok, so, first things first: We are one of the winners of Project Pop-Up NYC, a competition hosted by the NYC mayor’s office and the EDC to support fashion-tech businesses in New York—more here. If you’re local, come see our super-rad pop-up space at STORY (144 Tenth Ave. at 19th St.)—we’ll be there all month!—and, no matter where you are, check out the 10 other winners: Perch, Style For Hire, Outlier, Fashion GPS, Shoptiques, Have to Have, AHAlife, Acustom, Snapette, and ReFashioner.
Along with this piece of amazingness came the video up top by Craig Holzer. Is it weird to say that we’re in love with it? Well, too late. It includes SNEAK PEEKS of a few upcoming editions—including tomorrow’s release by Creatures of Comfort and some goodness by Shipley & Halmos and ALL Knitwear headed your way soon. If that’s not a reason to watch… —erica
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To Recap: Our 5 Favorite Home Tours (and How to Put Them to Use)
We’re taking the week off from new releases to say “HAPPY BIRFDAY, AMERICA!”—and give you 25% off until 11:59p on 7/8 with the code JULY4THEWIN. We also figured this was a great opportunity to round up some of our favorites stories that you may have missed—you’re busy! We know! Today, five house/apt. tours (that happen to be loaded with home improvement ideas should you be hangin’ around for the holiday). —erica
1) Collina Strada’s Williamsburg Apt.
Tip: Those vintage crates make for some killer shelving. Wine ones are a great size—dig them up on eBay or Etsy or score them in bulk here.
2) Kathryn Bentley’s Craftman-Style Apt. in Silverlake
Tip: Stools at nightstands? Love. Ing. It. These barnwood ones nail the vibe.
3) Fay Andrada’s Brooklyn Undertaking
Tip: That grid on the wall? Old-school Architectural Forum covers hung to pack a punch. As a frame alternative, use clipboards like this—that way you can also switch out the art on the reg.
Tip: Annie is very (very!) serious about her hangers. Word is that the Container Store stocks the sorts of crazy hues that she loves.
5) Yuka Izutsu’s So Sunny Pasadena Casa
Tip: Embrace air plants. If you wanna go all crazy with ‘em, pick up a few Mudpuppy hanging planters, that display them *upside-down*.
Don’t forget to take advantage of our week-long, 25%-off special! The code: JULY4THEWIN
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The 25 Of a Kind Designers You Should be Following on Instagram
Here’s your chance to get in on a road trip with the Upstate ladiez, peep a Society for Rational Dress photo shoot, and scope out Brook&Lyn’s newest materials. It’s this thing called Instagram. Heard of it? DUH. Of the 15 million users, these are the vets who get our seal of approval. —kate barrett
Ace & Jig - @jennnnnnnnna
Alex & Eli - @anna_zeman
ALL Knitwear - @annieleelarson
Ann Yee - @theannyee
Blanca Monrós Gómez - @blancamonrosgomez
Brook&Lyn - @brookandlyn
Clare Viver - @seevivier
Collina Strada - @collinastrada
Cursive Design - @cursivedesign
Dirty Librarian Chains - @dlcbrooklyn
Dusen Dusen - @dusendusen
Erin Considine - @erinconsidine
Forage - @foragebowties
Gabriela Artigas - @ladyartigas
Laura Lombardi - @lauralombardi
Louisa Parris - @louisaparris
Mctega - @semclellan
Partners & Spade - @partnersandspade
Rachel Nasvik - @rachelnasvik
Rachel Rose - @rachelrose8248
Society for Rational Dress - @societyforrationaldress
Sophie Monet - @sophiemonet
TOMTOM - @tomtomjewelry
Toujours Toi Family Affairs - @toujourstoi_familyaffairs
Upstate - @kalenk
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Occupy a Yurt
Oh, what’s this? Just Claire workin’ out of our yurt at the Warby Parker Spectacle Bazaar. We commissioned glasses cases from The Hill-Side, Dusen Dusen, Manimal, and Fort Makers for the occasion and asked Annie Larson of ALL Knitwear to make a fresh run of limited-edition knit hats—all only available from our temporary set-up at 45 Grand Street in NYC that the peeps behind the schmazing glasses company let us take over. COME SEE US. We’re here all week. —erica
Warby Parker Spectacle Bazaar, 12-8p through January 8, 45 Grand St. between Thompson and West Broadway
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Alumni News: A Holiday Sale You’re Gonna Want to Hit
If you’re (like us) getting nervous about that impending holiday gift season, don’t fret—we’ve got you covered. First, there’s this thing called ofakind.com. And this Saturday, eight of our featured designers (Thomas IV! Collina Strada! Erin Considine! Dusen Dusen!) are teaming up with a slew of other impressive up-and-comers to create a holiday sale so spectacular we almost can’t stand it. 11a to 5:30p, 508 W. 26th St., 5th Floor—go! —jiayi
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The Insider: Marisa Meltzer
If there’s anyone with more nineties nostalgia than Marisa Meltzer, we’d like to meet her. The author of How Sassy Changed My Life: A Love Letter to the Greatest Teen Magazine of All Time and Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music, this Cali-bred New Yorker has a deep penchant for (and knowledge of) the lost treasures of the decade past. And, despite a major case of post-India jet lag, she’s a whole lot of fun to talk to. —jiayi
Q: Both your books deal with the nineties. What about the decade appeals to you?
A: Definitely the clothes—I fondly remember them. Some might say that I sometimes still dress like the decade hasn’t ended. I also love the music. Whoever said the music from your adolescence is the most burned onto your soul is so right. Nineties girl music will always be my go-to, comfort zone, angsty, emotional choice. I also like remembering that I had no internet at that time, and I somehow managed to fully function.
Q: So, if you had a soundtrack to your life, what would be on it?
A: There would probably be some angry girl music—lots of riot grrrl songs like “Carnival” by Bikini Kill. Then there would be some Beach Boys and Joni Mitchell, too—songs that remind me of my childhood in California.
Q: What was your favorite thing about Sassy?
A: It was like the cool older sister I never had. I’ve never been really crafty, but I remember all the clothing tutorials in the magazine and definitely made the pillowcase dress once. I think I made it out of a non-king size pillow case, which frightens me because I can’t even imagine how short that dress must have been.
Q: These days, you follow the blogs pretty heavily. What’s your jam right now?
A: I’ve been really obsessed with Taylor-Ruth Baldwin’s Tumblr called Hanging Rock Comics lately. She’s 17, from Indiana, and draws these comics. They’re super angsty and deal with teenage life—being unpopular, pondering about whether or not this is the best time of your life and what that means, gaining freedom, fear of growing older. It’s all very poignant.
Q: Who are your favorite up-and-coming designers?
A: I was in Germany recently and bought some Henrik Vibskov stuff for the first time. It was sort of like a when-in-Rome moment—I always get really native when I travel. So my version of going native in Germany was wearing Henrik Vibskov. When I was in India, I was totally wearing harem pants without any sense of irony.
Q: I heard you have a crazy-amazing story you about our first ALL Knitwear hat.
A: The afternoon I got it, I put it on and went to the gourmet grocery store in my neighborhood. And another girl had it on too. I saw her walking in, and we both went, “Of a Kind!!!” Someone at the grocery store made us take a picture. I kind of wish I had that photo because I was wearing the hat with a fur coat and sweatpants.
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Of a Kind
If we didn’t make our affection for crazy knits clear last week with our ALL Knitwear hat, well—exhibit B: a mad, made-by-hand creation from LizSox. —erica
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Of a Kind
This ALL Knitwear hat is like a party on your head, plain and simple. And what kind of fool doesn’t want a party on his/her head? We’re talking stripes, giraffe print, and a blueberry-colored pompom—all brought together by the amazing Annie Larson, who made each cotton hat from her (new!) Brooklyn studio. —erica
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+ On getting her start in Minneapolis.
