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Did you know Rachel Rose is making (a.k.a. painting!) scarves?! We know. Pretty sure we couldn’t love them more. —erica
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Next Level: Mint
I don’t know what it is, but minty green always seems to have more ‘tude to me than your average pastel—the whole range of which are all over the goddamn place right now. Here’s how to work the ice-cream-y hue. —erica
LEVEL I: Toss this camel-and-mint braided Rag & Bone belt over a striped tank dress, and all of a sudden you’ve got a look.
LEVEL II: The breezy silk top Rachel Rose made us is hand-painted—so it nails the also-popular watercolor note, too.
LEVEL III: The cut of these A.L.C. pants is so business-y. With tortoiseshell glasses, you’d immediately feel 43% more like Jenna Lyons.
LEVEL IV: Basta Surf gives the tankini a (much needed) makeover, in a color that looks surprising good on un-sun-kissed skin.
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Alumni Sunday: Isabella Mint Silk Tee by Rachel Rose
About this time last year, Rachel Rose made her first silken edition for us, and it flew. Now girlfriend is back, this time playing in pastels and polka dots—a combination that just feels so right. And though the hand-painted motif on this breezy little tee is bold, it’s not so out-there that you can’t pair it with a snakeskin-stamped mini or that patterned denim that’s popping up everywhere. —erica
Read more about Rachel:
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The Tale of a Magic Crystal and Andy Lifschutz’s Earrings
This edition is equal parts nature and nurture.
Have you ever heard of rose silver? Neither had we. And somehow, this glowy silver-copper alloy is not even the most interesting thing about the starburst-like earrings that the Brooklyn jeweler Andy Lifschutz made for Of a Kind. We’ll let him tell the origin story —erica
You have got to check out Andy’s awesome edition—just 40 pairs, and they’re right over here.
The from-the-earth inspiration.
“My friend, Rebecka Froberg—she and Rachel Rose and I all used to work from a shared studio—went on a road trip through New Mexico and Arizona and went to a bunch of different rock shops. She found a crystal—the earrings are taken from a real grown-in-nature crystal formation. The symmetry is insane. It’s so freaking cool. I work with crystals all the time, and she felt strongly that I should have it and do something with it.”
The Of a Kind earrings (at bottom) awaiting their finishing touches.
“I’m a rock hound and have been since I was five. In taking the stone around to different rock hounds—the response I would get was like, ‘Oh. My. God. I have never seen anything like that.’ It was compelling to share this crystal, to have it cast and show the beauty of nature through metal.”
Andy’s studio.
“A lot of metal that is used by jewelers today is reclaimed. But the impact of refining metal—even if it is recycled—can be almost as bad as mining new metal unless you’re doing it in a way that’s green. One major supplier of green metals is United Metals, and they’re at the forefront. They have really good-quality alloys as well, like this rose silver.“
Playing with fire.
“The earrings are cast in Midtown Manhattan. They come back with what’s called a sprue, a metal piece that has to be cut off and sanded. Once it’s sanded down, I drill a little hole right in the back of the earring where the post will be soldered in place. You have to be really careful to have that centered. I take the post, put it into the hole, and place a piece of solder where I want the two pieces to join. With silver, it’s really important that you heat the whole piece up evenly. It’s a very specific thing, soldering—there’s that moment where you’re either going to melt it or it’s going to happen. It takes a lot of practice to get to that point.”
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If you’re looking for a glitter-eyeshadow-free NYE, might I recommend this Rachel Rose silk tee? The black-on-black paint job is plenty festive without being, you know, hardcore. —erica
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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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Of a Kind
There’s nothing easier to wear than a silk tee, and the one that Rachel Rose made for us is both classy and sassy. Claire looks like the girl next door…who also happens to work at a lofty, white-walled art gallery. And, in my opinion, that’s a damn good look. —erica
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This crumple-dyed, leather-strapped tote by Cook & Gates is one of seven amazing, springy pieces we curated for Time Out New York, available only through TONY Shops. The other ultra-talented featured designers: Laurel Wells, Brooklyn Tailors, Wintercheck, Rachel Rose, Death & Texas, and Fischer—basically the newest of the new lines we’re psyched about. —erica
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I’m sure you’re shocked to hear, but we <3 them all. Also: SPRING. Thank god. —erica
Our Spring Fashion issue is on newsstands now, and one of the features that we’re most excited about is a special edition of TONY Shops, curated by Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur of Of a Kind. They’ve chosen seven cool items by emerging designers, all of which are for sale through our website. This striped clutch by Brooklyn resident Grace Teng (of Death and Texas) is our favorite; check out the rest here.
