All the workmen at their work
If you’re sick of watching your girlfriend rifle through bins of vintage earrings and silk scarves, get your revenge by dragging her to this weekend’s Pop-Up Flea in Nolita. Billed as a “men’s market of quality handsome goods,” and curated by Michael Williamson (A Continuous Lean) and Randy Goldberg (Urban Daddy), both men of impeccable taste, the flea is sure to offer some worthy loot. Think about your average estrogen-fueled flea market, then replace hair clips, chunky bracelets and cupcakes with bird calls, durable leather wallets and pickles. The offerings lean towards the USA-made, quality workwear aesthetic, with brands like Billykirk and The Hill-Side on board. Plus you can meet the analog faces behind digital retailers like Hickoree’s and C’H'C’M, two of the finest purveyors of quality hard goods on the internet.
Designer duds for your books
Remember those used paper grocery bag textbook covers your mom used to make? On my Sunday antique-browsing and food cart-dining visit to the Brooklyn Flea in DUMBO, I stumbled upon Book City Jackets, who are putting out some really interesting merchandise. By the end of the first week of school, my book covers were invariably covered in rudimentary doodles pertaining to the Milwaukee Brewers and my teacher’s physical abnormalities, but Book City’s are a bit more refined. They commissioned a range of artists like Brooklyn’s Morgan Blair and Eveline Tarunadjaja from Melbourne to create original illustrations. The covers come 3 to a set and fit most book trim sizes, but they’re so darn pretty you may want to frame them, rather than let them collect dust on your bookshelf.
