June Brooklyn Flea

Remember back in July when I posted about the Pasadena flea market and said I was working backwards? I never got there, did I?

Here is a long overdue item from June. 

I had the great joy of squeezing in a visit to Katie in Brooklyn in between two business meetings.  She's such a totally cool woman and I miss her. But, we live to see our daughters fly on their own two wings, so I'm happy for her.

I'm also happy that she lives in a city where there is such a plethora (I just had to use that word) of vintage, old, funky...stuff.

Among our several journeys, we visited The Garage in Manhattan. The big find of the day was not mine, but hers.

Is that not a fabulous dress?!  She wore it to a party that night, paired with some great vintage heels and a yellow clutch found at the Pasadena flea market.  She wears vintage so well.  

I have loved the Brooklyn Flea Market but had only been to the Sunday one in Fort Greene.  This time, we went to the Williamsburg site, on the river.  It has a fabulous view of the city.

It has a lot more food booths with some very intriguing dishes.  Also, very wide open spaces and picnic benches.  

I understand it is the same vendors, but it seemed smaller. However, I scored some major finds.

I think those two typewriter platten wheels will make great earrings!  I may even have to keep them for myself.  I'm especially excited about all the old lenses.

 I will be setting them into metal book covers...who knows what they will reveal?

We had so many more adventures, but I can't find the photos. Maybe I'll post the rest of the story later...like next March. Sigh.

 

Comments

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Careful x2! How wonderfull are THOSE!?

[Nadine Wong]

Wow, Katie does do vintage well. Beautiful photograph of her. Metal book covers in one area and assemblage in your fabulous new space. What fun?