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April 17, 2013
Labels We Love: Ace&Jig
Jenna Wilson and Cary Vaughan, the textile-obsessed team behind Brooklyn-based Ace & Jig™, started their breezy, laid-back label to create summery clothes they could wear through all seasons.
All of their fabrics are custom-designed directly with weavers in India, built around a stripe of some sort (so really, how could we not love them) and constructed into the kind of clothes you want to live in. We asked the design duo—who met as design interns and whose kids are now best friends—to tell us about their ideal warm-weather days, favorite local spots and where they go to hide out in their hood.
DREAM BROOKLYN DAY:
Margaritas and lobster rolls at the Red Hook Lobster Pound in Red Hook; strolling Brooklyn Flea with close friends
FAVORITE SUMMER IN THE CITY ACTIVITIES:
MoMA PS1 Warm Up, the Prospect Park drum circle, Coney Island
WEEKEND GETAWAYS:
Brimfield Antique Market (in Brimfield, Massachusetts) in May, July and September for amazing antiques, collectibles and vintage
SOMETHING YOU’VE NEVER DONE BUT ARE DYING TO:
Visit Storm King sculpture park an hour north of the city in the lower Hudson Valley
FAVORITE BAKERY:
Trois Pommes Patisserie in Park Slope
GO-TO LUNCH SPOT:
Mile End in Boerum Hill. (It’s very close to our studio.)
TRUSTED FLORIST:
Boerum Hill’s Opalia Flowers
MUSIC VENUE:
LOCAL BEAUTY PRODUCT:
Saipua handmade peppermint soap, from their shop in Red Hook
SECRET SPOT:
Sycamore Bar & Flowershop in Ditmas Park
January 18, 2013
A Band Tour of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Photos by Olivia Malone.
From the Go-Go’s to Bikini Kill, The Pointer Sisters to Sleater-Kinney (and, in turn, Wild Flag), we love us an all-girl band. Add to our already healthy roster of women-only bands who rock the Brooklyn-based group Bad Girlfriend. Besides their name, which we think, it should be said, is pretty awesome, we can also get behind the cheery garage-punk tunes they are churning out. Not to mention they happen to be big fans of, well, us—check out how killer they all look on stage in our Veda x Madewell leather jackets.
Yup, these are Veda x Madewell denim and leather jackets—they drop Jan. 29, so keep a lookout.
Since the girls spend the majority of their time working (and playing) in their Williamsburg neighborhood, we asked them to share some of their favorite local haunts.
Favorite Tattoo Parlor:
Flyrite Tattoo
492 Metropolitan Ave.
Favorite Music Venue:
Glasslands
289 Kent Ave.
Favorite Vintage Store:
Stella Dallas
285 N. 6th St.
Favorite Diner:
Champs (vegan diner)
176 Ainslie St.
Favorite Record Store:
Academy Record Annex
96 N. 6th St.
Favorite Bookstore:
Spoonbill & Sugartown
218 Bedford Ave.
Favorite Juice Bar:
Lodge General Store
318 Grand St.
Favorite Sweet Treat Spot:
Momofuku Milk Bar
382 Metropolitan Ave.
Favorite Restaurant:
La Superior
295 Berry St.
Favorite Brunch Spot:
Cafe Mogador
133 Wythe Ave.
