Etsy’s strangest items get their own blog
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Etsy’s strangest items get their own blog

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Via Thrillist we discovered the cleverly titled Regretsy blog, a catalogue of items like amputated pigeon feet, soap that looks like a corn-doodie, a cuddly plush teddy bear with lady business (um, what for?) and this “birth education” crochet pattern.

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An homage to Alexander Wang for under $50
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An homage to Alexander Wang for under $50

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A Brooklyn fashionista’s attempt to pull together an Alexander Wang-inspired look for under 50 bucks, head to toe.

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Costco vs. Target in Brooklyn: a smackdown
Downtown

Costco vs. Target in Brooklyn: a smackdown

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Is it possible to go to Costco without wondering: Is this really worth it? The crowds, the Zipcar  to Third Avenue and 38th […]

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Fashion tips from small-spending stylistas
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Fashion tips from small-spending stylistas

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Fashion Week is both an escape from the recession and a reminder of it: it’s somehow exciting to see designers roll out […]

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Anna Sui inventory: Target line (mostly) sold out online, still available downtown
Ditmas Park/ Midwood/ Flatbush

Anna Sui inventory: Target line (mostly) sold out online, still available downtown

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Two days after its debut, is it still possible to shop Anna Sui’s Gossip Girl-inspired line for Target? Not online. With the […]

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Fab vintage/resale for big girls on not-so-big budgets
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Fab vintage/resale for big girls on not-so-big budgets

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Re/Dress is a Brooklyn plus-size vintage and contemporary second-hand store we’ve been meaning to write about for a while, and here it […]

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This Sunday: Anna Sui’s ‘Gossip Girl’ line to hit BK Targets
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This Sunday: Anna Sui’s ‘Gossip Girl’ line to hit BK Targets

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Remember when it seemed like New York’s Topshop store took forever to open? If you’re a Gossip Girl fan or a fashion […]

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Fashion’s Night Out: What’s going on in Brooklyn
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Fashion’s Night Out: What’s going on in Brooklyn

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Maybe you’ve heard about tonight’s shopping orgy—the Vogue-sponsored Fashion’s Night Out—in which stores all over the city are staying open til 10 […]

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A cheap tour of Prospect-Lefferts
Outings

A cheap tour of Prospect-Lefferts

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Lee Avent, the author of this post, is the kind of Brokelyn reader we love: when she noted a dearth of coverage […]

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Beatles fans calling in sick tomorrow
Shopping

Beatles fans calling in sick tomorrow

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Who knew that commenters on Amazon’s message boards were such layabouts? Who’s even ever read the discussions on Amazon? Thank goodness someone […]

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