Indie Fashion Parade on the Brooklyn Bridge
photo credit: fashion indie
All eyes have been on Fashion Week - but not all eyes - Fashion Indie with only 10 days of planning pulled off an indie fashion parade on the Brooklyn Bridge.
photo credits: racked.com - view more photos on racked.com
Brooklyn Novelty - brainchild of local Greenpoint artists
Brooklyn Novelty is the brainchild of local Greenpoint area artists, Derick Holt & Milton Carter. The concept of this tote was brought to light in early 2008 - with the idea as a brand that would capture the spirit of the neighborhoods where they spent the last decade experiencing life. The map has been printed on [...]
Lollie - a shop on the lower east side caters to local artists
Tonight at Lollie by reincarnation you can catch Kelsey Butt - a local emerging young muscian singing her heart out.
Lollie is a local shop on the Lower East Side that sells designs by local emerging designers. Don’t be surprised if you might see Lindsey Lohan or Cameron Diaz shopping at Lollie’s as well. The shop [...]
Pete Eckert - Art Opening
“I never really took photography seriously until I went totally blind.” This extraordinary statement comes from Pete Eckert, a uniquely talented photographer who was just announced the winner of the major photography competition: “Exposure” hosted by Artists Wanted.
www.artistswanted.org/pete_eckert.html
Following in the footsteps of recent public art exhibitions that have permeated the city, Mr. Eckert’s figurative work, [...]
Make an Electric Junk Guitar at Etsy Labs
Class: Make an Electric Junk Guitar
Date: July 30, 2008
Time: 6:30-9pm
Location: Etsy Labs, 325 Gold Street 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Description:
The electric guitar is a sophisticated and highly evolved instrument. But, you can make your own out of a few bucks worth of junk and parts. Learn to wind your own guitar pickups and build them [...]
Casting Call - Are You New York’s next big fashion star?
This is for all you indie designers out there - well if you happen to be in NYC - July 15-16. We at DIY City Mag can’t wait to see more from Jack + Bill.
“Jack + Bill is a public relations agency launching in July 2008 dedicated to identifying, branding and publicizing emerging fashion talent. [...]
2nd Annual NYC Indie Rock Launch
Kirsten DeHaan Hear her Music Sample - “Russian Roulette”
Galapagos Art Space will be rockin’ Thursday June 12 for the 2nd annual NYC Indie Rock Launch in Brooklyn. The indie rock scene continues on in NYC. The show will feature artists from various genres with Blow Up Hollywood, Rosewood Thieves, Sam Bisbee, Kirsten DeHaan, The Nillaz [...]
The Arm Letterpress is offering more great workshops
If you are traveling to the Big Apple on May 31st you may want to sign up for the one day letterpress workshop at The Arm Letterpress. The workshop, for beginners, will teach you the basic principles of letterpress printing on the Vandercook cylinder proof presses in The Arm’s public access studio. You will also [...]
Metal and Thread opens shop in Red Hook, Brooklyn
The day has finally come…Denise Carbonell and Derek Dominy will open their new shop Metal and Thread in red hook, brooklyn - 398 van brunt street between dikeman and coffey - March 29th at noon.. this Saturday the party starts at 4:00. You can reach Denise or Derek at 718.414.9651.
Deb and I featured Metal and [...]
Mignonette - designs by Kpoene
Kpoene-Kofi Bruce of Mignonette
Maybe you’ve seen Kpoene’s work online at indie fashion sites like Unsung Designers or perhaps you’ve seen her in person at one of the indie markets in NYC. Her indie label, Mignonette, has been around for a few years now. We caught up with her early one Saturday morning to talk more [...]
