Why Can’t It Be The 60′s

Shaun — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:24:00 +0000

Whether it is movies set in the 60′s or images of the early 60′s, there is an undeniable amount of edge that the normal man portrays while in the most formal of outfits. The boys were suave; the men were dapper. And the women…what I can say about women is only an attempt at describing their unbelievable, indescribable beauty. The 60′s has always been an inspiration for me from Jean-Luc Godard to Mad Men, from Marcello Mastroianni to Tom Palumbo and now including C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) and Tom Ford’s A Single Man.

Daniel Day Lewis

Shaun — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Mr Lee’s General Store & Haberdashery

Shaun — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:07:00 +0000

Mr Lee’s General Store & Haberdashery

Savings at the Brooklyn Flea

Shaun — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Starting January 9th the Brooklyn Flea will be moving indoors for the unfortunate inclement weather to come. The new site? The Williamsburg Savings Bank Tower at One Hanson Place in Fort Greene. The site is in almost original condition from it’s once glory days and still sits as the tallest building in the borough that it resides. Truly a perfect place for flea market.

Hollander & Lexer

Shaun — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:39:00 +0000

Hollander & Lexer
358 Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Handmade | The Sailor’s Whisk

Shaun — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Made out of a single piece of rope only a few inches long the sailor’s whisk was the multipurpose tool on board ships. Used for cleaning, cooking and washing with these became commonplace among sailors of all degrees of seniority. Made in a plethora of sized using scrap rope on deck these tools have been a lost art for many years, but recently have seen a small resurgence. Recently featured in the London’s Design Museum only a few folks still make these — specifically a gent in Suffolk, England and one in New Hampshire, U.S.A. — the traditional way, by hand. Most can be found online for a small fee of around $10.00 – $25.00 and can be used for just about anything.

At a Whim

Shaun — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:01:00 +0000

While at the Hickoree’s Hard Good’s Pop-Up Shop the other day we received our first shipment of our first print-based periodical. No it is not Free&Easy or Lightning or any other magazine that like the rest will fade into the online realm. This periodical stands out among the rest for it’s impecible attention to detail and it’s attention to the finer points in life.

Whim Quarterly is a “humor” periodical done the right way with a well designed layout and hilarious articles by writers from Urban Daddy, The Daily Show, Cash Cab (both Cash Cab and Cash Cab: After Dark), National Lampoon, The Late Show with David Letterman, and more plus Emmy award winners and nominees with other greats such as Elliott Kalan, Devon Coleman and Craig Robinson. At only $4.00 you get your money’s worth. If I had a penny for each time I laughed I would have made the $4.00 back by the 3rd page.

The articles are amazing with the Whim Exclusive Ayn Rand’s Newly Discovered Picture Book and Why Robots Are Cooler Than Cars: But Not As Cool As Dinosaurs to Street Names of New Drugs Your Kids Are Taking and “Water: It Tastes Like Crap!”. But my absolute favorite is the Excerpts from The New Astronaut’s Cookbook whose main ingredient in each recipe is a secret ingredient we are carrying at the Hickoree’s Pop-Up Shop. Plus, you get a free toy with your purchase. So come on by and pick one up along with the secret ingredient for your next astronaut meal.

Hickoree’s Hard Goods goes Brick and Mortar

Shaun — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:04:00 +0000

Taking lead from their success at the Pop-Up Flea this past month Hickoree’s Hard Goods has decided to be the first installment at the continuously rotating store-front space in Brooklyn, Metropolitan Green. The store is filled with everything from their website (Old Hickoree’s, The Hill-Side, Leather Man Ltd, Heritage Leather Co, etc.) plus a little more (Old Hickoree’s not on the website, Sol Mate socks, Folk Shoes, etc.). I will be working the store part time so come stop by to check the place out and pick up some fantastic Hanukkah gifts for each night. Join us next Friday for the Launch party. And Check after the jump for pictures of the installment.

Walk In Their Shoes…For One Night At Least

Shaun — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Of all my favorite places to purchase items online there is only one place that I will call my Favorite Brick & Mortar Store. This particular store has brands ranging from Rogue Territory — a favorite denim line of mine — to Sugar Cane, from Left Field to Alden and have an aesthetic that stand alone among a sea clustered men’s shops. As you might have guessed that store is the one and only Craft run by Pete, Rosa and Bill. Well, tomorrow Craft will be adding yet another amazing company to it’s already well curated list with a launch party at their store. The Wolverine 1000 Miles Boots have become so fond of Craft that they have given Craft distribution rights. That says a lot. So check it out tomorrow.

Forged in the Fires of Mount Doom | Parveen

Shaun — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:47:00 +0000

Well, not exactly. More so in the hearth of a village in India by a woman by the name of Parveen. Parveen is an independent blacksmith in a small unknown town in India. She specialized in make shears for barbers and tailors, each hand forged of bronze and steel. Each item after being forged each edge is then sharpened — enough to cut my hand picking up the closed shears by the blades. They are weighted to a T and hand stamped “Made in India (12)”. They can be found at random places around the world but only one place in the USA, DARR in Brooklyn (disregard the automated music that can’t be turned off on their site).