Dossier

We're so excited to be part of Independent Fashion Blogger's Evolving Influence Conference during New York Fashion week!

The conference sounds more amazing by the minute, and I'm so excited to see friends and meet new faces.

I'll be speaking at the first panel, Marketing Workshop, along with Elle.com, Threadbanger, Stylemom, The Crave Company and Signature9, but I wouldn't dare miss the rest of the panels — featuring Susie Bubble, Tavi Gevinson, Diane Pernet, Dossier and many more of my faves!

Check out the full list of panels and panelists at IFB.org.

See you all there!

Fashion designer Rachel Antonoff at Parlour Showroom. Photo by Kate Sims.

Rachel Antonoff, a petite New Yorker known for creating vintage-inspired wearable and feminine pieces, sat down with us before her ballet class and daily macrobiotic lunch to chat about her current collection, her love for ballerinas, kittens and Nancy Drew, and how she ended up being a fashion designer. 

Read the full interview on the Dossier Style blog.

It's no secret that Samantha Pleet is one of my favorite designers. You may remember a while back, I covered her Fall '09 show for Jargol.com, and I've been seen wearing her clothes on this blog, even before my 'regular' outfit posts (ahem, her shorts are totally my favorites!)

So, imagine my excitement when I heard about her sample sale at Dossier this weekend! I went to check it out and found many of her Fall '09 pieces I fell in love with, including the bubble romper and little black dress we featured in our photoshoot, the emerald green sheer dress, wool jumpsuits, and 90s-inspired wool dresses with peplums and ruffles galore.

Along with her collection, Samantha has brought a few select vintage pieces from her collection, including amazing silk high-waisted Christian Dior shorts she bought in Paris. If that's not enough to get you to Fort Greene, there is also cider and gingerbread cookies to warm you right up!

Another thing I found out about this Brooklyn designer while chatting it up with her today: all her clothes are eco-friendly! As she pointed out - "My clothes reflect my lifestyle. If I eat organic, why wouldn't I use organic materials for my clothes?". So hop on over and grab some organic silk dresses and organic wool jumpsuits with wool from Vermont. A bonus: all her clothes are made right here in New York City!

I knew she was one of my favorites for a reason.

Samantha Pleet Sample Sale at Dossier

244 Dekalb Ave.

Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Sale through the weekend.

Our friends at Dossier are coming to Manhattan! 

The Fort Greene shop, an extension of the indie twice-yearly magazine, is popping up in NoLIta just in time for some last-minute holiday shopping. 

They will have their highly curated selection of clothing and books, along with jewelry by Anna Sheffield & Bing Bang, Market Publique vintage, Pendleton pieces & vintage fabrics by Lindsey Thornburg,  by baked goods by Anne Apparu, and organic home textiles by Ortolan.  

Stop by for the opening party tonight!

Dossier Pop-Up Shop

153 Lafayette St.

Wednesday - Opening party from 6 - 8

Thursday & Friday - 12 - 8pm

Saturday - 2 - 7pm

For our latest photoshoot, now featured in the Dossier Style blog (where I will be contributing regularly), we decided to take it up a notch:

More color, more textures, more ooomph. We pulled clothes from the Dossier shop and OAK, mixed it up with one-of-a-kind vintage from Market Publique, and voilá - Keep on With the Force.

Most vintage pieces are now available for sale on Market Publique.

Photography by Karen Evans
Styling by Pamela Castillo
Assistant Stylist Traci Reed
Hair & Makeup by Charlie Taylor
Model Calei at FentonMoon Media

Vintage 60s Mini Slip, Rabbits on Market Publique; Lace tights & legwarmers, Urban Outfitters; Vintage deadstock underwear & mongolian wool scarf, Market Publique; Shoes, Christian Louboutin

Vintage Fox Fur Jacket & Vintage Silver Sequins Blouse, Market Publique; Pink Leggings & Taupe Stirrup Tights, American Apparel; Jacobeis Boots at OAK.

Samantha Pleet Bubble Romper, at Dossier; A.OK Necklace, at OAK; Glitter tights, Cynthia Rowley; Shoes, Doc Martens.

Vintage Cropped Teal Mohair Sweater, Market Publique; OAK Black Label Bike Shorts, at OAK. Cutout Peeptoe Shoes, Zara

So Cool Coocoon Cardigan, Rojas Tube Skirt,  Jacobeis Boots at OAK. Vintage Composition Notebook Cropped Top & Vintage White Enamel Earrings, Market Publique. Red tights, American Apparel.

Vintage Checkered Unitard, Vintage Norma Kamali Cocoon Coat, Vintage White Enamel Earrings, Market Publique; Vintage deadstock bracelets, Erica Weiner on Market Publique; Sandals, LD Tuttle at OAK.

Vintage Lace Blouse, Vintage Lace Gloves & Vintage Cobalt Blue Insert Skirt, Market Publique; Blue bandeau, American Apparel
Vintage Lace Socks, at Honey, Brooklyn, NY; Shoes, Christian Louboutin.

Samantha Pleet Black Mini Dress, at Dossier; Vintage Mohair Coat & Vintage Tie Dye Silk Scarf, Market Publique; Tights & polkadot socks, American Apparel; Shoes, Christian Louboutin

Vintage Colorblock Silk Sleevless Blouse, Market Publique; OAK Black Label Bike Shorts & Jacobeis Boot, at OAK.

A.OK Necklace, at OAK; Vintage Hot Pink Silk Blouse, Market Publique; Tankus Drop Crotch Pant, at OAK; Cutout Peeptoe Shoes, Zara.

Special thanks to Katherine and Skye at Dossier, Armand at American Apparel, & OAK.