Events

Don't forget! Today is our SXSW Party!

Hosted by Market Publique, Paper Garden Records & Howl Interiors!

Featuring  THE LOOM, The Lovely Feathers, SAADI, Mighty Tiger, Peasant and Emanuel of Emanuel and the Fear

and Celebrating Market Publique's 1st Anniversary! 

Saturday, March 20th

from 12 - 4pm

at Parkside
301 E. 6th St. @ San Jacinto
Austin, TX 

Make sure to check into Foursquare when you arrive to get your Party badge!

RSVP via Eventbrite

Free drink if you RSVP and bring a friend.

Plus best outfit wins a $50 gift certificate to Market Publique!!!

Market Publique is down in Austin for South by Southwest! Last friday, I was invited to the New Media Fashion Brunch, hosted by Indiana Adams of Adored Austin.

We had a blast seeing familiar faces and the Austin fashion bloggers and boutique owners. It was quite the idyllic day, filled with cute clothes, champagne, cupcakes and great company. Here's some pics of our adventures...

Thank you to all the bloggers who let me use their photos - my camera had an unfortunate incident, of course, the first day of SXSW!

Our host, Indiana from Adored Austin, hosted a delicious brunch full of goodies like croissants with nutella, fruit salad & quiche. YUM! Photo courtesy of Fashism.com

After meeting everyone, we did a bit of crafting and mingling. Although I mostly got mingling done... Photo courtesy of Fashism.com

Then we got the boutique crawl started. Our first stop? Jewelry and champagne at Eliza Page. Here, Brooke, founder of Fashism.com & Indiana pose for the camera. Photo courtesy of Fashism.com

My favorite jewelry at Eliza Page was the collection from Elizabeth Cole, who you may remember is the designer of the fish skeleton earrings I wore to the IFB party in September.

I was very tempted by these rhinestone jaguar earrings, but seeing how I already have a pair of jaguar earrings I decided to exercise some self control. Foreshadowing: the self-control did not last...

After Eliza Page we headed to MissBehave, who had some fabulous printed dresses. Indiana browses the racks while Anna tapes some footage for her video for the News 8 Austin. Scroll down to watch it! Photo courtesy of Fashism.com

I loved that Katy of Dirty Hems were both wearing ikat, so we decided to take a photo in front of this oh-so-true sign. I followed the advice on there a couple of days later when I splurged on a pair of fringed wedge shoes on our next stop... Photo courtesy of Fashism.com

Our next stop was Girl Next Door. This boutique was even more tempting... I fell in love with the aforementioned Joie wedges. Plus they had very convincing cocktails and mini cupcakes. Photo courtesy of In Her Stilettos.

They had a vintage jewelry trunk show by Esther. Photo courtesy of In Her Stilettos.

My self-control disintegrated at that point and I got this vintage snake belt that I immediately wore as a bracelet.

Then we refueled with some pink champagne and chocolate covered strawberries at Cru. Photo courtesy of Walls Are Imagined.

Indiana and Grechen of Grechen's Closet chatted about our next plan of attack... Photo courtesy of Fashism.com

That only got us partly started on our sweets binge... The second stop was Delish for amazing cupcakes - some with fancy edible glitter!

Some exercise was in order, so we left 2nd Street, crossed the bridge and headed to South Congress for some more shopping. Photo courtesy of Fashism.com

Our first stop on South Congress was Prototype, which will be featured in a more complete way on the blog soon. After that, some heavy shopping at Feathers, tacos at Gueros and a nap! What a perfect day! Photo courtesy of Walls Are Imagined.

Watch video of the event by News 8 Austin. Thanks to @webanna for the great coverage!

For more photos and coverage, visit:

Adored Austin

Fashionably Austin

In Her Stilettos

Walls are Imagined

Its been a busy Fashion Week for Market Publique! We spoke at the Fashion2.0 Startup Showcase. We featured sellers Artifaktori, Erstwhile Style, Some Like Us, Dusty Rose, and Rabbits at our booth at the Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show (read about it! ). We had a ton of fun Chictopia’s Social Influence Summit (we were a sponsor!), and Pamela spoke at the Independent Fashion Blogger’s Evolving Influence Conference. Phew!

We’re almost done, but there’s one more: this weekend Market Publique will be at Fashioncamp, a two-day un-conference at Parsons School of Design.

Fashion Camp is a free, volunteer-run, 2-day barcamp- style conference with workshops and presentations focused on current topics in fashion, technology, and innovative marriages of fashion and tech. Topics include fashion tech/wearables, fashion eCommerce, and fashion2.0. At FashionCamp, ANYONE can present, and EVERYONE is encouraged to share their knowledge!

Independent Fashion Bloggers hosted a conference on Monday for bloggers to get together and discuss important topics in the arena.

Jennine Tam Jacobs, founder of IFB, did a fantastic job organizing the conference and attracting the cream of the crop in the blogging world. All panels were substantial and informative and I had a terrific time mingling and meeting people and reconnecting with out-of-town colleagues.

Read more about bloggers influencing fashion, the IFB conference & Chictopia 10 conference on WWD.com today!

I spoke athe first panel, along side Corinne of Threadbanger, Erika from Elle.com, Melody of The Crave Company, Nichelle of Stylemom.com, & Shubhankar of G-Star Raw (from left to right).

We talked about how to market yourself in the blogging world, leverage social media, collaborate with companies, make yourself findable and a destination and tons more other useful things. You can watch the panel on vimeo, courtesy of Bobbin Talk.

Independent Fashion Bloggers Conference Evolving Influence - Panel 1 from Bobbin Talk on Vimeo.

More fun pictures, similar to this one, where we are clowning around with Wendy Brandes, will be posted soon!

I was definitely cracking up in this picture!

The Chictopia 10: Social Influence Summit

We are so excited for tomorrow's Chictopia 10: Social Influence Summit. Market Publique is sponsoring the event, and I will be in attendance, of course. Wouldn't miss it for the world!

Today is the last day to register for a ticket, so hurry up and buy one! The caliber of the speakers, including Susie Bubble, Judy Aldridge of Atlantis Home, Naomi Nevitt and some of our favorite bloggers (who we've sponsored too! wooo!), Rebecca from The Clothes Horse and Liz from Late Afternoon. 

Plus, there will be a designer showcase featuring Market Publique seller Corvus Noir and friend Alexandra Grecco who will debut their latest collections. 

See you there!

Also, there's an after party hosted by Chictopia and The Six Six Sick girls at the Tribeca Grand later tonight! Come celebrate! (And note the new location...).

The event was covered in WWD, so exciting! See below...

 Woo! Market Publique is in WWD!

The Manhattan Vintage Show was fabulous, and despite the snow on Saturday, vintage lovers trekked down to the Metropolitan Pavilion to gaze at the millions of gorgeous vintage goodies on display.

Our booth was buzzing with energy, with people going gaga over fabulous pieces from our featured sellers. The most popular ones? The orange Donald Brooks arrow coat from Artifaktori,  the leopard print cape from Erstwhile Style, the oversized houndstooth Alaïa Jaccket from Some Like Us, the Norma Kamali jacket from Dusty Rose, the Chanel gloves from the Market Publique House Store and a gorgeous lips and eye print dolman sleeve jacket from Rabbits that was so Schiaparelli-like and so me - and it was tough to let it go... the torture I felt when it sold!!!

Exquisite pain aside, we had tons of fun telling people about Market Publique, introducing them to our new Full Service program (more details tomorrow!) and walking around and seeing what fabulous vintage pieces the 90+ vintage vendors around the Show had. Plus, saw the best outfits ever, and Rachel Zoe, Lynn Yaeger and many other fabulous people stopped by our booth - what more could a vintage-loving gal want?

Thank you everyone who came by! It was great to meet so many Internet friends in person! Thanks for all your support!

Here's some photos Kate took at the show. Enjoy the memories!

A shopper tries on the vintage Donald Brooks coat from Artifaktori

Gorgeous accessories at the Market Publique booth

The lucky shopper who fit into the super gorgeous patent leather Chanel gloves. Yes, of course she bought them!

I decided to play it safe in dark colors on Friday, as we had to haul a bunch of stuff to the show. I wore a vintage black cashmere sweater, a silk skirt by Lewis from Thistle & Clover, a beaded beret which the lovely Artifaktori gals gifted me, and my über stylish cash register: a crystal crusted bronze bag from Cure Thrift Shop. 

Colorful vintage from Artifaktori

Our 1980s Betsey Johnson Punk Label corset dress was featured front-and-center in the Manhattan Vintage Show's Little Black Dress Exhibition!

Our FIT Intern, Joan, packs up the Norma Kamali jacket from Dusty Rose for a happy customer. Not to worry: more Norma Kamali available on the site!

On Saturday, I decided to opt for more color. I wore a Uniqlo heattech crewneck, vintage St. John Sweater vest from Market Publique, Samantha Pleet shorts (yes, I do wear these all the time!), black tights, vintage Maud Frizon shoes, vintage Monet tassel necklace, vintage Sonia Rykiel handbag from the Dossier Shop (since closed), & a vintage silk scarf from Stache. 

A close-up of my cash register for the day, my vintage Sonia Rykiel handbag from the Dossier Shop.

Jon tells customers about our new Full Service Stores program.

Customers oooh and ahhh over a pair of vintage blue boots from Rabbits. Then the fabulous lady on the left takes the plunge buys them!

All that glitters is amazing vintage from Erstwhile Style

Vintage Oscar de la Renta from Dusty Rose

A thank you to Jenni from Daily Work It for coming to visit!

Photos by Kate Sims

Check out Sammy D Vintage's interview with Erstwhile Style @ The Manhattan Vintage Show! 

Don't forget!

The Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show is Tomorrow and Saturday!

We can't wait to see you! Make sure you get a discounted ticket to save $10 off the admission price (originally $20).

Also, check out some of the amazing pieces we'll have for sale at the show!

Gucci Tiger Print Scarf, from Dusty Rose

Norma Kamali Chartreuse Cocoon Coat, Market Publique House Store

Faux Fur Leopard Cape, Erstwhile Style

1950s Navy and Cream Gown, Artifaktori

Betsey Johnson Punk Label Black Dress, from Rabbits

Fabulous News!

We've been invited to participate in this year's Manhattan Vintage Show.

Manhattan Vintage Show

Friday, February 5th, 1 - 8pm

Saturday, February 6th, 11am - 6pm

Metropolitan Pavilion

125 W. 18th St., near 6th Avenue

New York, NY

We've attended the show several times, but this is Market Publique's first time as a vendor at the show. We're so excited!

Come visit our booth and check out selected, collectible pieces from some of our best sellers.

We'll be feauring specially selected pieces from:

Artifaktori

Dusty Rose

Erstwhilestyle

Market Publique House Store

Indola

Rabbits and more!

We'll have über-collectible labels like

Nina Ricci

Issey Miyake

Azzedine Alaïa

Norma Kamali

Gucci

Valentino

Paraphenalia

Betsey Johnson

Bonnie Cashin

Ungaro

Malcom Starr

and other designers, plus 30s pieces in mint condition, adorable dresses and hats, and other, more affordable items.

And for those of you too far to make the trip, some pieces will be listed online for a limited time so you can grab them there!

Leave a comment for a $5 discount on admission at the show. We'll mail you an invite!

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!

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.