By Sarah Portlock
The Brooklyn Paper / Adrian Kinloch
Fashion: When Barack and Michelle Obama move into the White House, some people will be watching more than just how the First Couple solves the financial crisis.
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By Ernest Loesser
The Brooklyn Paper / Shravan Vidyarthi
Fashion: Finally, Greenpoint is a destination for more than just hot kielbasa.
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By Sarah McCormick
Carla D’Alessio
Fashion: Although it might be the last place you would look — underneath the rumbling of the JMZ train — there’s a studio where two Williamsburg women are handcrafting utterly arresting jewelry. As you might expect, it’s not pretty.
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By GO Brooklyn
Fashion: Last Saturday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, stars like Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas of the group TLC, actress Caryn Ward and blogger Necole Bitchie converged at “The Female Success Factor,” an entrepreneurship seminar for women.
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By Adam Rathe
Mandate of Heaven
Fashion: Across the East River, New York Fashion Week is happening beneath the tents in Bryant Park, but back in Williamsburg, designer Arthur Arbit claims he’s already sewing the future.
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By Kate Ray
Fashion: Alison Kelly shot to fame as a contestant on the third season of the reality-fashion series “Project Runway,” but the Williamsburg resident is still thinking locally with a new line exclusive to a Greenpoint boutique.
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By Adam Rathe
Fashion: At the bi-level Urban Outfitters, which opened on Atlantic Avenue last month, summer is already in full swing.
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By Linnea Covington
Fashion: Fifth Avenue, Bedford Avenue and...Kings Highway? When Steev Eitelberg opened Steev’s West Fourth, a 10,000-square-foot designer clothing emporium, in September, he was the first to bring haute couture to Gravesend, and so far, the gamble is paying off.
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By Mike McLaughlin
The Brooklyn Paper / Daniel Krieger
Fashion: Freegans, a group that rejects consumerism and finds its nourishment by harvesting discarded (but clean) food out of Dumpsters, have taken their movement to a new level, by staging a fashion show on Jan. 25 in Bushwick.
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By Lisa J. Curtis
Fashion: The borough’s boutiques are now fully stocked with all you need to maximize your enjoyment of spring and summer. Whether you want to fake a tan or sling some cherry blossoms around your neck, GO Brooklyn has searched the borough for your necessary accessories.
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