I remember when I used to play dress-up out of my mum's wardrobe, trying on her floaty skirts and fitted frocks, pairing them with high-heels that I would nearly fall over in and liberally accenting my neck and arms with pieces of vintage jewellery from Poland. Mum would get her camera out and photograph me in my various sartorial creations and I would pose my heart out; looking serious is one shot, smiling in the next and laughing in the one after that.
It's easy to recapture that feeling of dress-up at The Brooklyn flea market, only on a larger, grander and more adult scale. In winter, the market is held in Fort Greene at the former Williamsburg Savings Bank in a gorgeous set of rooms. There are plenty of clothes, shoes, trinkets and sparkly jewels to ooh and ahh over as you make your way from the original bank vaults on the lower level to what used to be secret rooms upstairs in the mezzanine.
It's easy to recapture that feeling of dress-up at The Brooklyn flea market, only on a larger, grander and more adult scale. In winter, the market is held in Fort Greene at the former Williamsburg Savings Bank in a gorgeous set of rooms. There are plenty of clothes, shoes, trinkets and sparkly jewels to ooh and ahh over as you make your way from the original bank vaults on the lower level to what used to be secret rooms upstairs in the mezzanine.
While we didn't pick up any vintage bargains it was fun to wander around, imagining the previous lives of the pretty cocktail dresses, trying on hats and glasses and of course people watching... it's fun to be back in NYC!
From New York, with love xox
PS. Head over and visit the lovely Vanisha's life in Australia today to check out what I like to do on my perfect day in NYC
From New York, with love xox
PS. Head over and visit the lovely Vanisha's life in Australia today to check out what I like to do on my perfect day in NYC
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I know I say this all the time, but I just adore your photography so much! I bet it is so wonderful to live in New York, I am so jealous... I love getting just a little taste of it through your blog.
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beautiful images!
Oh I love flea markets. I wish we had them here. I used to go for these in England when I lived there for a short time.
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How lovely! I can't wait to explore NYC on Wednesday. I haven't been back for 12 years!
Maria xx
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Nice place!
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The Brooklyn Flea is always fun! I love that it's housed in the Williamsburg Savings Bank which is just an amazing building. I always find myself more interested in the eats than the shopping though. Food tends to distract me lol.
I LOVE the Brooklyn Flea Market! What a fun place to shop!! xo style, she wrote
Ahhhh, everything looks so beautiful! I wish I had something like this closer to me.
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Everything is amazing! I love this post :)
So cool!! It looks like it would be a lot of fun to go too!
i so love vintage.
Ah yes Brooklyn Flea is so much fun! Such treasures to be found there. :) xoxo
I adore New York. I last visited over Thanksgiving and it was an absolute dream. I will have to add Brooklyn Flea Market to my agenda the next time I visit.
Oooh the boy and I booked a trip to NYC this summer and I'm SO glad you posted about the Brooklyn Flea market! Will definitely hit up these vintage bargains. And I adore these photos :)
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xo Veronica
Beautiful! :)
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Wow, how fun! This is like a giant treasure hunt.
Amazing photos! What a beautiful find with so much eye candy.
AH!! I must go there soon.. like this weekend, ha! New York is happy to have you back :)
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I need to get here somehow! It looks fantastic, a place I know I'd love. I could get lost in there and disappear into another era. So lucky that you have this in NY! Thanks for your kind comment, I am back from vacation. Off to read your guest post...
Oh my gosh! I'm coming to NYC at the end of March and have the Brooklyn Flea in the diary already. Everyone says its just fabulous. I can't wait to shop my heart out! x
Great blog and amazing photos ! I'd love to follow your blog :)
Check out my blog as well when you have time!
with love,
Melissa xoxo
Loving the earrings and those sunglasses, I'm pretty sure I'd not be able to save any money if I lived there!
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