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Salomon opens first-ever store in Brooklyn, New York

Sports and lifestyle brand Salomon has opened its debut store in Brooklyn, New York, as the French brand builds on the success of its SoHo store. The store is located in the heart of Williamsburg at 127 North 6th Street, a neighborhood known for its energy, cultural appeal, and creativity. Serving as a hub for outdoor explorers and urban...

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Snow Milk launches capsule collection with Wall Street analyst Dan Ives

Brooklyn-based streetwear label Snow Milk has partnered with Wall Street analyst Dan Ives to launch an exclusive capsule collection. The Snow Milk x Dan Ives collection features a range of unisex essentials bearing Doobie Duke Sims, the founder of Snow Milk, signature graffiti-inspired graphics and designs from Dan Ives’ unique sense of style. “...

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Abercrombie & Fitch opens debut store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Abercrombie & Fitch has opened its first store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located at 95 North 6th Street, the new store features the brand's complete women's and men's collections and activewear range, Your Personal Best (YPB). Spanning 6,000 plus square feet across two floors, Abercrombie & Fitch will also offer an exclusive vintage capsule...

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True Religion expands retail footprint with four new store openings

Apparel and accessories brand True Religion is expanding its retail presence with the opening of four new locations nationwide. The new store locations include Katy and San Antonio, Texas; Brooklyn, New York; and Orland Park, Illinois. Each of the new stores is located in an area that has consistently seen an increase in demand from True...

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Slowear opens third U.S. store in Brooklyn

Italian retailer group Slowear, known for carrying brands including Incotex, Zanone, Glanshirt, and Montedoro, has opened their third U.S. store in Williamsburg. This makes it the second store in New York and the first store in Brooklyn. The opening follow’s Slowear’s store opening in Chicago in early October. The expansion in New York will...

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Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) pushes Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), toured the manufacture New York facility in Brooklyn on Tuesday to discuss the Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act. Gillibrand introduced the legislation in an effort to create apparel and textile manufacturing jobs in the borough. The bill would help grow the apparel, textile, and wearable...

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Exhibition: The Art of the Killer Heel

This week the Brooklyn Museum launched an exhibition dedicated to the high heeled shoe, highlighting the most impressive designs of our time, alongside shoes from through the ages. Titled Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe, on show are shoes from the era of the wooden chopine, worn by the people of Venice in the 17th century, to...