UNDER THE PARASOL
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Pop Up Stories: Are You a Knitter?
A very wooly Pop Up by We Are Knitters (WAK) took over our favorite boutique space at 251 Elizabeth for three months, ending on January 13th. If you love knitting, you probably know We Are Knitters and their “Do It Yourself” kits with everything you need to knit your own garments. Besides DIY knitting kits, […]
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Pop Up Stories: Love Yourself
A very intimate event Popped Up in our charming boutique at 173 Elizabeth this past October. Entitled Love Yourself, Rue du Paradis invited us to dive into the world of bespoke lingerie. Fanny Karaman, who was born in Germany, is a half French half Turkish attorney and entrepreneur, based in Brooklyn. Previously to becoming a lawyer, […]
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POP-UP STORIES: Shooting For The Stars
Painter, Adrian Marçais, and Photographer, Thomas Aschcraft, have very different trajectories in life, and represent disparate styles of creativity, yet share an equal fascination with the vibrations of mysterious outer space. “I met Thomas in Santa Fe,” says Marçais “I thought it would be interesting to confront my work with his.” Shortly after meeting, the […]
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POP-UP STORIES: Painting for a Noble Project
Dominican-born artist, Sócrates Márquez, was living in the Bronx in 2006 when the urge of creativity came over him. The gestating appetite to paint commenced with casual episodes of coloring the walls of his apartment as a therapeutic after-work session, and later developed into a serious art practice transferred onto canvases. At the time Márquez […]
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POP-UP STORIES: Mind, Body, & Fashion
Making a wardrobe sustainable, comfortable, yet still fashionable starts with a simple commitment: opting for ethically engineered garbs with a sense of design mapped onto skin-friendly breathable fabrics, a mission Seek Collective has set out to achieve a few years ago. Carol Miltimore, the founder of Seek Collective, wanted to create a brand with a […]
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POP-UP STORIES: Supporting a Sustainable Lifestyle
Organic food has been the city’s staple for years, but what about ethically sourced clothing? The average New Yorker never ranks their brain about the origin of their leather shoes or accessories, or where the cozy wool or linen they adore comes from, but now, Neha Rane, a fellow Big Apple resident is looking to change that. “I wanted to raise awareness,” says Rane, the Indian, born UK, educated businesswoman, and mastermind behind Solstreet. […]
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