On “Brooklyn Street Style,” by Anya Sacharow and Shawn Dahl
September 28, 2015
Marc Karimzadeh
Yara Flinn in a Nomia parka on the Williamsburg bridge
Jennifer Mankins in Selima Optique glasses, Lizzie Fortunato necklaces, a Rachel Comey jacket and a Zero + Maria Cornejo dress
Eisa Davis wearing a wool plaid-and-striped Suno poncho
Karyn Starr in a Steven Alan trench
Kerry Diamond in a Tucker by Gaby Basora dress
Aurora James of Brother Vellies
Becca McCharen in Chromat at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Victoria Bartlett wearing a necklace designed in a collaboration between her label VPL and OGJM (Orly Genger by Jaclyn Mayer)
Ulla Johnson
Brooklyn is a destination for all things cool, from art and eateries to the overflow of the irreverent youth. It didn’t take long for fashion to follow. Many designers call the borough their home, and brands including Rag & Bone and Alexander Wang have staged runway shows there.
Now, there is a book to celebrate the sartorial essence of the borough and its distinct neighborhoods: “Brooklyn Street Style: The No-Rules Guide to Fashion” by Anya Sacharow and Shawn Dahl with photographs by Sioux Nesi (Abrams Image, an imprint of ABRAMS).
What makes Brooklyn style so unique? That it’s like no place else, many will say. The book makes that point, featuring local tastemakers in chapters with titles like “Make Your Own Rules,” “Wear Your Tribe,” “Don’t Fuss,” and “Style Knows No Age.”
Among those featured: CFDA Members Ulla Johnson and Victoria Bartlett, 2015 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists Aurora James of Brother Vellies and Becca McCharen of Chromat, and Nomia’s Yara Flinn, who is currently part of the CFDA {Fashion Incubator}.
It’s not just about the people in the book, it’s naturally also what they are wearing. CFDA Member brands are well-represented, including Tucker by Gaby Basora, Selima Optique, Zero + Maria Cornejo, Lizzie Fortunato, Rachel Comey, Suno, Anna Sui, 3.1 Phillip Lim, and Melissa Joy Manning.
The Brooklyn Guide in the back pages will prove useful for any visitor – and local – looking for the shops, markets, restaurants and bars that exude that Brooklyn vibe, from Williamsburg to Boerum Hill and Red Hook.
“For what I find important in a home, a neighborhood, and an environment, Brooklyn was my only option,” James of Brother Vellies said. “It was already my home. I just didn’t know it.”
