Until Friday, I had yet to visit a holiday market in this city that impressed me. The majority of the merchandise strikes me as either too precious (
put a bird on it!) or too crunchy. I am just not a fan of crafty things.
Deck the Halls, a collection of merchants housed in a former public school on the corner of Prince and Mott Streets, was mercifully free of twee. It's definitely worth a visit.
City Grit was selling all sorts of delicious food, including
this hot buttered rum mix that I'm dying to try. They were also serving up $7 cups of mulled wine.
BKLYN Dry Goods had the raddest brass bookends, plus Pendleton blankets and all sorts of clothes perfect for
my urban woodsman.
The American Vernacular sold the sweetest vintage pieces, including a little navy number with rope trim (so nautical!) that I knew I'd kick myself for not buying.
My only quibble? After being greeted by the third shop-tender to breathlessly announce "everything is made in Brooklyn," I stopped feigning interest and instead tried desperately not to roll my eyes. I mean, COME ON.
Deck the Halls is open daily from 12 - 8 through December 22.
5 comments:
For Christmas I'm going to buy you a hand-knitted beanie (crunchy) with a pink bird on it (precious). Oh, and it will have a tag in it that says "Made in Brooklyn".
Vanessa, I just literally snorted at my desk. Bravo - this may be the funniest thing EVER.
Oh, I wish I was in town to go to this! Sounds like a breath of fresh air :)
So I admittedly like some crafty things, but that video is hilarious! And so true!!! (I love how he's "allergic" to the real not so cute live bird)
I like the idea of this mainly because of the appeal of the jewelry. Otherwise, if you told me "everything was made in Brooklyn" I wouldn't give a hoot. Around here, that's like saying "everything is made in Kensington." Maybe for tourists that sort of thing flies.
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