Who doesn’t want to source their wardrobe from the shopping streets of New York’s Lower East Side? Sadly, the cost-per-wear of the boutique designers you’ll find there creeps up just a little bit when you factor in the transatalntic flight, an airbnb and the few nights on the razz that would come into play if you were to indulge in that particular shopping trip. Thankfully, the good old internet has rendered something like an ocean irrelevant, and one-time LA, and now-time New York label Creatures Of Comfort’s Mulberry Street store is as accessible to anyone online as it is to those a couple of blocks away.
As well as their own utilitarian label, which always provides one of the best arguments for ditching anything too fussy that you own in favour of workerish plaids and soft shouldered jackets, the online shop stocks a multitude of hip-as-hell labels such as JW Anderson and Kenzo. But you already know where you can get those. What you really want to bookmark Creatures Of Comfort for is the Rachel Comeys of this world, and other American brands that remain the well-kept fashion secrets of cool Brooklyners, such as jewellery brands Kami or Quarry.
Here’s some of our favourite picks that you can shop right now…
The sheer panels in this simple Band Of Outsiders piece allow for all sorts of peekaboo layering possibilities.
Perfect for a print-clash and just as good with a straight-up pair of tailored trousers, this cardigan is the epitome of Creatures Of Comfort’s easy cool.
Rachel Comey had been quietly dressing cool New Yorkers such as Greta Gerwig and Maggie Gyllenhaal for a while, until we all got wind of her grown-up-but-fun pieces. An insider classic if you're looking for a name to drop.** **
Like fellow New York designer Erin Wasson, Quarry creates the kind of semi-statement jewellery that looks at its best with faded black skinny jeans and grey jersey. This necklace comes with crystal, too, which’ll bring you plenty of good vibes.
If you don’t fancy looking like Miley Cyrus’s Instagram, but still want a bit of neon in your life, then this handmade-in-Brooklyn Kami-kazi bracelet – complete with banana charms and hula mermaids – is for you.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.