Brooklyn Flea, Part 2: Fort Green
Jenna Reed
You may or may not recall my first visit to The Flea... it was doughnut filled and lovely. Well, I went back, but this time to a different location. The Brooklyn Flea in Fort Green is significantly larger!
I spotted these really lovely, authentic African style textiles. Along with the piles of beautifully dyed heavy-duty fabrics were books with details about traditional patterns and colors. I was torn between at least five of them, but decided on a black, heavy tapestry with white geometric design. It happens to be at the top of that black pile!
Up and down the aisles of tents were plenty of shiny, beautiful knick knacks and treasures.
When I found these gorgeous Vivenne Westwood shoes mixed in amongst re-purposed dinosaur toys, my heart skipped a beat... no pun intended! They're the kind of shoes that I used to look at pictures and admire, but had never seen in person.
There was no shortage of stylish, colorful vintage and antique styles...
Or new, stylish hand-crafted goods!
Just like at the first flea market, there was some pretty amazing ephemera and vintage paper goods.
I particularly loved these old glasses! These were the cartoons my parents showed me as a kid, and it was amazing seeing them immortalized on glassware, similar to the Welch's jelly jars of my own childhood!
If you're anywhere around New York and trying to find the right flea market, this is a great option! It's not the largest necessarily, but it's definitely one of the most fine-tuned and nicely curated.
