Maybe it’s the promise of warmer weather, but for some reason, Amy, Grace and I found ourselves drawn to vintage sportswear and various recreation accessories that reminded us of Boy Scouts, summer camp and preppy-clubhouse style. On the first day, it seemed like every young male we saw was walking away with an old-school bicycle…
Amy, Grace and I were discussing the inevitable “tunnel vision” that occurs at big shows like Brimfield, and the point really hit home when a woman came rushing up to us and asked in desperation, “Have any of you seen any large gas-station signs for sale anywhere?” The inquiry made us a) incredibly curious as…
top left image (brimfield sign) via selectism Summer on the East Coast means one thing to me – the beginning of flea market season! Dealers have been collecting goods all winter long and travel from all over the country to bring their finds to Brimfield. This was my third visit to Brimfield and I finally…
Last week we had such a great time at Brimfield that it was hard to focus long enough to take everything in, but we were able to notice a few trends popping up here and there- some of which we even noticed popping up in this weekend’s trade fairs (ICFF and NSS). Today we’re going…
on monday i’m going to walk you through some of the trends we saw at brimfield this year (some expected, some not) along with some tips from our favorite people we saw at the show, but first i wanted to share an edited selection of my favorite finds from the show. they didn’t really fit…
whew! amy and i finally made it back from brimfield and my legs are still hurting. two days of early mornings, rainy weather and endless walking have taken their toll but we managed to find some really beautiful things and come up with about a dozen ideas for new columns and projects to try on…
