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Change is a beautiful thing!
At times we don't want to embrace change cause it can be scary, it can be disruptive, but at the same time its is necessary! Change is a constant!

I for one am looking forward to change and all the GREAT things the Spring has to offer! It's going to be AMAZING for Harriet's, a gang of other folks and YOU to! Mark my words!

Speaking of change we have just re-launched our website. And we are re-structuring our boutique, watch the changes as the unfold!


www.harrietsalteregoonline.com

I'm sure you're familiar with the saying "One's man's trash is another man's treasure", perhaps more so now than ever.

Welcome the era of eco-chic! No longer do you have to be ashamed to be a pack rat. If you walk the streets and can't resist picking up discarded nick nacks, stand up. If you stalk flea markets, garage/stoop sales and church bazaars be proud. Its now cool to say I collect garbage! In fact its quite fashionalbe!

Its really amazing the things one can do with "garbage." One artist in particular is doing some really interesting things with found objects aka "trash". Kmcann founder and curator of F.O.A.M (Found Objects Art Museum) is making folks re-evaluate what they consider garbage.

At Harriet's we also have an affinity for things some might consider throwaways. We take all the little left over scraps of fabrics the average seamstress or tailor would discard and make lovely dresses, skirts, tops and bags.

Garbage Collector you say? I'LL BE THAT!























Photography By Cochrane
Cochranes's Myspace Page


Props By Kmcann of Middlefinger Art/F.O.A.M
Middlefinger Art
To learn more about F.O.A.M email: theresnoplacelikefoam@gmail.com

Clothing By Harriet's Alter Ego
www.harrietsalteregoonline.com

The Changing Landscape of Brooklyn

A metamorphosis can sometimes happen very quickly or sometimes it can be slow and gradual. But no matter how long the transformation takes for some reason it always seems like it happened overnight.

One need only take a leisurely walk through any give neighborhood to bear witness to the transformation of the borough. This weekend I and 20 of my peoples walked the streets of Downtown Brooklyn. Our excursion started on North Flatbush Avenue at Harriet's in Prospect Heights.



As we walked Flatbush Avenue towards Downtown, we noticed the strip of mostly Mom & Pop shops had several new additions including an American Apparel, a Dunkin Donuts and a Baskin Robins. We took notice of all the construction happening around the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the futrue location of the 24 hour BAM Cultural District.



We saw the properties being converted to condos and luxury apartments. We saw neighborhoods, streets and buildings in transition.

What's my take on all the changes? Well... It depends on who you are and what are your vested interests. But I think we can all agree "A Change Is A Coming." In fact, It's already here.


Pictures From Harriet's Renegade Fashion Show On Sunday, July 23, 2006

ALL PHOTOGRAPHY BY AKINTOLA HANIF
To view more of his work visit his website www.akintolahanif.com

THE HARRIET CHRONICLES

When did you first fall in love with Hip Hop?

For me, I had encountered hip hop on several occasions, but it was not love at first sight. I remember hearing Run-Dmc's "Walk This Way" and thinking 'That's pretty cool', but the love affair really jumped off when I was 12. I was playing softball when a car drove buy blasting Rob Base's "It take Two". Once I heard that it was a wrap. It was official. I was a hip hop junkie!

Now let's bring it full circle to 2006!
Now a days its easy for me to forget how much I love hip hop and its even harder for me to feel the way I did but when I was 12. But every now and then, something takes me back to them days and the nostalgia takes over. Last week I picked up the 200th Issue of The Source. I have not read a Source mag in years. But Harriet's is featured in this months fashion spread (shameless plug), so I copped the issue on my way home. I read it on the train and quite frankly i was reminded why I started reading The Source in the early 90s and to be honest I felt the love.

So grab the 200th Issue of The Source or flip through it and Barnes and Noble. Its definitely worth a read, if nothing else check us out in the fashion spread "Back To The Future" (peep the fly-ass lace dress). And if you feel moved let me know. If your love affair with hip hop is in anyway re-kindled shout me out! And if you feel like grabbin' your shell toes, door-knockers, africa medallions, mcm jump suits and heading to the park or an old school jam hollah at me and I'm there!

Hip Hop It Started Out In The Park... we use to do it out in the dark!

THE HARRIET CHRONICLES
The First of Many Random Tangents & Tidbits of Stylish Info

THE REMIX: Fashion Collaborations

It seems as if collaborations between different fashion houses and labels are the way to go! Even mass market chain stores are getting on the band wagon. Who ever thought Luella Bartley and Target would join forces to put out a line of clothing. Everyone from Stella McCartney for Addidas to Boateng for Givenchy to Todd Oldham for Lazyboy is working on design projects with other companies.

THE ULTIMATE SIDE HUSTLE
The idea of collaborating is not new. It does not take a genius to know that you can get more done with two hands then one! Joining forces with another company allows one to share valuable resources, reach untapped markets and creates excitement! For independent designers collaborating with another label can be a great way to tap into new markets. It's all about working smarter not harder!


MY FAVORITE INDIE FASHION CALLABOS

Blue In Green.
Blue In Green is a new menswear lifestyle shop in Soho on Green Street. Its a collaborative effort by 3 industry veterans and features sneakers, backpacks, toys, jewelry, art and furniture by hot Japanese street brands like Swagger, Phenomenon, Low Hurts and American designers PCP by Princess Warren, Telfar, Oliver Helden, Monotype, Sharpeye and Complete Technique.
www.blueingreensoho.com

Addy & Ferro.
Addy & Ferro is a super cute shop in Fort Greene Brooklyn. Its a cooperative of local designers, but the boutique also features establish brands like Catch a Fire and TANO.
www.addyandferro.com

Styleaholics
Najwa Moses, Go to Girl for all things, heads up Styleaholics a multimedia fashion company that brought us one of the hottest shopping parties to hit NY; "The Closet". Styleaholics also works with a variety of designers, stylists and industry execs to put forth exciting projects! The latest Styleaholics production is the IN List a weekly podcast giving us the inside scoop on all things stylish.
www.styleaholics.com


A COLLABORATION NOT TO BE MISSED

This weekend the ladies of Harriet's are teaming up with several other amazing labels to bring your Backyard Couture.

BACKYARD COUTURE
Fresh Air & Even Fresher Fashion
Saturday, July 15th - 5pm to 8pm

Featured Vendors
Harriet's Alter Ego
Tuff Like Iron
Paralee's Peace
Dahlia Soleil
Idyllic Couture (Idyll 4 U)

Soulful Sounds Provided By
DJ Lynnee Denise

Refreshments & Floral Arrangements Provided By
ProFlowers.com & Cherry Moon Farms



Backyard Couture is a series of in-store events allowing customers to shop in a fun environment while celebrating the season and the beauty of the outdoors

THE HARRIET CHRONICLES
Bite Size Chunks of Style...

The Art World Just Got A Bit More Interesting...

Don't miss the opening this Sunday @ Harriet's!




Harriets Alter Ego presents a duo exhibition

CASINO ROYALE: Debauchery in Artistic Form

Funktional art/furniture by Kelvin McCann/Middlefinger Art
Collage on reflective paper by Monique Schubert

Opening reception July 9, 2006, 4-7pm
Works on View July 2 29, 2006

Harriets Alter Ego
293 Flatbush Avenue (St. Marks and Prospect Avenue)
Brooklyn, New York
(718) 783-2074
http://www.harrietsalteregoonline.com

Media Contact: Ngozi Odita/(646) 302-0216

Brooklyn based artist, Kelvin McCann, classifies his creations as his love child. Since a youngster, hes been enamored with interior space. This fascination coupled with an unyielding compassion that prompts him to rescue orphaned furniture abandoned on sidewalks. With these two elements driving him to procreate, Kelvin has developed his art, his love child, into grand, futuristic furniture pieces consisting of obscure parts lying on the street.

A fascinating element is Kelvins father had been a furniture designer. Kelvin was thrilled to finally connect the dots, to discover the source of his creativity. Unfortunately, he never witnessed his fathers process or product. Kelvins dual mission as an artist now is to take over the family business that, really, never got started. He calls his collection Middlefinger Art, which reclaims the creative connection between a son and father artist and shuns the forces that separated the two talents in the beginning.

Monique Schubert asserts that the visual patterns that occur on wall paper, textile designs and throughout universe are metaphor for patterns of human behavior, thought or experience. Her works on reflective paper are inspired by those repeat patterns. This installation is based on a wallpaper format, stretching from ceiling to floor. Utilizing silkscreen printing and collage, the patterns seek to explore the notion of decadence. The idea is that those who choose to live decadently, their behaviors are based on patterns that balances out other elements in their lives. She views her life and an artist as a way to reconnect with the balance of nature which has been chipped away by the business of the world.

Directions:
Q, B train to Seventh Avenue
2, 3 Bergen Street



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We've never had a sale this big! Everything in the shop will be marked down. We will refill the racks and bins hourly with new merchandise. In addition, each day we will introduce new items that we will price lower than normal retail prices. You really don't want to miss this sale!

PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY & RETURN FREQUENTLY!

SALE DATES: July 1, 2, 4