The Brooklyn Flee Market

With the beautiful weather this weekend, Maq and I ventured out to the Brooklyn Flee Market in Fort Greene. It was an easy trip on the 'C' and a great way to spend Saturday afternoon. Open every Saturday from April through November 19th, the market features 150 vendors. We wandered through the various booths sifting through rugs, antiques, local food, and vintage clothing. Maq found a great shoe shine kit straight out of 1962 (and finally all of that shoe polish sitting out on the floor recently has its own tucked away place!). The big purchase of the day though had to be the mink stole I found at Britannia Antiques' booth. Purchased with its original hanger and a note dated 18th December 1964 from Rochelle Furs certifying the value of the 'natural autumn haze mink stole' to its first owner, it will be a piece I treasure for years. It was such fun to find these treasures. We had lunch before heading out but the food carts looked amazing. I would highly recommend making the trip and finding your own lovely surprises.