Spiewak Outerwear: Recycled Down Process

Jackets and coats with a history and a conscience

Sponsored by Spiewak

NYC-based Spiewak is a brand steeped in history, yet has a vision toward the future. Founded in 1904, the family business began with handmade sheepskin vests which they sold on the docks of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and grew to provide pea coats for the US Army during WWI, flight jackets for pilots in WWII, and countless organizations’ uniforms. With these credentials, Spiewak could rest on its …

MAKE’s Naxos Collection for All Genders

The NYC beauty brand makes a serious move into skincare, including a primer that protects from blue light emitted by screens

NYC-based MAKE launched in 2013 as a beauty line determined to be different. The high-quality, paraben-free products are made locally in NYC (with the savings passed on to customers through their e-commerce structure), unexpected collaborations are done with artists and designers like Faye Toogood, and there’s the core philanthropic aspect. As a for-benefit brand targeting equality issues, MAKE donates one-third of its sales to their …

Totokaelo Opens in Soho, NYC

The fashion brand makes a statement with its East Coast arrival in a dream apartment-like space

It’s rewarding to be able to grow alongside a brand you love and follow its evolution. And as longtime Totokaelo fans, we’ve observed the thoughtful fashion purveyors develop and extend their philosophy far beyond the doors of their original brick-and-mortar store in Seattle—from their first dive into e-commerce in 2008 to the launch of their sister brand Totokaelo Art-Object in 2012, offering handmade art and …