Wintercheck Factory Clothing

Channel your inner Rosie The Riveter with this sexy collection of Brooklyn-crafted duds

Combining WWII simplicity with an utterly feminine silhouette, Wintercheck Factory‘s recent endeavor into fashion is a sexy Rosie The Riveter-esque collection all made in Brooklyn. Sourcing styles straight from her grandma’s closet in Dallas, Wintercheck founder Kristen Wentrcek designed a six-piece strong collection with each item as a limited run. With an average of about 275 pieces for each style, Wentrcek tells CH “It’s all …

Upstate Spring 2011

Multifunctional Shibori-dyed garments from a nascent Brooklyn label

Inspired by “Lindsey Thornburg’s capes, complex geometries, Aboubakar Fofana, Suno, and the old rolling hills of upstate New York,” the indie brand Upstate’s latest collection continues to explore the controlled chaos of tie-dye. Where the Brooklyn label’s debut collection was limited to items like scarves and sarongs, their upcoming season sees multifunctional garments, like an asymmetrical poncho and a racerback vest, all hand-dyed using the …

The Walkmen x Etsy

Indie rock meets indie design to celebrate a new album

For their new album Lisbon, Brooklyn band The Walkmen wrote several songs during their many visits to the Portuguese capital. But when it came time to think about merch, the group looked a little closer to home, tapping the DIY experts at Etsy. The upshot—t-shirts, limited-edition silkscreened inserts, and a hand silk-screened album poster—connects the indie music world with indie design…and Portugal. Pittsburgh artist Andy …