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Our pals from Layla, the fab Indian textiles and jewelry shop in Boerum Hill, will be setting up in Fort Greene for the first time. They have great deals on their gorgeous colorful merch, all of which is summery with a cap "s." B8/FG, Sat Hide (HEE-day) has been scoping the markets for months now, figuring out what to bring to blow Fleasters away. He's been in the styling biz for years, and specializes in vintage furniture, guys and gals clothes, and jewelry that he makes himself out of cool keepsakes like buffalo nickels and the like. He's talking up his suitcase collection too. High hopes for Hide! V8/FG, Sat Judi is a dealer and designer operating as Studio 357 up in Cos Cob, CT, but her heart is still in her old stomping grounds in Brooklyn Heights. Her self-told synopsis: "With a suitcase and $50 after college in my home state of Minnesota, headed for NYC with a General Design degree and a thirst for the Big Apple. Designing spaces and shopping for clients for years, the collecting bug hit hard! Every item has a story line and a past. I try to have knowledge to share with my customers--when they look at the chair they bought they can pass on the story." 100% Flea Spirit. Among her stuff on Saturday will be four chairs from the Bozo the Clown estate (above right)! B23/FG, Sat
Arbor Arts is a cool Brooklyny photo project. Laura takes black-and-white shots of letters and symbols that naturally appear in tree limb and branch formations, often in Prospect Park. She does single images (hearts, etc.) and also words, especially names. Check out her booth--words don't do these images justice. E29/FG, Sat Les and Loretta are scurrying up from Estrous, PA, and they've been in the game for a minute. They heard about the Flea selling at Brimfield last week, and this Sunday they'll be taking a turn in the 81 Front St. Dumbo market for the first time. Here's what Les tells us is his specialty: vintage Bakelite, coffee pots and percolators (above left), and firemen items. C'mon! 17+18/81 Front, Sun Stylistic Alert! Ingrid is moving and has everything "from vintage folding bikes to clothing to paintings." She must get rid of these items--help her! V17/FG, Sat Melinda is a shelter-mag writer from Cobble Hill who's also an eagle-eye collector. She Flea'd a couple times last year, and she's back this Saturday, in her market guise as The Larkin Idea, with pal Alexis. Vintage and antique china, housewares, jewelry, stamps, ephemera, all neatly displayed and ripe for consumption. L2+3/FG, Sat Clifford and Alisha have been in what they call the "junk/collectibles business" for just a few months now, an offshoot of Cliff's father's Hawley, PA, biz. Here's a list of stuff they hunt for: "folk primitive kitchenware, old art and photography books, small flatfiles, lamps, handcrafted chairs, depression glass collections, antique folding tables, handpicked photographs, artworks, crafts and prints, wonder-objects, like antique viewfinders, stereoscopes." Wow! Their outfit is called Chicken Dolphin--no idea why. Ask 'em! E18/FG, Sat
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Brooklyn Aloha is a cool next-gen newbie booth. Cutie Michi (right) collects vintage Hawaiian dresses and accessories, and also sells awesome Lauhala-style straw hats that her Aunt makes back home on the island. Abby's handmade clothing, vintage clothing and jewelry is inspired by Hawaiian style. And up-and-coming shutterbug 
Arthur Strelick has gorgeous jewels and jewelry, and also all these cool Civil War artifacts (right). His glass cases are meticulously organized and browseworthy to the max. (Buyworthy too of course.) V16/FG, Sat
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