HOVEY VINTAGE Comes to Life!

What fun we had yesterday!  HOVEY VINTAGE came to life on Saturday, in a simply ideal spot next to the adorable (and delicious) Bedford Cheese under a shade tree, against a lovely brick wall.  As soon as we re-stock our supplies, we'll be back! But if you have your eye on anything, drop us a line and we can arrange a pickup!  Thank you so much to everyone who stopped by!

  

HOVEY VINTAGE Finally Hits the Street!

Porter and I will finally be setting up our HOVEY VINTAGE shop on Bedford Ave. tomorrow morning to sell our small size early 20th century finds (and a few newer things, to boot!). We've got the ladybug soap box derby car from the spring Kate Spade ads! A 1959 pram! Riding boots! Riding pants! 1930s Navajo moccasins! A nearly perfect 1960s Smoky the Bear! Piles of 1920s-40s linen playsuits! Leiderhosen!

Look for us next to Catbird on Bedford Ave. in Williamsburg, between North 4th and North 5th Streets from about 10-6 on Saturday.

Family Photos: Looking Foward to Memorial Day

We're counting down the days until Memorial Day Weekend. I was talking with our friend, Mark von Kreuter, who, like a bazillion other Manhattanites, plans to kick off his summer in South Hampton at a posh clam bake on the beach. It brought me back to stories our father tells about his summers in the Hamptons as a boy, including the time when Truman Capote offered him a ride home from the beach club. That's dad up above, with our grandma (who had the best body ever) and great grandparents. As for the Hovey girls, we're staying local to prepare for our two gigantic summer initiatives: our Raj on the Roof and the launch of Hovey Vintage!

Family Photos: Aunt Virginia Drives the Ostrich

Oh, the good ole days when children wore simple, beautiful clothes and knew how to get themselves around town in style. We hope to help Brooklyn's tiniest residents dress much like our great aunt Virginia "Ginny" Hovey (shown here in the early '20s in Pasadena, California)!