LOMO Diana F+ camera kit
$99
sparkling toothy earrings
$8
black & white wingtip flats
$28
winged migration necklace
$30
 
In the summer of 2001, fred flare met with John Ross and Don Carney, the
designers of the ultra hot handbag and accessories company
PATCH NYC, to
find out the hot dish to tote. Click here for more about PATCH NYC.

What inspired your fall collection?
A walk around Walden Pond in Concord, MA.

Everyone here at fred flare LOVES your junk food bracelet! What's
your favorite junk food?

Ice Cream and Tofu Hot Dogs (not at the same time).

What's your current accessory obsession?
Our 1970's oversized Farrah Fawcett button we found at a thriftstore on
Cape Cod.

Ebay alert! What have you been collecting?
This month its vintage sailor lockets with anchors on them.

What's in your bag?
Big Red gum, PATCH NYC coin purses and our FRED FLARE wood grain paper
pad filled with fabric swatches for the Spring 2002 collection. Oh, and lots of
black hairs from our dog Boo!

Hey Mr. DJ, what's spinning in your CD player these days?
We have a pretty eclectic collection of music in the studio so it's always
changing depending on who's playing DJ. For example, today we've heard
early Ella Fitzgerald, Nikka Costa, The Flying Neutrinos, Malcolm McClaren,
Jill Scott, Thriller, early Madonna, Alberta Hunter, Garbage, Culture Club and
David Gray.

What do you guys do on your days off?
Peruse the 26th street flea market if it's nice out or, on rainy days, we do
arts & crafts projects at home.

Dish it out! What are your favorite dining spots?
Miracle Grill in New York and the Gingerbread Factory in Lexington, MA.

Who are your design idols?
All the amazing craftspeople who made the vintage treasures that inspire us.

What do you feel has been your biggest accomplishment since
starting your own business?

Both being full-time PATCH NYC employees and launching our new website!

08/2001
 

patchnyc.com




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