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Brooklyn Industries, the urban design shop run by Vahap Avsar and Lexy Funk, consistently produces some of my favorite hoodie designs. The company, founded during an upstate NY artist residency program, hit the ground running in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. They now have seven retail stores in some of the trendiest locations in New York, collaborate regularly with partners in Europe and Japan, and operate their design studio and warehouse from 22,000 sq ft of space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
First up in their ‘07 lineup is the cozy-looking Entropy Hoodie:
With snaps down the collar and available in Royal, Olive or Heather Grey, the Entropy retails for $72.
Next is the Prefab Hoodie:
A three-quarter zip hoodie with a kangaroo pocket and chest pocket, the Prefab comes in Charcoal with red accents, Cream with grey, or the pictured Chocolate with green hoodie interior and accents. This hoodie is 80% Cotton / 20% Polyester, and costs $74.
Third is one of my personal picks from this collection, the funky Renewable Hoodie:
The tri-colored Renewable is available in Chocolate, Light Grey (pictured) or the fierce orange Lion for $72.
Finally, the classic Brooklyn Appliqué design - one of Brooklyn Industries’ most popular designs, and available in men’s and women’s cuts.
The hoodies come with “Brooklyn Ind.” across the chest in raised letters, and are 80% cotton, 20% polyester fleece with ribbed trim and cuffs and a drawstring hood. The Appliqué comes in a myriad of colors: Black, Grey, Sage and Clover for men, Navy, Brick, Rose, Fern, Eggplant, Sage, Grey and Black for women. They are currently $49, on sale from their regular price of $64.
All the hoodies featured come in sizes from small to 2XL for men, and XSmall through XLarge for women, and can be purchased from their retail shops or online at Brooklynindustries.com.