Brooklyn Industries

I needed a pair of gloves; they had a pair of gloves. They’re the simplest pair you could think of and they might’ve been made by anybody. I perused the other inventory a bit while I was there, and it seemed fine, if not of the supremely highest quality. My buddy speaks highly of his winter parka, but I’m straight on that for now.

I strolled into this shop with a friend, and was immediately drawn to the funny graphic t-​shirts and women’s blouses with cats on them (yep, future cat lady in training right here). They were having a sale on purses, and I couldn’t decide between a big open bag (think those in-​style Longchamp bags from a few years ago) and a smaller cross body bag with actual pockets/​zippers inside.
That’s when a friendly staff member walked over and let me know they actually came as a set! And were on sale! 2 purses for ~$ 50? Yes please. I felt pressure to stick with my old purse out of a sense of loyalty, but then my friend Jane told me it made me look like a 13 year-​old, sooooo I bought the set from Brooklyn Industries. That was back in July, and I am still in love!
Overall, I loved the look of the shop and a lot of their stuff. I will say that their clothing was, to me (someone not from NYC who hates paying NYC prices), pretty overpriced. But by NYC standards they seem on par w/​other shops However, if they have a sale, I’d definitely endorse stopping in! Now that I know how durable their bags are, I’d even pay full-​price!
I’ll definitely be stopping by next time in in THE city.

VERY VERY LOW QUALITY. Bought a backpack there and the zippers broker within a week. Brought the bag back and was told the repair time is 8 – 12 weeks (more than likely because they have so many repairs of their CHEAP bags.). That was 16 weeks ago… They are backed up with backpacks I guess. Don’t try to be cool and hip with this product as you won’t be able to use it.

I love their clothes, I just wish they would invest in good zippers. When I pay $ 50 for a sweatshirt, I shouldn’t have to fight with the zipper. I’ve bought two from them and it was a problem with both.

Don’t pay so much for made in china stuff.

For the past few weeks, I’ve been passing by and eyeing the cleverly designed «Brooklyn» T-​shirts in their window display and thinking my bf would love one of them. I finally stepped in today and purchased it for him as a surprise (shh! don’t tell!).
The saleslady who helped me there, Lauren, was SUPER. I picked up a medium for the bf but she told me that the T-​shirt I was inquiring about runs small and went to the back to bring me a large for me to get a better sense of sizing.
Since I was already in the store I took a peek at the lady’s section and ended up trying on a couple of dresses because they’re having a 20% off summer sale. While I was in the fitting room and asked Lauren to bring me an alternate size for a dress, she also returned and proffered a dress and skirt she thought I’d like.
Eventually I settled on a cute dress but since this locale didn’t carry it in my size, Lauren offered to call up the Dumbo location to put it on hold for me. She was super attentive without being pushy and I felt like I was getting a boutique treatment at a retail chain. It was great! Before I left, I even filled out a comments card to compliment Lauren for her customer service. She definitely made my impromptu shopping trip more enjoyable.

I’ll be an even bigger fan if they figure out a way to streamline the credit card processing situation. I spent over $ 250 and they have to «call it in»? Very archaic to me, but that’s just me. Because they attempted to charge me twice the same amount, my bank put a hold on my credit card suspecting fraud. I called them from the store to rectify it but later found out they put two holds on my credit card, one of which is STILL there two weeks later.
On the selection of merchandise, I was excited! I love cute t-​shirts and BI has plenty of cute Brooklyn t’s. they also have a good selection of other pieces. I picked up a cute gingham shirt that I have received many compliments on.
Overall, I like this store, I just need them to fix this whole credit card issue they got going on.

I got my sister a shirt here, I was totally looking for me but the clothes didn’t work on me. I hope my sis loves her scrabble shirt with the boroughs represented on it, I think she will. The sales people were super sweet, I explained how I was looking for something in Brooklyn but didn’t find it and they offered to look it up on google for me. They didn’t follow through, but I like that they offered. Leave it to me to be the last person in the world without a smartphone, my frugality demands it.
Anyway, you should come shop here for the clothing which represents epic cuteness, with a healthy serving of hipster on the side. I know, it’s an almost derogatory term sometimes, but I totally don’t mean it like that in this situation. The t-​shirts are sooo funny and cute. Plus, there are cute dresses here, alas not much plus size stuff. I would offer a passive aggressive rant here, but I am going to restrain myself just this once.

I am giving 5 stars due to the excellent service I received recently. I went in planning to buy the medium messenger bag I had seen online. I won’t go into details, but the young man who helped me was super helpful in helping me find the bag I had seen. He was cheerful, good humored, and went the extra-​extra mile in providing good service. Also 5 stars because of the high quality of their goods I have had my Brooklyn Industries zip up hoody for about 5 years and it’s as good as new, very warm with extra thick jersey.

Old school hip hop is where it is at! The ladies and gentlemen who work here are helpful and funny. I like this place. My hubby and I visited this store to buy a gift for our hipster friend. This location has the best shirts that represent Brooklyn in a good way. We ended up buying a shirt that says «Gowanus Swim Team.» Yeah, we know the birthday boy would love this. Plus, it was unique and awesome quality. It also came in 2 colors: black and green. Amazing things in the store: coats, jeans, dressy attire, casual attire and random things like gift cards and accessories. I suggest you take a peek next time you pass by the storefront window.

I want to love Brooklyn Industries, and, I certainly love the concept. I also love the look of the store… but, for the most part, the clothes just do not fit me right. I’m not sure what it is, but I’ve tried their t-​shirts, sweaters, woven shirts, etc. Nothing seems to fit me right. Vinny got me a couple of shirts there for my birthday, and both had an odd fit. This past week, I took both shirts back with the gift receipt and tried on a number of other items. But, seriously, I tried on at least 10 different things before eventually finding one item that fit well. What I eventually found was very cool hoodie, that I know I’m going to love… so I’m happy about that. I just want to love all of their clothes because I think the store is so cool. Anyone else experience the same thing as me w/​BI?

Brooklyn Industries is one of those brands that interest me enough to make me browse through the clothes, but I still haven’t found anything that shouts out «BUY ME!»
I actually do like some of their clothes though. I think they have a pretty nice T-​shirt selection. Their graphic Ts are rather unique and some of the designs on them are pretty cute. They make me wish that I was more of a T-​shirt girl.
This time I browsed more intensely than I normally would, because upon entering the store, the girl behind the counter told me about the 25% off sale they’re having on wool products. She was friendly and had a nice aura about her.
I checked out the sales rack, but it disappointed me because it wasn’t much of a sale. A $ 90 Spring/​Summer dress was on sale for $ 75. It confused me a little. I would never pick it up and say to myself, «A $ 90 DRESS FOR $ 75? HOLY SHIT BALLS, I NEED THIS RIGHT. NOW.»

A great place to pick up souvenir shirts for the person in your life that hates souvenir shirts! Some really cool designs. The sale rack occasionally has some hidden gems too.
Their regular clothes are decent too. I would rather shop here than American Apparel since they are just «selling women’s clothes to guys» (Butch Walker).

Brooklyn Industries is another business I hate to love, but do anyway.
For starters, I always find great stuff at their sample sales — this year I got a dress that I would have expected from the Elie Tahari sample sale (which I guess makes up for the lack of super cute dresses at that 2011 sample sale).
I hate to buy anything full priced at BI, but I go in especially to keep an eye out for items on sale.
Yesterday, I grabbed a great hat (BI brand and worthy of Helen Kaminski) for under $ 30 on final sale. I also pegged another San Diego and Co. hat for future purchase.
For me, the production items are hit or miss — pants and jeans are usually good, but for dresses I’m more likely to hit Free People.

Something attracts me to Brooklyn Industries. They have cool «brooklyn-​esque» things. It reminds me of the 30 rock episode «Brooklyn Without Limits». Perhaps that was Tina Fey’s inspiration?
Things aren’t «cheap» here but they seem well made. I really like the dress/​skirt selection. The bags seem to be popular and I see them all the time on the street.

Brooklyn Industries is a bit of a hit or miss. I got some cool designer tee-shirts[1] for myself here (I am very fond of the one of a squid enveloping a subway car, and another one with a map of BKLN depicting all the different ‘hoods), a track suit top with «Brooklyn» written[2] in shape of a bicycle, a hoodie with «BQE» written on it for my uncle in Italy, and a very cool purple jacket for my gf.
I like this store because of its location in an area I love, and because the store staff are always nice and helpful.
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[1] at $ 34 a piece these babies are expensive; I usually wait until they go on sale, although be advised that if you like an item you better get it. Their style turnover is pretty fast.
[2] To those Unilocalers who say that wearing something with Brooklyn written on it when you’re from Brooklyn is tacky and touristy: I am not so sure. In my ‘hood (Bed-​Stuy) there are plenty of people wearing stuff with Brooklyn written on it, or written on their skin. I am pretty sure these people are locals.

Pink dress + sale = Amanda must try. Despite the slight warning of the sales girl, «You’d better take two sizes, it fits rather oddly through the hips,» I knew, this dress was made for me.
But holy, did it hug my meat around the middle. That chick was right, it did fit oddly. Or else the hip situation got out of control and I didn’t notice it. Ugh. Nope, gonna go with the sales associate’s take, it just fit weird.
Not to worry, I snagged a bitchin’ t-​shirt that fit just right and a cute bag.
I was a little disappointed when I heard that there was a Chicago B.I. store, however, I feel that whenever I wear my «Brooklyn City» t-​shirt, I will know that it actually came from Brooklyn. (I’m not FROM Brooklyn, so I can wear a t-​shirt that says it. Please don’t hate.)
Good sales (thank God, cuz I wouldn’t pay $ 45 for a t-​shirt) and friendly sales associates, I’d come back when visiting my friends again.
Yay for good sales and for veering away from «meat-​hugging» dresses!

No offense to the Smith Street outpost, because the staff are sweeties and all that. My beef with this company goes all-​city.
«Live, Work, Create» is their motto, so how about this, Brooklyn Industries? How about you actually CREATE something in Brooklyn besides cutesy window displays? How about making something here, where you LIVE, something of good quality, instead of selling overpriced, cardboardy clothes that were stitched together out of surplus prison blankets by tubercular Chinese girls. How about that?
Crazy, right?

I wandered in because I was bored; I had no intention of buying anything. I know, I’m an awful human being. However, they were having a «mega» sale, and I ended up walking out with a solid wool coat bought at 40% of the regular price.
After reading some of the other reviews, I’m actually kind of scared it will fall apart on me; but until it does, I have to say I’m pleased with the purchase.
I can’t speak for the other locations, but the staff was on point. One of the girls here was extremely helpful, and even pretended I looked good in my new coat. She sounded sincere, too.

I buy a majority of my bags from here. When they put stuff on sale they’re really trying to get rid of the stuff so its CHEAP! I dont care if its «played out» these bags are well made and i much rather support them than some other overpriced designer bag.
Just dont buy a shirt that says BROOKLYN over it… especially if you live here. It’s just tacky.