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Blaire Monroe is a good friend of mine, homie of the brand, homie for life. She was previously at Fast Company, Viacom, The Fader working in social media, a contributing writer for Complex, Afropunk, and Mass Appeal. Previously head of digital marketing for Keep Cool Records. Blaire is currently baking and making playlists with Dare 2 Bake Dare 2 dive in? As Told by Ginger no As Told by Blaire. What’s going on with Blaire Monroe.

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Evan Scott is the shop manager at the Noguchi museum in Long Island City, Queens, NY

I met him while browsing the shop and saw the infamous Noguchi Table with the new Futura 2000 and Takashi Murakami collaborated print entitled ‘intermezzo’

We hit it off right away where I commented on his impeccable style looking sharp in Comme des Garcon blazer.

Evan also edits a monthly newsletter of announcements and events for a nonprofit called Queer|Art that keeps his writing skills sharp.

Evan is sharp as a nail, fashion, art, style, what else can I say?

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Lauren Downing is the Curatorial Assistant at the Institute of Contemporary Art at University of Pennsylvania also known as the ICA Philly.

She is also the co-owner of Ulises that was previously in Fishtown, Philly.

Everyone’s got the Ulises Totes that have been spotted since Printed Matters Art Book Fair over at Moma PS1.

She’s been in the art world forever.

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Talia Moore is someone who I met thru the grapevine of Brooklyn friends shout out to professional soccer player Demitrius Omphroy, Talia’s a damn good soccer player as well.

She’s worked on the Michael Vick “30 for 30” documentary on ESPN.

Talia is a producer at The Counter and is also a part of Central Brooklyn Food Cooperative.

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Lichen is a Brooklyn based interior design incubator.

Ed Be & Jared Blake partnered in 2017 combining years of experience collecting, selling and trading designer furniture throughout NYC.

Together they aim to create a community of lich-minded individuals enthused by music, creativity, and design.

Big Lichen is at 98 Moore Street and Lil Lichen is at 131 Manhattan Ave both in Brooklyn.

I first met Ed and Jared when I came in and peeped the USM Hallers for my crib, dropped stacks and had them delivered.

When I come into the shop they’re always welcoming and sharing what new pieces they got in store. Educating me with new pieces that always end up in my crib such as the Little Big Chair by Jeff Miller.

Their team consists of the homies Vian and Eric from Fragile Glass.

Designing their own Lichen furniture with Alvaro Ucha Rodriguez such as their in house V1.5 coffee table.

They carry the Flowers 4U half photo and notebook zine, they’re collaborations consists of a sock collection with Comme Si, Bookends with Let’s Do Better, House Music with Look Studios and COMMA and Pink Essay for Open Studio.

Lichen is featured in Architectural Digest, Vogue, Sight Unseen, Clever and Highsnobiety.

This is the new version of MTV cribs, please welcome Ed Be & Jared Blake from Lichen NYC.

Please welcome Ed Be & Jared Blake of Lichen NYC to Wear Many Hats.

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Eric Mayes has a personal mission curating and contributing through an intersection of art, science, and education. 

I met Eric at Lichen, a furniture shop based in Brooklyn and we connected right there on the spot through our mutual friends and love for furniture.

Eric runs Fragile Glass, a Brooklyn based candle company that is all about smell goods, handmade right in NYC. He recently put out his first commercial featuring King Heroin by James Brown directed by Eric and produced by Clips Co-Op.

Please welcome Eric Mayes of Fragile Glass to Wear Many Hats.

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Renald Louissaint is a Brooklyn based designer and illustrator who balances the different approaches required for both practices to inform all of his work.

He describes his work as lush and detailed, carefully researched and composed with typography.

You may have seen his playlist covers for Lichen NYC, our good friend David You’s recent cover for ‘Beautiful, Like Pyramids.”

Renald is also an illustrator and currently holds a role as a brand designer at Medium.

Please welcome Renald Louissaint to Wear Many Hats.

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Kate Wallich runs The YC, Kate Wallich Studio, and Dance Church. She’s based in seattle where it drizzles but when it rains it pours wait what?

She’s not your tiny dancer, she moves like Jagger, she’s drippin in Dance Church merch, DAHSAR produced the collection.

Your church's favorite church.

Your dancers favorite dancer.

Please welcome Kate Wallich of Dance Church to Wear Many Hats.

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Thị Minh Huyền Nguyễn is a Creative athlete specifically runner and an activist.

I met her at the Canal Street Market in New York City while I was at the shop and she ran her podcast and newsletter, Gold to Green. She has interviewed Artist and Designer Victor Roman and many more.

When she bounced out of New York to move back to Berlin I was bummed but months passed and I ran into her while I was out on a run on the Williamsburg Bridge and saw her. It was a moment I won’t forget. Fall of 2019 I went to Berlin, visited her, she was coming from a 18 mile run then made me breakfast. I was like are you tired?

Then she came back to NYC, was running around doing things for the brand District Vision and Nike.

She is the co founder of Wayv Run Collective, and the founder of the Global Woman Run Collective.

Please welcome Thị Minh Huyền Nguyễn of Gold to Green to Wear Many Hats.

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Matt Pecina aka STUDIO GUAPO is an artist, set designer, production designer, prop stylist, based in NYC.

He’s worked on trade shows for clients in consulting,

Matt is releasing Studio Guapo merch called ROUGH DRAFT.

He has collaborated with Richard and Grace been featured with Pink Essay and Roomy.

Give it up for #THESHAPESWEMAKETHESHAPESWETAKE

Studio handsome, Studio Guapo, Matt Pecina.

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