Wednesday, November 9, 2011

TimeOut New York (November 2011): ShopNOLITA


Shop Nolita For an entire weekend, more than 30 shops from Bowery to Lafayette Street are offering discounts to encourage buying locally. Each store will provide maps listing the addresses and discounts for each retailer. The best part? Every purchase you make will enter you into a raffle for five rad goody bags filled with a gift card for 25 percent discounts (for life!) at luxury shop Rogan and a night in the new Nolitan Hotel. Score a vintage 1992 Yves Saint Laurent cotton dress with ruffle details from Frock for $591 (originally $695); Gryphon washed-silk maxidresses, snipped from $440 to $330, from Poppy; and One Teaspoon faux-fur coats, reduced from $260 to $220, from Babel Fair. Locations throughout Nolita, visit babelfair.com/blog.php for a list of participating stores. Sat 12, Sun 13 10am-8pm.

Check out feature here.

Friday, November 4, 2011

Lucky Magazine (December 2011): CITY GUIDE New York


Think of Erica Kiang as your personal shopper. Only she shops the entire world. Every six weeks, Kiang embarks on a global pilgrimage and brings back treasures like Peruvian oil vials, Spanish-print pants, Korean denim wear and a particular Japanese meowing cat camera we're sort of obsessed with.


260 Elizabeth St., 646-360-3685, babelfair.com

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Refinery 29 (August 4): Fall's Hottest Arrivals From 3 Influential Shop Owners


Who: Erica Kiang, owner of Babel Fair.
What She's Wearing: A long, sheer vintage El Delgado Buil shirt in blue porcelain print.

Fall Must-Have #1

Funktional leather-sleeve varsity jacket, $399.
"A play on a typical varsity jacket, this uber-luxe version makes us think of a super-chic high school—one where our lockers are devoid of ill-fitting uniforms and filled with jackets made of lamb leather and silk. A Clueless throwback."

Fall Must-Have #2

TBA- Ford silk pants in hot pink, $189, Funktional Skip Blouse in sapphire blue, $159.
"Avoid all drab fall colors and invest in a few pop-color pieces this season. We love to mix and match bold colors for a color-block look."

Fall Must-Have #3

El Delgado Buil vintage horse print wide-leg pants, $419, and sheer asymmetrical beaded-collar blouse, $269.
"Katharine Hepburn always got it right—the billowier the better. This season our favorite Spanish label, El Delgado Buil, focuses on wide-leg pants and oversized shirts in vintage prints."

Check out the slideshow here.