Brooklyn Industries

How’d I just leave with $ 175 worth of clothes for $ 97? It’s an OUTLET BABY, YEAHHHH.
Granted, a lot of great stuff wasn’t in my size, and the overstuffed racks made for some awkward browsing. But the discount at the register was worth it. Staff was super nice to boot. I’ll be back soon!

I love this store!!! There is always a great selection of new items and old favorites all with big deals to match. Friendly store clerks are informative without being to pushy, it’s hard to leave this place empty handed.

This is the Outlet of BI and they were having an addl 50% off sale while the regular stores were going addl 30%. They have older season stuff but it still cute.
Checked it out while i was waiting for Peter Luger’s. It’s a little cramp and you have to look for your size all over.
Not that bad though

They had some nice stuff but.
–prices are still high
–selection in sizes is very limited

I’m not the biggest fan of this place. Their clothes are cute, but you can get comparable clothes at Forever 21 for a third of the price, or you can go to Urban Outfittters and get stuff that’s the same price but three times as nice. If I’m in the area and spilled wine on my shirt or something, I’ll pop in and get something new. Then I’ll be annoyed that I overpaid by about $ 30 for a cheap quality shirt, albeit one that will look cute that very night (afterwards, it is likely to shrink in the laundry).

BI’s «outlet» store, this was my go-​to place when I wanted to get my family Christmas gifts with a «Brooklyn» theme. Each adult got a Bk sweatshirt (while i got the kids each their own bk t-​shirts at various local vendors around nyc).
They have good sales, great quality, & a wonderful staff.

This is the «outlet» of BI and though the prices aren’t necessarily outlet style, they do offer some great deals. For example, buy 3 sale items get 2 free. Great. I was with my friend and she had 4 items had 1 — we did the math, my new aqua blue/​green dress perfect for a spring wedding = $ 40. To be honest I feel good about that price, I would have never bought it for the original $ 100 price tag which was completely over priced.
The store itself is pretty small and I absolutely hated the dressing rooms with the «curtain» that didn’t close all the way.
Overall a solid spot and if you’re in the area definitely check it out, not necessarily worth going out of the way for unless you absolutely love BI clothing/​bags and that’s your jam.

Fell in love with this store.
Loved the styles, loved the originality of a lot of their products, loved that it’s all local. Only thing I didn’t love were some of the higher prices and the fact that it’s in Brooklyn and not in LA (lol). But I am totally keeping tabs on their sales online!

If you like Brooklyn Industries, this store has their stuff at a discount. The selection is hit-​or-​miss (which is true with any outlet), but I’ve scored some great deals here.
That said, I’ve seen a lot of sale items at regular BKI stores at the same prices as the outlet items. And the dressing room is pretty crappy.

An outlet… for hip clothes? I thought the idea was spending $ 300 on jeans with holes… that someone else ripped? Does not compute.
I kid, hipsters, I kid. Oh mama this store is pretty awesome. I was looking at apartments in the Williamsburg area, and just didn’t feel cool enough to live in any of them. That was when I decided I had to go native. I bit the bullet. I bought some jean shorts. I mean, jorts.
I would never buy jean shorts. Be serious. That said, I am something of an outerwear collector, and given that it isn’t exactly the season for winter coats, and this is an outlet, I may have purchased a sicknasty jacket for next to nothing.
Let’s see you call me a yuppie now, you awesomely minimalist loft dwelling bastards! (As for the ambiguity in that sentence given the shortcomings of the English language, let me make it clear that the apartment itself is awesomely minimalist, not necessarily the denizens. I see your Aveda shampoo, faux scruffy guy.)
The only downside of this place is that because it’s an outlet, it doesn’t necessarily have the vastest of collections. You could probably thoroughly browse everything in menswear in fifteen minutes or so.

If you dig Brooklyn Industries, this would seem like the place to go.
It is, but with a few caveats. The outlet’s clothes run a little bit more out of season than your average outlet. There are a lot of items I’ve seen from stores over two years ago.
That said, there are some deals to be had. In the men’s dept, it tends to be mostly pants and t-​shirts. There isn’t a huge selection of buttoned up shirts and accessories, but I guess you get what you pay for. And a lot of the clothes arent at a huge discount. Maybe 15−20% off the rack rate, which isn’t a huge savings given how out of season it is. You get lucky when you happen to find the one size left of a specific item and it’s 50% off. I guess that’s what makes it worth the visit.

In March I popped into this shop while killing time in Williamsburg. I saw some really cool stuff! I tried a few things on and almost bought a very cool silk blend blouse that fit my committment to only buy colors that look good on me and that I do not own. Unfortunately the guilt of not having any income AND the slight stain on the blouse put me off. The items in this store are SAMPLES and while most are in 100% perfect condition some have seen a bit of wear. Prices generally reflect this wear though.
I spent a fair amount of time in the store for someone who bought nothing. I had an EXCELLENT conversation with Ashley who allowed me to leave my backback behind the counter while I checked out the rest of the area for the afternoon.
When I returned Ashley gave me some recommendations to grab dinner before I took the bus back home to Boston… all 4 of her recommends sounded great and I took her up on one… hit happy hour at Paladar on Ludlow. Thanks Ashley — I appreciate your graciousness!
I definately recommend this store to someone who is looking for that hip Brooklyn based design. Prices seem fair, selection is great, location is perfect — near enough at the foot of the bridge — and most importantly the customer service is top notch. (just for clarity, I don’t expect store managers to act as chambers of commerce, but the graciousness and kindness I experienced will bring me back and have me recommeding this store to others I know!)

$ 15 dollar jeans make you holler? How about $ 10 jean shorts?
After having lunch at Marlow & Sons, I stopped by the outlet not expecting to find items this cheap. HOLLER!
What I didn’t like was feeling like I was — this close to breaking the fitting room. I just leaned against the wall for balance and it moved! Pfft I’m not THAT heavy.

There’s not many clothing boutiques nearby other than one for dogs (literally) so I hope BKI gets all the business. As an outlet store, BKI does pretty well with the prices and selection. Shirts were $ 19, sweaters $ 32, pants and skirts were as low as $ 10. You can get some really great deals here and also spend on average $ 60 on some items.
Service is great and store décor and set up is simple. My only complaint is their dressing room area. The curtains don’t close all the way and there is no mirror in the fitting room. I hate that. I’m shy and hate walking in and out parading for the world to see me in ill-​fitted clothing. Even if the fitting room was a step above a port-​a-​potty, I wouldn’t mind a cheap mirror from K-​Mart inside. BKI, I know this is your outlet store but please don’t be cheap.
All sales final.

I had high hopes for this place is which probably why I was a little disappointed by it. It’s in the ghetto part of brooklyn right near peter lugers. You come here for steak or cheap BKI clothes, that’s it. The store itself had a modest selection of men/​women/​accessories. I guess, coming from CA, when I heard the word «outlet», I had visions of a huge warehouse full of all kinds of stuff. Prices were decent and the staff are super friendly.
I went to the BKI store on Lafayette later in the afternoon and they seemed to have a lot of the same sale items at the same prices as the outlet store, so I prob won’t be trekking to brooklyn for this store again anytime soon.

Alright.
Pros: Great-​to-​reasonable prices for the same stuff in the normal stores. I bought a skirt and a dress each for $ 19. Each had originally been more than $ 60. Absolutely ridiculous!
Cons: Dressing rooms are plywood booths with shoddy curtains… on wheels. Bad. Also, everything is final sale, which puts a pressure on me that I just don’t like.
It’s nice to come here if you’ve got some cash burning a hole in your pocket and you’re not in the mood for anything specific– nice to browse. But don’t come looking for anything that you saw in the normal stores a few weeks ago and want for cheaper– I can’t figure out any pattern for when/​how stuff winds up here.

I love Brooklyn Industries. I think that would likely be the main reason for me to head back to the Marcy Avenue stop anytime in the foreseeable future. Tucked in next to Peter Luger’s, you can find Brookyln Industries. But not just any store (I submitted to have this revised…) — their OUTLET! Aw yeah.
I was pleased to find they had quite a lot of clothing there and a lot of what they had either was currently in the store (with a hefty reduction in price, I might add) or must have just barely rotated out. I snagged a long tee/​dress that was originally $ 69ish for $ 19. Love that reduction!
There was a lot there available from $ 19-​$ 39. Half of the store was women’s — half men’s. They had a few bags too (not a ton). Definitely worth trying out if you’re a fan of their clothing! Sometimes outlet stores are a let down, but this one did not disappoint!

This is a gallery space now. Not so good as a store! But apparently great for showing tit shots from Vice photographers and serving up free Colt 45. Wooh, art!