Wednesday, January 13, 2010

NEXT TUESDAY: BKR x TATTED Fashion Presentation @ Cameo Gallery



WHAT
NYC Launch Reception of GritCityInc’s Tatted and Brooklyn Royalty Fall 2010 Menswear Presentation

WHEN
Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 7:00 p.m. - midnight

7:00 – 8:00 p.m. – Media and VIP open bar reception sponsored by Sailor Jerry rum and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer; Brooklyn Royalty menswear preview

7:00-10:00PM DJ Set by Finger On The Pulse

8:00 p.m. – midnight. - Public exhibition and Brooklyn Royalty fashion presentation

11pm- Special live musical performance

WHERE

Cameo Gallery, 93 N. 6th Street (btw Berry and Wythe streets), Brooklyn, NY

DETAILS
More than 300 original images of Philadelphia’s thriving tattoo culture curated by GritCityInc and photographed exclusively by Bernstein provides an up-close look at Philadelphia’s thriving tattoo culture featured in Tatted. Attendees will also join the fashion and art industry in a first glimpse of Brooklyn Royalty's latest collection.

FYI This event is free and open to the public. The first edition of Tatted ($19.95) and limited edition Brooklyn Royalty x GritCityInc T-shirts ($32) will be available for purchase for one night only.

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MORE INFO
On Tuesday, January 19 from 7:00 until midnight, Philadelphia independent publisher GritCityInc {https://www.gritcityinc.com} and streetwear label Brooklyn Royalty (http://www.brooklynroyalty.com) will take over Cameo Gallery in Brooklyn (93 N. 6th Street btw Berry and Wythe streets) in celebration of the recent book release of Tatted.

There is a media/VIP open bar reception from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. and then doors open to the public at 8:00 until midnight.

Tunes provided by Terry D and DJ Never Forget from Brooklyn DJ duo Finger on the Pulse (http://www.fotpnyc.com), and drinks will include Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and cocktails made with Sailor Jerry Rum.

Curated and designed by GritCityInc, Tatted features photo-and-note combinations of tattooed men and women over a one-year period in Philadelphia. The 160-page book features exclusive interviews with top tattoo artists and an inside look into Philadelphia's thriving tattoo culture.

Inside Cameo Gallery, a photography exhibition will showcase original images in Tatted as well as nearly 200 images that did not make it into the book based on photographer Marianne Bernstein's Tattoo Series 2007-2009. Streetwear label Brooklyn Royalty will outfit tatted models with a preview of its Fall 2010 menswear collection and limited edition Brooklyn Royalty x GritCityInc tees available exclusively at this event ($32). Copies of Tatted will be also available on site ($19.95) or at gritcityinc.com.