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The most hipster things inside Williamsburg’s Urban Outfitters concept store

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  • The Urban Outfitters crowd doesn't put their plants in boring old pots, at least not on Isaac Nichols' watch. The Brooklyn-based artist started a company called DGIMI (Dear God It's Me Isaac) because he
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  • These are handmade in Brooklyn by Phoebe Sung and Peter Buer's brand, Cold Picnic, using
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  • An ax is a great thing to have around for making things out of wood, or just for accessorizing a flannel shirt. We're pretty sure this one by Brooklyn-based brand Horse Cycles is just for decoration, but still. ($150)
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  • If you love to top off your look with a hat, then this is what happiness looks like.
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  • If you're catering to hipsters and you: 1. Don't sell suspenders and 2. Don't give each pair its own glorious display space, you're doing it wrong. ($49)
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  • A good vest adds an instant hip factor to any ensemble. This one was hand-selected at a yard sale or flea market, according to its tag. ($375)
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  • If we have to explain this one, you've clearly never taken the L train.
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  • Check out those antennas.
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  • His name is Huckleberry and he shopped the new Urban Outfitters before you did. Need we say more?
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  • Need a sweet, eco-friendly ride? This one is expertly crafted. ($1,700)
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  • Because for male hipsters, it's all about that sock game. Roll up those pants with pride, guys.
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  • The only thing snazzier than a good pair of socks is a pocket square. ($20)
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  • Perhaps the most zen place to hang in all of Brooklyn.
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  • They're becoming cool again. Seriously! ($45)
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  • Are any other '90s kids extremely excited that these are making a comeback?
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  • Yet another win for the '90s.
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  • They're
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  • It's pre-worn, it has patches... it's so out, it's in. ($89)
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  • This tree may not be growing in Brooklyn, but it's definitely doing its part to add that earthy cool factor to Space Ninety 8.
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  • Seriously, how many artisanal wine and cheese parties could you host on this couch? Urban for the win.
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Anyone who heard that a five-story Urban Outfitters concept store/art space/thrift shop/bar and restaurant was coming to Williamsburg knew they were about to witnesses the birth of the ultimate hipster mecca.

Well, the store opened Friday at Space Ninety 8 (98 N. 6th St.), and it certainly did not disappoint. Here are some of our favorite, most hipster-tastic finds.

Note: The bar opens next week, and the restaurant next month, according to an employee.

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