“Buy what you love, then it all goes together.” Jen  Mankins.

Bird owner Jen Mankins got her start in fashion working as an assistant buyer for Barneys New York and later became the head buyer for Steven Alan. Inspired by the independent designers she worked with, she co-founded the women’s fashion label Charlotte Corday before returning to retail and realizing her life-long dream of owning her own store.

PHOTOS BY YSA PEREZ / TEXT BY AMANDA PARK TAYLOR  for  Brooklyn Magazine