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Earlier this week, J. Crew announced their plans to set up shop in Williamsburg. And today, the mega-chain debuted a collaboration with one of the neighborhood's best-loved boutiques—Catbird.
Most of the Catbird designs available for pre-order on J. Crew's website are also stocked in their Bedford Avenue shop—think delicate diamond stud earrings, gold lariats, and the whisper-thin stacking rings that put them on the map. But the new neighbors did join forces on one exclusive item: a $242, 14-karat gold version of Catbird's "Lovecat" ring (previously, it was only available in brass).
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