Trunk boutique located in New York’s next great idyllic neighborhood of DUMBO, is thinking locally by supporting community artists and designers who create excellent high-quality pieces with low impact on the environment.

A pact between five New York designers to open a shop and keep it local is how Trunk came to be, and telling by the speed in which they opened (from the idea in Summer ’09 to opening in November ’09) we can tell that they are serious. All five co-owners have their own lines featured in the store: B. Spoke, Mel en Stel, Samoy Lenko, Aimee G, Radka Design, along with pieces from other New York artists and designers. The feature designer collections are grouped throughout the perimeter of the shop. Making it easy to see the diversity of each collection, a plaque above each display bears the designer's label and geographical location. From the recycled found object furniture design of B. Spoke to the elegantly timeless clothing of Mel en Stel, everything in the store is designed and manufactured locally in the five boroughs.

Trunk aspires to provide a clean, simple platform for local designers and artists of all types to exhibit their work. The interior is spacious and every piece stands on its own and has room to be seen individually from the rack. The store is quite varied from designer to designer, day wear to evening wear, and men’s to women’s. Many of the designers carried at Trunk are green companies and adheres to sustainable fashion by using 100% reusable materials. Most of the materials made to create these garments are produced locally, thus at Trunk you get a thoroughly locally produced product, from the design, to the materials, to the manufacturing.

From the neighborhoods of New York comes a diversity of styles at Trunk with every designer. One of the co-owners, Samoy Lenko, produces soft, silky classic draperies perfect for evening, as well as great scaled wrap tops, to uniquely trimmed seersucker skirts. Furniture designer Bianca Toscano with B. Spoke uses only reclaimed materials to build her one-of-a-kind, eco-friendly pieces. Materials gathered from whatever she finds on the city streets makes every piece different from the next. Mel en Stel is a truly classic and elegant line with little flashes of subtle trendiness in oversize turtleneck collars and feminine bow-like ruffles. Mel en Stel gives a tailored yet very flouncy cut with long oxford dresses and double breasted pea coats mixed with ruffled and wrap dresses. Timeless and understated dresses and outerwear. The designs of Aimee G are catered more to active everyday wear. Motifs that run through her collection are patchwork patterns and stripes which give her clothes character and are easily identifiable as her own. Pieces can be immediately connected to a designer is something labels strive to do and Aimee G seamlessly accomplishes this through repetition of key styles. Aimee G, Radka Design merges crochet and metalwork to create unique jewelry that blends the techniques of fancy stitching to jewelry making. The collection at Trunk is varied, yet one thing remains the same: everything maintains a high level of craftsmanship seen in the quality of clothes that equals that of any high-end label.

Trunk also has a few rotating showcased designers, such as the work of Zam Barrett in menswear, Ryann in women's day wear, and bags from Clutch. Zam Barrett, specializes in jackets and slim trousers with a dark palette. Designed as slim and young rock star clothes, yet with separates versatile enough to be made professional and classic is the key to Zam Barrett’s work. Ryann, an 100% eco-friendly company, creates sweet girly day wear from belted flowy spring dresses to easy tank top and high-waisted skirt combinations. Designer of Ryann, Raina Blyer, started a completely sustainable business with all natural and recycled materials in 2005, since then sustainable fashion has exploded as the future in the industry. Another brand to watch at Trunk is the handbag maker Clutch whose evening purses use elegant leathers and unique clips and clasps that give Clutch purses an easily identifiable character.

Trunk is an example of one store where you can be fashionable while supporting local designers who are doing their part in protecting the environment.