Behind the nearby sewing machines, a view of Chinatown, where the studio is located and where the sisters source a lot of their more utilitarian needs. “There are a couple of places that do machine repairs, and you can buy parts for needles and bobbins. Plus a place that does rivets,” says Daphne. “In the Lower East Side there are textile and tailoring shops, and couple stores we go to on a regular basis that are still amazing for supplies and notions and stuff like that. The little bit of industry remaining from back in the day, we try to use as much of it as we can.”