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The rules that govern this website

These terms govern your use of the Brooklyn Hotdog website. By accessing the site, you agree to them. The site is operated from 452 Mercer St, New York, NY 10013, USA.

What these terms cover

Brooklyn Hotdog is an editorial resource about everyday American dressing — wardrobe essentials, notable brands, and practical outfit guidance. We do not sell products. The pages you read here exist to inform and to help you make your own decisions about what you wear.

Because the site is free to read and carries no checkout, the terms below are short and mostly about what you may do with the writing, and what you should not expect the writing to do for you.

Use of the site

You may read, share, and link to the content on this site for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may quote a passage in a conversation, a class, or a private note, and you may point others to a page with a link.

You may not reproduce substantial portions of the content, republish it as your own, or use it to train or populate another service without written permission. That applies to the text, the photographs, and the arrangement of both.

If you would like to use a photograph or a longer passage, write to us first and describe what you have in mind. We answer permission requests during working hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Permission, plainly

Linking to a page and describing it in your own words is always welcome. Copying the page — or a large part of it — is not. When in doubt, ask; a short note is usually enough for us to say yes.

A folded stack of plain neutral knitwear on a matte dark table under hard side light

Everyday essentials, photographed flat

Editorial content

The content on this site is provided for general information about fashion, brands, and wardrobe practices. It reflects editorial opinion alongside factual material, and we mark the difference where it matters — a review is a review, and a measurement or a material note is a fact we stand behind.

We do not sell products and nothing on the site constitutes an offer to sell. Brand names appear because we write about the clothes people actually wear, and coverage of a brand is not a partnership, sponsorship, or endorsement unless we say so in the article itself.

Accuracy

We work to keep information accurate and to correct errors when we find them. We do not warrant that every page is free of mistakes or that content remains current after publication. Brand information in particular can change over time — a line is discontinued, a fabric is replaced, a fit is revised between seasons.

If you spot something that no longer holds, send a correction through the contact page and include the page and the detail in question. Corrections that check out are folded into the article, and we note the change rather than quietly overwriting the original.

Before you rely on a page

Check the publication date on the article, and treat sizing, fabric, and care notes as guidance rather than a guarantee. Where a detail matters to a purchase you are about to make, confirm it with the retailer.

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Ownership

Intellectual property

The site's name, original text, and editorial materials are owned by Brooklyn Hotdog or used with permission. The writing, the page layouts, and the photography we commission are ours to license.

Third-party names and marks referenced in brand coverage belong to their respective owners and are used for identification and commentary. Naming a brand in a guide or a profile does not imply any affiliation with it, and it does not transfer any right in the mark to us or to you.

User submissions

If you send us a message, correction, or proposal, you grant us permission to use it to respond and, where relevant, to update our content. You confirm that anything you send does not infringe the rights of others — that you wrote it, or that you have the right to pass it on.

We read what arrives. We cannot promise to publish or to reply to every suggestion, and we may edit a correction for length or clarity before it appears in an article. Please do not send us material you want kept confidential.

Prohibited conduct

You may not attempt to disrupt the site, access it through automated means that place unreasonable load on our systems, or use it for unlawful purposes. We may restrict access where we believe these terms have been breached.

That covers scraping the site at volume, probing it for weaknesses, and copying its content into another service. Ordinary reading, linking, and quoting are not affected by any of this.

Third-party links

The site may link to other websites — a brand's own page, a stockist, a reference we used while writing. We are not responsible for their content, availability, or practices. Following an external link is at your own discretion.

A link is a pointer, not a recommendation. If a destination changes or disappears, that does not change anything about our coverage of the clothes themselves.

Two pairs of everyday shoes standing side by side on a bare concrete floor

Two everyday pairs, one floor

Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by law, Brooklyn Hotdog is not liable for indirect or consequential loss arising from use of the site. Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law.

In practical terms: if a garment you bought after reading about it does not suit you, that is a matter between you and the retailer. We describe clothes and how they are worn; we do not supply them, and we take no part in the sale.

The site is provided as it stands. We keep it running and we keep it readable, but we do not promise uninterrupted access, and we may take a page down while it is being corrected or updated.

Changes to these terms

We may revise these terms. The version published on this page is the one in effect. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the revised terms.

If a revision changes something you rely on, the change will be visible here rather than buried — this page carries a single current version, and older wording is not kept on the site.

Questions about these terms

Four things readers ask most often. If yours is not here, the contact page reaches a person.

Can I quote an article in my own writing?

Yes, in short form, with a credit and a link back to the page. Republishing the piece, or a substantial part of it, needs written permission first. Send the request through the contact page and say where it would appear.

Do you sell the clothes you write about?

No. Brooklyn Hotdog is a reading resource about dressing, not a shop. Nothing on the site is an offer to sell anything, and we do not handle orders, sizing exchanges, or returns. Those conversations belong with the retailer you buy from.

Something on a page is out of date. What should I do?

Tell us which page and which detail, and what the current position is. Corrections that check out are folded into the article, usually with a note that the page was updated. A link to the source you used helps us move faster.

Which policy covers how my details are handled?

The privacy policy explains what we collect when you write to us and how it is used. The cookie policy covers what the site stores in your browser. These terms deal only with reading and reusing the editorial content.

Contact

Questions about these terms

Questions about these terms can be sent through the contact page or by post to 452 Mercer St, New York, NY 10013, USA. Messages are read during working hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and answered in the order they arrive.

A quiet studio changing area with a bench and neutral garments on a wall rail

Where the work is done, Mercer Street

Brooklyn Hotdog
452 Mercer St, New York, NY 10013, USA
+1-212-555-0184
[email protected]

Also worth reading: the cookie policy and the about page.