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"   Photo:  R.B.W. is a curated gallery of clothing and accessories for women and men on ever-growing Franklin Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The title stands for Raised By Wolves and comes from the shop&amp;#039;s point of view by owners Bethany and Max Vogel, a former fashion creative director and art director. &amp;quot;It stems from the idea of the irreverent, cool outcast,&amp;quot; explained Bethany. &amp;quot;We use a lot of historical icons like celebrities, writers, actors, sports enthusiasts, all who have an intense passion for what they do and they really go hard for it.&amp;quot; People like Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Edie Sedgwick, Sylvia Plath, Mike Tyson regularly pop up as inspiration on the shop&amp;#039;s tumblr. The space itself was an apartment for the last 50 years, and a candy store called Mitzy&amp;#039;s before that, says a long-time local. Now that it&amp;#039;s been transformed back into its shop roots, it carries brands like Sophomore, Seneca Rising, Free People and a few standout mochila bags hand woven by the Wayuu tribe and hand carried to Brooklyn from Venezuela. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re very meticulous about what we buy. We go and visit people and try every piece on and we make sure it really fits the point of view that we&amp;#039;ve curated for that season,&amp;quot; Bethany says. Luckily, the pieces won&amp;#039;t necessarily break the bank. &amp;quot;I have some tops that are $36 and some that are $196. It&amp;#039;s not about price point it&amp;#039;s really about the quality and the style.&amp;quot; A woman&amp;#039;s section lines the left side of the store, a men&amp;#039;s section lines the right, and in the middle is a display table on which Bethany and Max plan to showcase a variety of artists and designers they&amp;#039;ve met on their travels. Stacks of intriguing rare books from their personal collection (think a vintage Black Panthers periodical or an illustrated guide to Russian tattoos) add a homey touch. In fact, the owners just live down the street from the store. Of the Greenpoint location, Bethany notes, &amp;quot;My whole point of opening up a shop is being part of a community, and so far that&amp;#039;s exactly what happened, and been a real blessing.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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