Pre-Loved Podcast with Emily Stochl

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Virginia Chamlee, a longtime journalist and staff writer for People magazine who has a lifelong passion for collecting vintage.  Nearly a decade ago, she began selling her finds, quickly become a Super Seller on Chairish and developing a roster of clients from AD 100 interior designers to A-list celebrities. In 2022, her first book, Big Thrift Energy, was released worldwide and since then she has traveled the country sharing her tips on how to shop for vintage furniture, housewares and accessories.  This episode is a lot of fun, and – especially if you love vintage homewares – I think you’re really gonna love it –  so let’s dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [2:06] Virginia’s early love of thrifting and home decor came from her grandmother, who raised her. [10:48] How she started selling vintage furniture and home decor herself. [16:13] The business and logistics of reselling decor online. [21:30] Sharing her vintage shopping tips online, which led to publishing a guide book. [28:05] Maker’s marks, and other ways to identify a vintage decor object. [38:41] Shopping estate sales, and finding unexpected pieces like her Goyard trunk. EPISODE MENTIONS:  @vchamlee Virginia’s Substack, What’s Left Chairish Karl Lagerfeld jewelry Warrington Colescott lithograph, 1966 Look in the glass case! Thrifting in Salt Lake City Avonlea in Jacksonville Claude Home by Maggie Holladay @claudehome LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/  🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  SPECIAL THANKS:  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible! Patty Weber Kathy Brand Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer Alana Rivero

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Kayla Dickie, the founder of Kiko’s Kloset in LA. Kikos Kloset uses dance to showcase how good it feels to be in your body, in one-of-a-kind outfits, feeling free, beautiful, & self-assured. As Kayla so often says: “If you can’t dance in it, why wear it?!” She started selling vintage as a side hustle during the pandemic – dancing in the clothes on social media – and never looked back. We talk about the lessons learned in the years since, and why she believes in expressing yourself unapologetically in well-loved fashion, in a never-ending dance with Mother Earth. This episode is a lot of fun, and I think you’re really gonna love it –  so let’s dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [3:31] Early memories of thrifting at the Salvation Army in high school. [6:50] How she took Kiko’s Kloset from side hustle to full-time gig. [15:07] Getting embedded into her local vintage community.  [19:24] “If you can’t dance in it, why wear it?!” [25:31] Kayla’s secondhand shopping stories, and her most memorable buys. EPISODE MENTIONS:  @kikos.kloset Kiko’s Kloset website Madly Vintage Haute & Freddy LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/  🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  SPECIAL THANKS:  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible! Patty Weber Kathy Brand Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer Alana Rivero  

On today’s show, we’re chatting with handbag industry and design expert, Emily Blumenthal, who is the founder of The Handbag Awards and National Handbag Designer Day, and professor of entrepreneurship at FIT, and host the Handbag Designer 101 podcast. This episode is all about – you guessed it! – vintage handbags, including the story of how Emily got her original handbag designs on Sex and the City, and so much other great vintage handbag lore. I think you’re really gonna love it –  so let’s dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [2:29] Growing up with a dad who worked in New York’s Garment District [6:06] Designing handbags while hanging out behind the DJ booth at the clubs in college. [9:45] How she got her handbag everywhere – including Sex and the City! – by hustling. [15:34] Developing a deep knowledge of handbag history while hosting The Handbag Awards.  [19:55] So much design inspiration is taken from vintage!  [26:30] On “dupe” culture and trademarks. [30:01] How fast fashion has changed the handbag industry. [33:45] On the concept of vintage “It” bags. EPISODE MENTIONS:  Handbag Designer 101 Substack newsletter The Handbag Designer 101 Podcast @handbagdesigner on Instagram Emily’s video on dupe culture Her letter on ‘getting ahead of the dupe’ The Sex and the City scene The History of Women’s Handbags Part 1, Two, Three, and Four The Armani Privé post The story of Hermè, Henry Ford, and the zipper The talk with the United States Patent & Trademark Organization (USPTO) on patents Handbags to look for when you’re vintage shopping LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/  🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  SPECIAL THANKS:  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible! Patty Weber Kathy Brand Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer Alana Rivero  

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Abe and Connor, the co-founders of Distressed Fest, which is a vintage event promoting distressed vintage as wearable art. If you’re listening to this live, Distressed Fest is headed to Brooklyn March 29th, and you should go check it out if you enjoy this episode.  On to our guests today, Abe is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, but now he runs a vintage showroom in Brooklyn. He has a fine arts background and is a vintage clothing appraiser on PBS’s Antiques Roadshow. His business partner, Connor, is Distressed Fest’s west coast conter-part, hailing from San Diego where he’s been dealing distressed vintage clothing for some time now. We chat about what makes distressed clothing so special and their most incredible finds on today’s show. It's a really interesting one and I think you’re really gonna love it –  so let’s dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [2:30] Early memories of buying and selling clothes, and lots of thrifting [9:46] The path into dealing vintage clothing [14:19] How distressed vintage became their special interests [25:23] Starting Distressed Fest, a vintage event promoting distressed vintage as wearable art. [30:04] Wash, wear, and repair as the markings of a good distressed vintage piece. [35:57] Distressed pieces have a visible history that can sometimes be interpreted. [46:08] Well-worn pieces becoming a status symbol in high fashion. [48:46] One of the wildest stories I’ve ever heard about picking vintage clothes from an abandoned homestead! EPISODE MENTIONS:  Distressed Fest @sumshitifound - Abe’s business @legarbaage - Connor’s business @distressedfest Led Zeppelin @erikbill @antiqueshirts @bangfoyobuckclothing @detailsvintage @shop.handbook @laborandgleangarment LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/  🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  SPECIAL THANKS:  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible! Patty Weber Kathy Brand Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer Alana Rivero  

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Mackii Shaye, who calls herself a real life Valley Girl, major magazine collector, and former model. After working a lot of different jobs in the fashion industry, she took a leap to start her own vintage, shop Little Oyster Club We chat about collecting magazines, and Mackii’s love for ‘as seen on TV’ fashion pieces from the early 2000s — so many “oh my gosh, I remember that!!” moments from pop culture, and it’s a fun one, and I think you’re really gonna love it –  so let’s dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [2:35] Growing up on Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen’s style, and obsessing over 90s and Y2K pop culture. [4:31] Getting into indie style, modelling, and collecting magazines in high school. [11:46] Specializing in early 2000s ‘as seen on TV’ fashion moments [17:54] Starting her vintage shop, Little Oyster Club [27:00] Going to Kathy Hilton’s closet sale [33:53] Her J’adore Dior tank she’ll never part with [35:02] Mackii’s decades long obsession with Juicy Couture EPISODE MENTIONS:  Little Oyster Club Mackii’s Instagram Mackii’s TikTok NYLON Magazine in 2006 with Ashley Olsen Wasteland Kaley Cuoco as Bridget Hennessy from 8 Simple Rules Lorelei in Custo at Rory’s birthday Rory’s ‘Reading is Sexy’ tee Lorelei’s ‘Yoga Kills’ tee Carrie’s ‘I have Nothing to Wear’ tee Toby Mott @culturaltraffic @macyeleni Macy Eleni on Pre-Loved Podcast Suki Waterhouse in shorts and tights Jamie Dornan and Kiera Knightley @voulezvous Lorelei’s kitty Princess tee  Mackii’s Joomi Joolz collection Steph Ermer Steph Ermer on Pre-Loved Podcast Addison Rae wearing the Electric Barbarella pants Avril’s Getting Lucky in Kentucky tee @misss2005 Second Chances by Macy Eleni LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/  🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  SPECIAL THANKS:  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible! Patty Weber Kathy Brand Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer Alana Rivero  

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Keesean Moore, who is a vintage dealer, writer and curator based in Philadelphia, where he is the founder of the Moore Vintage Archive on Philadelphia's historic Fabric Row. Keesean has been dealing vintage since high school when he got a job at a  small vintage shop in Jersey City, and the rest is history. In this episode, we discuss his design library, as well as his museum-quality archive of historic pieces by Black designers. And, Moore Vintage Archive has a couple New York City markets coming up soon (Not a Normal Market and A Current Affair) so we got a little preview of some of the really special pieces you’ll see there. It’s a fun one, and I think you’re really gonna love it –  so let’s dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [2:40] Discovering a love of vintage fashion, growing up in Jersey City and working in vintage shops as a teenager. [6:56] How Keesean’s fashion career unfolded after years of crashing New York Fashion Week runway shows. [11:15] Moving to Philadelphia to open a brick-and-mortar vintage store. [16:39] Keesean is building out an archive of historic Black designers. [20:45] How to approach an “edit” for a vintage show. [26:41] Vintage buying in Paris [36:31] Favorites in Keesean’s personal collection, including great vintage tees. EPISODE MENTIONS:  @moorevintagearchive Moore Vintage Archive Another Man’s Treasure Cathy Horyn What Goes Around Comes Around A Current Affair Brooklyn Flea Not a Normal Market  Naomi Campbell walking for Patrick Kelley Via Davia Vintage Indigo Style Vintage Cave Canem poets The Watering Hole BLK MKT Vintage LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/  🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  SPECIAL THANKS:  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible! Patty Weber Kathy Brand Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer Alana Rivero  

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Alexandra Stevens, an NYC-based writer, stylist and vintage dealer, working at the intersection of fashion, history, and culture. You may know her from her vintage brand, St. Evens, or her Substack newsletter, 1-800-VINTAGE. We discussed the ILGWU – that’s the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, Alex’s series ‘The 100 Fashion Films Project’ about all things iconic fashion in film – including the Grinch! I bet you didn’t see that reference coming – and so much more. It’s a fun one, and I think you’re really gonna love it –  so let’s dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [1:48] Alex lived in Japan as a child, and her earliest fashion inspirations come from being a 90s child model there. [8:33] Her “quitting fast fashion” story, after years working in fashion retail. [20:56] Starting her vintage brand, St. Evens, as a return to the fashion world. [30:52] On the ILGWU, or International Ladies Garment Workers Union. [36:24] Alex’s Substack, 1-800 Vintage, on garment history and care. [48:05] One of the most surprising pieces Alex came across vintage shopping in Japan! [53:27] ‘The 100 Fashion Films Project’ and the fashion in the 2000 holiday classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas. EPISODE MENTIONS:  @wear_st.evens St. Evens website 1-800 Vintage on Substack Seven Wonders Collective on Pre-Loved Podcast The Oops I Did It Again red leather suit “Print Media! You let it die!” Pre-Loved Podcast with Sofi Thanhauser, more on the ILGWU Mountain Artisans co-op Alex’s piece on Mountain Artisans GEM’s founder, Liisa, on Pre-Loved Podcast The 100 Fashion Films Project Alex’s 100 Fashion Films Project post on The Grinch Subrina Heyink Viv Chen on Pre-Loved Podcast The Molehill on Substack Seven Wonders Collective @lunarcurated @bookivintage @amouryshop LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/  🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  SPECIAL THANKS:  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible! Patty Weber Kathy Brand Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer Alana Rivero  

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Erika Veurink, a writer, the founder of EV Salon, and a brand consultant who lives in Brooklyn by way of Iowa. You may know Erika from her Substack, Long Live, where she writes about clothes – mostly pre-loved – and shares secondhand shopping recommendations.  We chat about fashion writing, Nora Ephron movies as muse, and why all the best thrift shopping is here in Iowa. I think you’re really gonna love it –  so let’s dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [5:03] Erika’s career journey as fashion writer, and how it led her to Long Live. [9:26] 90s J.Crew catalogs as fashion inspiration. [12:13] What Erika has learned from 3 years on Substack, writing about personal style. [17:38] Erika loves an online secondhand shop [26:16] A Vera Bradley revival? [36:50] Erika is the founder of EV Salon, a community that brings like-minded communities together for in-person connection. EPISODE MENTIONS:  @erikaveurink Long Live on Substack Erika’s letter on JCREW catalogs Nora Ephron movies as a source of fashion inspiration Erika’s letter about why buying more won’t help Thanks, It’s From eBay WORN in Des Moines BODE Sarah Spellings Sarah’s piece on brown diamonds Tariro Makoni of Trademarked Mandy Lee (Old Loser in Brooklyn) - Cyclical on Substack LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/  🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  SPECIAL THANKS:  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible! Patty Weber Kathy Brand Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer  

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Dr. Kimberly McGlonn, an award-winning social entrepreneur, working at the intersections of social justice and environmentalism. You might know her as the founder & CEO of Grant Blvd, and now Blk Ivy, which is a Philadelphia-based secondhand store that specializes in cultural artifacts celebrating the aesthetics and work of the Civil Rights movement. Her work has been featured by Fast Company, Inc Magazine, Essence, and has been funded by Beyonce’s BeyGood Foundation. In 2022 she was a recipient of the Visa’s “She’s Next in Fashion Award” and the Black Enterprise “Business Disruptor of the Year” award, and ultimately, her goal is to inspire others to see the power of fashion as and for activism. This episode was indeed inspiring – and rich with history! – and Kimberly even gave us a little preview into her latest book. I’ll let her tell you the whole story. I think you’re gonna love it –  so let’s dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [3:40] Kimberly loved the 90s style she grew up in, but got hooked on vintage through a 1960s dress found in Chicago. [6:22] Her professional career started as a public school teacher, and she has always been an educator. [7:28] Her social entrepreneur initiative in fashion was Grant Blvd. [11:25] Learning about Black Ivy style. [16:29] The rich history of Sunday best as an aesthetic of the Civil Rights movement. [22:50] A lot of research went into telling the story of the clothing sold in Blk Ivy. [25:07] How the space at Blk Ivy Thrift is used for present day social justice work.  [27:04] Kimberly’s book, Build It Boldly  EPISODE MENTIONS:  Blk Ivy Thrift @blkivythrift Build It Boldly (book) Netflix documentary, 13th I Called Him Morgan Black Ivy (book) Arcana bookstore in LA Take Ivy King in the Wilderness documentary Angela Davis Unbought and Unbossed by Shirley Chisolm The music of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Sam Cooke LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/  🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  SPECIAL THANKS:  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible! Patty Weber Kathy Brand Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer  

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Maureen of Azyr Specs, which is a vintage glasses brand! Maureen fell in love with vintage glasses while she was working on costumes for a movie that was based in 1975, and she saw firsthand the power that glasses had to elevate a character’s whole look.  On this episode, she shares her journey trying to make a sustainable difference in the glasses space, sourcing them from all over the world and refining them alongside an optician in NYC for modern-day wear. To date, she's re-sold over 800 pairs of vintage glasses!  Something I love is a niche vintage category, and I think you’re gonna love this episode – it’s a fun one, so let’s dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [4:02] Maureen fell in love with secondhand fashion after moving to NYC, where she accidently had to restart her wardrobe [5:56] Her love of vintage eyeglasses began while working on movie costumes. [12:06] Maureen especially loves 1960s and Space Age glasses. [14:59] Eyeglasses brands referencing vintage. [21:53] The business case for dealing a niche vintage product. [26:42] Sourcing vintage Gucci glasses in Tangier, Morocco.  EPISODE MENTIONS:  Azyr Specs Azyr website Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game André Opticas Polaroid glasses Bayonetta glasses Gabriette and Bella Hadid in Bayonettas Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Manhattan Vintage Show @peteryeedesigns Eden’s Harvest - jewelry LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/  🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod  SPECIAL THANKS:  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible! Patty Weber Kathy Brand Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer