S8 Ep19 SEVEN WONDERS COLLECTIVE: founder, Melissa Blumberg - on opening her first vintage store in 2011, and how it evolved into a vintage community collective with 30 dealers.

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon! On today’s show, we’re chatting with Melissa Blumberg, the founder of Seven Wonders Collective. Melissa opened her first vintage store in 2011, and since then her business has evolved into a collective housing many different vintage dealers and multiple different stores in New York City under the Seven Wonders Collective name – and she shares the full story on today’s show.  . Melissa says her dream day is looking at every single piece of clothing in a massive thrift store (because you never know where treasure is hiding.) It’s that love of treasure that left her with a massive vintage collection to begin with. And you bet she shares about some of those best treasure finds on today’s show – let’s dive right in!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [3:50] Melissa’s style growing up was informed by the dELiA*s catalog and the Betsey Johnson store in the mall. [5:19] Melissa has been working in New York vintage stores since she moved to the city at twenty-one-years-old. [7:53] How the vintage scene in New York has changed since then. [11:14] The moment Melissa opened her first vintage store. [17:05] The evolution from owning her store to the Seven Wonders Collective. [28:08] The importance of community and the power of a collective. [36:01] Some of Melissa’s favorite vintage pieces and personal finds. EPISODE MENTIONS:  @sevenwonders_collective Seven Wonders Collective The Vendors Horizons Vintage Real Life as Liv LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon! On today’s show, we’re chatting with Steph Ermer, a South Florida girl obsessed with the aesthetics of the late 90s and early 2000s – the era she grew up in. About five years ago, Steph started recapturing that nostalgia by collecting Y2K era vintage Betsey Johson dresses, and she’s amassed a really fun collection of them today.  On today’s show, we’re chatting all things vintage Betsey Johnson, how this beloved brand has once again blown up on the vintage market, and the special stories behind Steph’s favorite Betsey pieces – this is a super fun one, so let’s dive right into it!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [2:21] Nostalgia for 90s and Y2K shopping mall memories. [5:13] How Steph’s love of Betsey Johnson started as a teenager. [11:29] Betsey Johnson’s design history going back to the 1960s. [19:39] The magic of the Betsey Johnson stores. [23:50] The struggle to document and catalog Betsey Johnson’s design history.  [26:27] The most coveted vintage Betsey Johnson dresses, and the impact of the brand’s vintage resurgence. [34:25] Steph’s favorite pieces in her collection EPISODE MENTIONS:  @stephermer Steph’s TikTok NYTimes Betsey Johnson history piece Spring 2000 runway show Fall 2000 runway show Spring 2001 runway show with the Playboy bunnies @betseyjohnsonpinklady Betsey: A Memoir The Betsey Johnson fruit dress Olivia wearing vintage Betsey Johnson Kirsten Dunst piece on Betsey Johnson Search and Destroy @tootsvintage Toots Vintage on Pre-Loved Podcast Macy Eleni @cierraoday Carlos Alonso-Parada LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon! On today’s show, we’re chatting with Michelle, the owner of Salassan, a curated vintage clothing business. Michelle was raised in the suburbs of Paris, and then studied pattern cutting and fashion design in London. We chat about her experience working in the fashion industry and all the market vintage research she did during that time.  In 2020, she started selling upcycled bags made from tablecloths at the Hester Street Fair, but when she found out her curated vintage was really popular and taking off, she leaned into that love that has long been with her.  Michelle has a couple of solid vintage specialities, but one is undoubtedly fantastic leather jackets, and she shares with us what makes a dreamy leather jacket – and so much more! – on today’s show.  I think you’re going to really enjoy it, so let’s dive right into it!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [3:23] How her upbringing around artists in Paris inspired her fashion and design taste. [9:47] Michelle grew up thrifting and vintage has always been a part of her life.  [15:16] Michelle’s journey into the traditional fashion industry, where she learned a lot that influenced her vintage curation.  [25:17] How designers look to vintage fashion for inspiration. [35:17] How Michelle got her start selling vintage.  [38:45] How SALASSAN’s specialities developed, particularly the vintage leather. [48:05] Michelle’s personal style and favorite vintage pieces. EPISODE MENTIONS:  SALASSAN Emmaus - thrift store chains in France Guerrisol Paris Les Puces de Saint-Ouen Market in Paris Hester Street Fair Seven Wonders Collective Brooklyn Flea Pre-Loved Podcast on the Brooklyn Flea Manhattan Vintage Show @lulutresors LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon! On today’s show, we’re chatting with Olivia DeIyamu, the owner of the online vintage store Ode Vintage, and co-owner of a Cleveland, OH based brick and mortar vintage collective, called Slow Union.  Olivia has selling vintage since 2013, getting her start on Etsy and at area flea markets. On today’s show, she shares the story of how she got where she is today, and how she hand selects quality and aesthetic vintage for her shop. We even chat about our shared love for vintage Westernwear! This is a fun one, and  I think you’re going to really enjoy it, so let’s dive right into it!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [1:50] How discovering a love for thrifting and secondhand influenced Olivia’s sense of style and self growing up. [5:42] Olivia’s background in vintage interior design and architecture. [12:57] How the creative and artistic small business side-hustle community of Cleveland inspired her to do it herself, starting in 2013. [20:31] Developing her vintage specialties, including vintage Westernwear [29:32] How Olivia and her co-owners knew it was the right time to open a vintage collective space. [33:32] The stories behind some of the special pieces in Olivia’s vintage collection. EPISODE MENTIONS:  Ode Vintage Slow Union Rose Parlor Gypsy Moth Able Shoppe Liv from Able Shoppe on Pre-Loved Podcast Dodgerie Barnaby Jack BLK MKT Vintage LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris Jennifer  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon!On today’s show, we’re chatting with fashion conservator, Sarah Scaturro, the Chief Conservator at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and previously, the head of the fashion conservation laboratory in the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Today is the first Monday in May, which means – if you’re listening to this live – tonight is the Met Gala, and we’re talking all things archival fashion at the Met Gala with Sarah.  We discuss the famous Kim Kardashian incident – wearing Marilyn Monroe’s dress to the Met Gala – what to make of the Sleeping Beauties exhibition theme this year, and fashion preservation. This is such a fascinating episode with a real subject matter expert, and I think you’re going to really enjoy it, so let’s dive right into it!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [2:29] Sarah grew up with a love of clothes, costumes, and playing dress-up. [7:47] Sarah’s career path into textile preservation. [12:10] How fashion items are acquired by museums, and what makes an archive collection unique. [17:27] What it means when an object becomes “singularized.” [24:15] On Kim Kardashian wearing Marilyn Monroe’s ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. President’ dress to the 2022 Met Gala. [32:49] Why “absolute prohibitions” around interacting without artifacts is not the answer, either. [37:36] The Met Gala’s exhibition “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” and dress code theme “The Garden of Time," and what to expect to see this year. EPISODE MENTIONS:  Sarah Sc:aturro Sarah’s research  Cleveland Museum of Art FIT Studies: History, Theory & Museums Renée Zellweger wears a vintage yellow Jean Desses dress at the 2001 Oscars. @chloesevigny Rihanna’s Met Gala Guo Pei gown LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon! On today’s show, we’re chatting with Chemitei Janet. Chemitei Is an environmentalist and slow fashion educator based in Kenya. She does storytelling and educational work in sustainable waste management for organizations like Greenpeace Africa, Clean Up Kenya, and Threading Change, and her mission is to highlight the reality of waste and the fashion industry in Kenya.  On today’s show, we talk about how Chemitei got into secondhand clothing, her love of crochet, and the incredible local upcycling community in her area. Plus, we unpack the challenges of sustainable waste management in and around Gikomba market in Nairobi – Chemitei believes the market brings into perspective the reality of overproduction and overconsumption in the fashion industry and it is important that everyone sees what really happens to clothes that end up in countries where they’re not necessarily needed. I really loved getting to speak with her and learn more about sustainability from her point of view – I think you’re going to really enjoy this episode, so let’s dive right into it!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [4:05] Chemitei’s experiences with fashion and the secondhand market growing up. [11:58] The different kinds of secondhand markets she visited in Kenya over the years. [14:57] Whether she knew it or not, Chemitei grew up with a lot of sustainability values from her family. [30:47] Why there is so much secondhand clothing in Kenya today. [33:40] The Changing Markets Trashion Report, and how the state of the secondhand clothing in Kenya has changed. Today, 20–50% of the used-clothing in bales they buy is unsellable due to poor quality. [52:31] The upcycling community in and around Gikomba market and throughout Nairobi.  [1:05:00] The most cherished pieces in Chemitei’s closet.  EPISODE MENTIONS:  Chemitei Janet Gikomba Market in Nairobi Trashion Report by Clean Up Kenya and Changing Markets Foundation Rummage Studio Africa Collect Textiles Mabatini Studio 25SW4P LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon! On today’s show, we’re chatting with Lindsey of Fat & Habitat. Fat & Habitat sells plus size vintage clothing in and around the Northeast. Run by Lindsey and her husband Alex, Fat & Habitat has a focus on sustainable materials and quality construction. Their mission is to provide underrepresented folks of the plus size community fashionable, timeless clothing.  Lindsey and I chat about her background in fashion, and love of quality clothing, which sparked the vision to bring inclusivity to the vintage community via Fat & Habitat, and what that means to her. I really loved getting to meet Lindsey and Alex at the Manhattan Vintage Show – they were incredibly kind! – and we talk about all this and more on today’s show, so let’s dive right into it!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [2:05] Lindsey has always been a fashion-lover, and started making clothes for her Barbie dolls when she was just five-years-old. [3:12] This translated into reworking clothes for her own closet. [6:55] She moved to LA for college, and to fulfill her dream of working in fashion. [15:03] The decision to officially open her vintage business, after selling casually on Poshmark for several years.  [17:57] What it means to them to be able to offer inclusivity at vintage fashion events via Fat & Habitat. [21:16] The vintage brands and styles that have become Fat & Habitat’s specialities.  [36:50] Debunking the “people were just smaller back then” myth. [41:14] Fat & Habitat’s first NYC show! [46:42] Lindsey’s most cherished pieces in her vintage collection. EPISODE MENTIONS:  Fat & Habitat Little City Thrift Manhattan Vintage Show Pre-Loved Podcast episode about vintage Coach Thova Vintage The Thicket Worcester Femme & Nest @indigostylevintage Sheryl from Indigo Style Vintage on Pre-Loved Podcast Top Shelf Vintage Divine Times Vintage LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon! On today’s show, we’re chatting with Rosie Mae Turner, a sustainable fashion creative and vintage fashion archivist based in NYC. It’s hard to sum up all of Rosie’s work in the sustainable fashion space – she is a sustainable swimwear designer, a textile artist, an archivist – as I mentioned – an editorial stylist, community builder, and much more!  Always a lover of printed matter, particularly vintage fashion magazines, Rosie has recently started showcasing her archive of vintage and contemporary fashion magazines, and we get into all that and more on today’s show!  If you love special collections, you’re going to love hearing Rosie talk about her vintage magazines, so let’s dive right into it!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [2:31] Rosie’s journey into fashion, through a love of fashion magazines. [6:37] Rosie grew up antiquing in high school, and has been building her vintage archive ever since. [12:20] She even picked up a few fashion finds from the set of Gossip Girl. [14:23] The beginning of her vintage magazine collection. [25:17] Some of the themes that Rosie is drawn to in fashion magazines. [28:57] Her cat-themed collections, in magazines and fashion! [33:17] What we can learn about sustainability from vintage fashion magazines. [38:06] Taking the Remake #NoNewClothes Challenge [47:36] Some of the most cherished pieces in her collection. EPISODE MENTIONS:  Rosie Mae on Instagram Rosie Mae on TikTok Rosie’s Magazines Rosina Mae swimwear What Goes Around Comes Around Manhattan Vintage Show Buy Nothing Group Rosie’s favorite magazine shops in NYC Kinokuniya  Magazine Cafe Casa Magazines Soho News International Recylpt - Circular Fashion Playground Climate Cafe @meowrunway Remake #NoNewClothes Challenge Rosie’s bag upcycle FABSCRAP Pre-Loved Podcast with FABSCARAP Rosie’s NYC vintage shop recommendations EstateSales.Net on Pre-Loved Podcast Liisa of Gem Search on Pre-Loved Podcast Sustainable Baddie No Kill Magazine Reverie Page Magazine LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon! On today’s show, we’re chatting with Pily, a Chilean researcher and journalist with over a decade of experience in the sustainable fashion space, working with Latin American magazines and work with sustainable brands and secondhand platforms internationally. María Pilar, who goes by Pily, is currently doing a Masters degree in the Netherlands, and is deeply involved in creating investigative journalistic articles centered around the theme of migration and clothing.  She shares her perspective on sustainable fashion and what she thinks is missing from the conversation. We discuss what it means that Chile is one of the biggest importers of secondhand clothing in South America and the impact it had on the local community, as well as her recent research on clothing and migration at the US-Mexico.  —  all this and more on today’s show, so dive right into it!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [3:42] Growing up in Chile, Pily was never a huge fashion lover, but she has shopped secondhand most of her life.  [5:44] She started reporting on – what used to be called – “green lifestyles” in the early days of her journey.  [7:55] Pily’s perspective on sustainable fashion and what she thinks is missing from the standard conversation.  [18:15] Chile is one of the biggest importers of secondhand clothing in South America, and this has had a major impact on the community in the north of the country, in the Atacama Desert.  [28:25] In her most recent research on clothing and migration, conducted at the US-Mexico border, Pily found the stories to be about human realities.  [37:13] The pre-loved clothes (and Chilean designers!) that Pily values. EPISODE MENTIONS:  @pily.uribe Fashion Revolution Chile Beatriz O’Brien Madrid at Fashion Revolution Chile Bastián Díaz Orellana Used clothing waste in the Atacama Desert Textile waste in Atacama Desert is visible from space United Nations study underway regarding regulation of these issues Lupe Gajardo Elisa De Cordova Francisca Gajardo LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon! On today’s show, we’re chatting with Charlotte, the founder of leading luxury aftercare and pre-loved retailer, The Handbag Clinic. The Handbag Clinic is a fully-circular platform tackling end-of-life issues from pre-loved buying, selling, and authenticating, to restoration. The story of how Charlotte got started flipping handbags on eBay when she was just sixteen years old is really fascinating, and she has so much expertise on restoration, as one of the leading and longest lasting services in the luxury resale space. Tune in for all her incredible stories from 10 years of The Handbag Clinic, everything from working on Claudia Schiffer’s vintage pieces, to restoring Birkin bags that got nibbled on by a puppy!  — we chat about all this and more on today’s show, so dive right into it!  DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [2:39] How Charlotte got into secondhand fashion as a way to access designer brands – for a deal! – as a teenager.  [8:18] How Handbag Clinic started out of Charlotte’s love for flipping bags.  [11:35] Both restoration and reselling are at the heart of the Handbag Clinic.  [15:22] On becoming an expert in the authentication of luxury and designer goods.  [18:53] The rise of “superfakes” in the luxury handbag market.  [21:38] How the luxury resale and aftercare services space has changed in the 10+ years of Handbag Clinic.  [27:48] Some of the leather restoration specialty techniques and innovations of the Handbag Clinic team. [35:15] Some of the most extreme repairs the Handbag Clinic team has tackled. [41:03] The rarest and most special bags that have come through the Handbag Clinic.  EPISODE MENTIONS:  The Handbag Clinic @thehandbagclinic The Mulberry Bayswater The RealReal on Pre-Loved Podcast Rebag The Claudia Schiffer vintage Chanel vanity cases LET’S CONNECT:  📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris