Episode 108. In conversation with Vita Haas and Lucy Weisner of NYC's beloved Cafe Forgot, an independent experimental multi brand retailer located in the Lower East Side. We get into the early days before the store and how their concept came about, collaborating and showcasing their friends work, the fun stores that no longer exist in the city, the lessons that came from operating as a pop up shop, what it was like to finally have a permanent location, using intuition to curate their store, evolving with the designers they carry, what's needed for a self sustaining business, how important independent retail is for emerging designers, what they have learned from the designers they work with, how tough it is to be an indie retailer and an indie designer in NYC, is the retail landscape changing? And so much more <3

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In conversation with Brynn Jones Saban, founder of Los Angeles based vintage store Aralda Vintage. We get into the evolution of Aralda and how she transformed it from a vintage store to a home for designer archives that stylists, celebrities and vintage lovers flock to. How she started her business and what she's learned from it. Her love for Paco Rabanne, Alexander McQueen, and John Galliano. What it means to be in a peak celeb wearing archival vintage moment. Her trend predictions within vintage collecting. New designers she's excited about -- and so much more!

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In conversation with CSM graduate designer Anna Filzmoser on the Other MA Fashion Show and why they did it, Anna's collection and unique creative process, upcycling and how she considers materials, thoughts on the current state of fashion and how that influences her, the importance of social media to young designers, the biggest takeaway studying at Central Saint Martins, hopes for the future of fashion and so much more <3

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In conversation with Mariana Vergara of Merci C’est Vintage on bringing back shopping with intention, spotlighting artisan makers and heritage, being under stimulated by the current retail landscape, the multiple universes of Merci C’est Vintage, how Le Pop Up started, discovering artisans and giving them a new platform, human connection and storytelling, why there’s a resurgence in true vintage, stepping away from algorithmic shopping, discovering pieces because of their beauty — not their branding, minaudière bags, going back to bespoke, the way women used to shop and so much more <3

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In conversation with the woman behind the Two Mrs on Instagram and Substack which celebrates the eternal Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. We get into the internet's fascination with Carolyn, her mystique and the public's projections, debunking theories about the style icon, the Cartier curse, the first 3 episodes of American Love Story -- what they got wrong and what they got right, how the niche internet of CBK admirers saved the show's costume's & so much more!

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In conversation with Isabella Oday of Rummage Stretch on 2016 — the year athleisure peaked and the culture around being healthy, the uprise of wellness influencers and yoga leggings on the Upper East Side, the Kardashian effect, our modest pre 2015 bums, unrealistic lifestyle expectations promoted to us online, the yoga retreat that led to Rummage Stretch, Liana Staenstein’s brilliant trend predicting, a more relaxed approach to fitness, Iconic tennis dresses, ugly sneakers, fabric composition, her Gumi tank collab, predictions for the future of activewear and so much more <3

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We are back and in conversation with the lovely Elizabeth Morgan of independent -- slow fashion, Manchester (& online) based retailer The Norah Store. We get into how creating something that her and her best friends could shop in real life became a reality, the male dominated Manchester shopping scene and the importance of having both a store and community there for women, the curation and criteria behind the independent designers she stocks, how slow fashion looks different for different designers, maintaining an accessible price point, how much clothes should actually cost, not being a faceless organisation and the importance of trust, the joys of working with smaller designers, the future of independent retail & so much more <3

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Episode 100! Honored to celebrate 100 epsidodes - in conversation with creative consultant and stylist Rita Melssen (@saint_____rita) on the journey that led her to working for Pop Icon - Madonna, how moving to New York at 17 brought on a hard work ethic and open mind, deep research and her approach to dressing a legend, being intuitive and the intimate relationship of working with artists, diving into the archives, her personal collection and the designers that interest her, travel and traditional garments, favourite cities and vintage stores, why she started the Studio of Art Archive and Design (@saad.nyc) and her vision for its evolution, the current state of fashion, what’s next and so much more <3

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In conversation with Stephanie Cahyadi of @comme.please,  a vintage shop with a focus on Comme Des Garcons pieces based in Singapore. We dive into Rei Kawakubo’s unconventional entry into fashion and how this later influenced the abstract creative process she evolved with her design team. We discuss some of her design philosophies and how she revolutionised our perspectives of fashion, advertising and stores. As a a collector of Comme herself, Stephanie shares her appreciation for the designer, favourite pieces and so much more <3

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In conversation with Lauren Lepire of Timeless Vixen on how growing up in LA influenced her, joining a girl ska band when she was 16 and the 60s fashion subculture attached to it, selling true 50s and 60s pieces from her dorm room on Ebay, Courtney Love as her first celebrity client and the full circle moment of the babydoll dress, the intricacies of Couture pieces, Museum worthy finds, the preserved closets of LA, her spark with Ossie Clarke and his design legacy, the impact of having her pieces featured in film and tv, her love for McQueen and Galliano, the American Couturiers of old Hollywood and so much more <3

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