Cant Not

In conversation with Matteo Azzolini writer and creator of the fashion substack Why You Should Care, a weekly newsletter investigating key cultural shifts and trends across luxury, fashion, lifestyle, and pop culture. In this Episode we dive deeper into a topic Matteo has previously explored -- Fashion's obsession with the archives. We get into the role of nostalgia in an unstable world, the ultimate luxury is what you can not buy, how archives are used as borrowed storytelling, what this means for emerging designers, the shift of creation to curation, the currency of taste, vintage used in film and so much more <3

Episode 110 In conversation with Marie Mark, founder of Kernemilk, an independent fashion label from Copenhagen, Denmark. We get into why moving closer to customers and further away from big shows and productions is essential moving forward, the biggest challenges operating a small independent fashion label, what she learned from her first fashion show and why that goal has changed over time, the steps Kernemilk takes to produce more thoughtfully, how manufacturers are not built for smaller brands with smaller orders, the influence of the internet, where she looks for inspiration, whats next and so much more <3

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In conversation with Kasia of Warsaw, Poland based vintage shop Igen Vintage. We get into how people in Warsaw are dressing and how their style and shopping patterns have changed over the years. How styling has become a key tool to selling a product and the world they are building. Igen's fashion campaigns and what it means for vintage stores to be utilising traditional forms of fashion advertising. The importance of Pop-ups. Her current obsession with 2010s vintage and the designers resonating for her from that era. Underrated designers like Sarah Pacini, Paola Frani and Amaya Arzuaga. Style tips for the summer, we play a game and so much more!

You can listen to the full episode on Patreon and gain accesss to all episodes and Editing the Doom Scroll Newsletter (a shopable newsletter of 80 pieces from different independent designers and vintage sellers): www.patreon.com/cantnotpodcast

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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

Full Episode is on my Patreon www.patreon.com/cantnotpodcast

For $3 a month Patreon's get access to all episodes and monthly Editing the Doom Scroll Newsletter, a curation of over 80 pieces of vintage and independent designer pieces.

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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!

To listen to the full episode head to my ⁠Patreon⁠ where you can listen to all episodes ad free and gain access to Editing the Dooms Scroll Monthly Newsletter featuring over 80 pieces of vintage and independent designer that are available to shop.

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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

To listen to the full episode head to my Patreon where you can listen to all episodes ad free and gain access to Editing the Dooms Scroll Monthly Newsletter featuring over 80 pieces of vintage and independent designer that are available to shop.

www.patreon.com/cantnotpodcast

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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The Patreon is £3.00 a month, which also gives you access to Editing the Doom Scroll Newsletter, a monthly curation of the best vintage and independent designers online, nothing over £500.

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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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