Cant Not

In conversation with Luna Farina of Luz Muerta on meeting her life partner and becoming business partners, quitting their jobs and starting Luz Muerta, how self reflection informs their design process, the emotional consequence of being your own boss, the curse of instant gratification, why they chose a made to order format, building a community, taking time and holding space in the world, favourite types of seems, the importance of multi wear pieces, what a sliding scale policy looks like, making sustainability affordable, her favourite independent designers and so much more <3

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In conversation with Stella Brackenridge of Second Life Markets AU, UK and Asia and also the new vintage shopping platform Storage. We get into everything from what set Stella on this trajectory, the origins of Second Life, her approach to curating, how running your own small business can be isolating, finding community, creating Storage, supporting a business to consumer approach, closing the gap in vintage retail, her biggest Grail and so much more <3

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In conversation with Nik Pollina, a New York City based second hand shopping curator, business owner and market thrower — on working in tech at Google for 7 years before transitioning to vintage fashion, affordability in the second hand space being a gateway out of fast fashion, how to stay motivated as a new business owner, the importance of shopping small and independent, relating to customers, keeping up with social media and an honest perspective on content creation, half ass trying being the enemy of success, a push for a more circular economy and so much more. 

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Episode 89, In conversation with Martina of the @archivedotcom, an archive dedicated to sourcing exclusively Phoebe Philo Celine. We get into how Phoebe Philo reshaped fashion in the 2010s, the cult following of Philo era Celine, why there is a continued demand, the moment she fell in love with the brand and designer herself, a connection between women wearing old Celine, her favourite Celine show, the new Phoebe Philo label and so much more <3

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In conversation with Mina Alyeshmerni of @Maimoun_store on why independent retail is punk, pushing against traditional fashion hierarchies, Barney’s informing how she could operate in fashion, the dot com boom and when we started shopping online, supporting young growing designers and how this changes the system, championing diverse POV’s, what goes into a $500 top, defining good design, what sets Maimoun apart and how not to add to the noise, the role independent fashion plays in future fashion culture and so much more <3

Shop Maimoun on https://maimounstore.com/

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The Patreon is £3 a month and you get acccess to:

- all podcast episodes

- cant not map - a map that layers over google maps with vintage stores pinned in countries all aronud the world

- & editing the doom scroll newsletter, a digital shopping curation with over 80s pieces from vintage and independet sellers.

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In conversation with Ondine on how her experience working on design teams at fashion houses led to collecting and selling designer vintage, listening to what designers have to say, why she chooses the designers she collects, Rick Owens and the world he creates, researching the historical context of archives and antiques, what makes an archive piece hold its value, her holy grail, the current state of fashion and resale and so much more <3

Listen to the full episode, get access to editing the doom scroll newsletter and cant not map on Patreon: www.patreon.com/cantnotpodcast

Listen to the full episode on Patreon and gain access to all episodes, cant not map, and editing the doom scroll newsletter <3

Episode 84 In conversation with Abby of @sustainablefashinofriend on how a career in Sustainability opened her eyes to what was really going on in the fashion industry — and motivated her to start sharing her discoveries, why brands aren’t being called out in the media, how tired we are of seeing paid for recommendations, the clear signs of green washing amongst brands, the spectrum of sustainability, what are the best practices for a brand, why its important for brands to educate their consumers, brand transparency, what are PFAs and how to avoid, the shocking panel for the new EU sustainability laws, unaffiliated conscious fashion brand recommendations, why it isn’t all doom and gloom and so much more <3

In conversation with Spasia of @fivedotsvintage on the influence of Manolo Blahnik in pop culture and the eternal shoe, seeing her first pair of designer shoes in her 20s after leaving her home country, how our shoes define us emotionally and aesthetically, how the kitten heel made its way back into our lives after the high heels of the 2010s, the sex appeal of a slingback, most requested shoes, the reward of finding shoes for brides, our favourite shoe brands for everyday use and so much more <3

Listen to the full episode and gain access to Editing the Doom Scroll Newsletter (a shoppable curation of vintage and sustainable pieces from shops all over the web) and Cant Not Map (a map that layers over your google maps with pins of vintage stores all over the world) on Patreon: www.patreon.com/cantnotpodcast

In conversation with Gisel of @suitoflights, on how her focus on natural materials started from her culture, working on the corporate side of fashion and how this resulted in a shift to vintage, bringing awareness to the synthetic fabric commonly used in clothes and how they effect us and the environment, the lifespan of synthetic vs natural fabrics, choosing natural materials over designer labels when curating her store, the independent slow fashion brands of today being our future vintage, the original influencers of New York, NY Yankee caps and so much more <3

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In conversation with fashion photographer Yasmine Diba on what brought her to photography, the influences of Tumblr and David Lynch, the many trends in photography existing at once, AI, moving from Film to Digital, the teenage spirit, how there is nothing cooler than doing you, the over accessibility to coolness, teenage bedrooms and capturing your spaces, French new wave cinema, the "lived in" look, vintage keeping its integrity and so much more <3

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