Grails & Tales

Vintage Threads duo, Charlie and Freddie sit down and discuss the excitement that went down on their recent buying trip, the highs and lows of restocking life.

One of the nicest guys in the fitness industry and a real OG of the YouTube game, Rob Lipsett, founder of Fuel Cakes and Gameplan, sits down with us to chat all things business, fitness and the rest you’ll have to witness…

No surprises Rob brought his maximum energy to the podcast, opening up on how he went from strapping his phone to the wall before every workout, to founding one of the most exciting new businesses in the fitness industry. You don’t get to where Rob is without really putting the hard yards in, so to hear Rob’s tips on staying motivated whilst being true to yourself is a real inspiration for all you go-getters out there.

If you’re interested in founding your own business, have a passion for digital content creation or just want to soak in some vibes to get your week started, this episode is for you.

Famous for having one of the maddest football shirt archives in the game, Vuj has since turned his hand to creating his own lifestyle brand ‘Have A Nice’ that plays with some seriously fresh colour ways and laidback designs. Vuj sat down with us to chat through what it was like being at the heart of the digital content boom, why a chance encounter on the tube inspired his ‘Have A Nice’ idea and which of all his football grails is the most special to him…

They say don’t meet your heroes… well we’re glad we ignored that advice as we sat down with the legend that is Hector Barbour, aka Denis Sulta, to hear about his journey from spinning records at Glasgow House Parties to becoming one of the biggest DJs in the world.

As always, Hector brings the vibes, as we hear about his creative inspirations over lockdown, the b2b with Solomun in Ibiza and why the post-covid bounce back is gonna be a biggy.

We constantly get asked about where vintage clothes come from, the story behind them and whether there’s a finite supply left in the world, and there’s no one better to answer these questions than the legendary Ricardo Seaton.

Ricardo founded the Vintage Wholesale Company 18 years ago at time when the vintage industry was still a very niche sub sector of the fashion world.

Having grown his business into one of the leading wholesalers in Europe, Ricardo has been at the heart of the vintage industry’s exponential boom over the last two decades. We sit down with him to discuss the remarkable growth of the UK vintage scene, the madness of the 90s sportswear boom and just how many more years of supply we have left...

After meeting Joey Li, CEO of Leiho, at a sustainable fashion event in Brick Lane last year we’ve always kept in touch and it’s an absolute pleasure to have her on the podcast. 

Joey founded Leiho after connecting with the London homeless community and seeing the value that a fresh pair of socks can have in changing someone’s outlook. Hear all about Joey’s unique business model, the highs and lows of running a charitable business and why it’s so important to keep your dreams alive in a global pandemic.

It's a pleasure to kick off the Grails & Tales podcast by chatting to Youth who we first met at our local Hackney market. We discuss getting started in the vintage industry, finding a sack of Stone Island in his mum's loft and his tips for finding some of the rarest vintage pieces in the game.