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S9 Ep27 DON’T LET DISCO: Ashley Moubayed, collector and curator of vintage and antique beads - on upcycling to create limited-edition jewelry, and honoring the life within every bead.

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On today’s show, we’re chatting with Ashley Moubayed, the founder of Don’t Let Disco. Don’t Let Disco sources uniquely crafted beads, often vintage or antique, and one-of-a-kind, to upcycle into limited-edition jewelry, honoring the life within every bead. 

Don’t Let Disco is a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist, and this New York Fashion Week, Ashley will be showing her Spring/Summer 2026 collection – Pre-Loved got you a special sneak peek into some of the pieces and their stories, and I can’t wait to share these with you. 

Everything about Don’t Let Disco embraces the spirit of pre-loved, and I can’t wait for you to hear Ashley’s stories–  let’s dive right in!

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

  • [4:55] Ashley loved fashion as a young child, and she particularly gravitated toward jewelry.
  • [5:52] In college, she started upcycling jewelry for her friends.
  • [11:46] Her grandmother collected coins and her grandfather collected stamps, so Ashley has a fondness for both.
  • [17:54] Working in the fine arts at Sotheby’s 
  • [25:05] While at Sotheby’s, Ashley was full of creative inspiration and started making beaded jewelry. 
  • [33:17] How Don’t Let Disco started working with The RealReal
  • [35:58] What we can expect from the Spring/Summer 2026 collection, which premiers this week. 
  • [39:21] The Don’t Let Disco beading bars

EPISODE MENTIONS: 

  • Don’t Let Disco
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  • @therealreal
  • Pools of Light jewelry 
  • Sotheby’s 
  • By George
  • Don’t Let Disco x The RealReal
  • Naomi Elizée
  • Rachel Glicksberg
  • Noelle Sciacca
  • The Miami Antique Show
  • Heather Hurst
  • Heather Hurst on Pre-Loved Podcast
  • Hilliary Bianca Salamanca
  • Circle of Friends
  • In House

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