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This is the space where we talk about all things vintage, secondhand and pre-loved across the fashion space! And for new listeners, or longtime pals, to follow along with all things thrift, vintage, rad, retro, and sustainable, you can find me Emily Stochl, across the internet as @emilymstochl. Come hang out I’d love to chat with you!

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Monique of LA Retro Girl! You might know her from being a regular vintage dealer at Pickwick Vintage, or from her super fun personality online – she even does Instagram live shows with vintage pieces!

She's been selling vintage for many years – she started off selling vintage on eBay right after high school, and now she's a busy mom of four! On today's episode, she shares her perspective on how divine timing and mindset contributes to the success of her business, and how LA Retro Girl has changed and grown over the course of her vintage selling journey.

All this, and so much more on this week's show. It's a really fun conversation, so – let's dive right in!

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

• [4:29] Why it's important to seize opportunities – like when she took a leap of faith selling at her first Manhattan Vintage Show.
• [5:23] How Monique's dad – a Peruvian restaurant owner – inspired her love of thrifting and business from a young age.
• [7:33] How she fell into vintage after friends kept wanting to buy her 1960s mod club outfits.
• [11:00] How perseverance, divine timing and positive mindset contributes to the success of her business.
• [12:36] Her daily practice of checking in with her energy and intuition to guide business decisions.
• [16:24] How she balanced building her business while being a busy mom of four and caring for her father.
• [19:34] The game-changing business addition of partnering with a seamstress to offer custom alterations.
• [21:04] Essential advice for vintage market and pop-up season.
• [29:15] Amazing thrift finds in unexpected places – including Chanel pieces at Goodwill.
• [30:39] The latest reworked collection LA Retro Girl is bringing to their pop-ups.

EPISODE MENTIONS:

• LA Retro Girl
• @laretrogirl
• Manhattan Vintage Show
• Pickwick Vintage
• BAG Crap on Pre-Loved Podcast
• Trust Fund Vintage

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• Patty Weber
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• Michael A.
• Megan Morris
• Jennifer
• Alana Rivero

This episode is brought to you by Classic Coco, thank you for making Pre-Loved Podcast possible! https://classiccoco.com/

This is the space where we talk about all things vintage, secondhand and pre-loved across the fashion space! And for new listeners, or longtime pals, to follow along with all things thrift, vintage, rad, retro, and sustainable, you can find me Emily Stochl, across the internet as @emilymstochl. Come hang out I’d love to chat with you!

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Lale Boz, the founder of Normal NYC and the Not-A-Normal Show – which, if you’re listening to this episode live, is coming right up June 6-8 & June 13-15!

Not-A-Normal Show is a large-scale, immersive marketplace show, featuring vintage dealers, artists, and indie designers. It’s hosted quarterly in New York and seasonally in Los Angeles—with more cities coming soon! And these June shows are both the 1-year anniversary AND the Season Finale of Not-A-Normal Market at the former Barney’s New York flagship department store in Chelsea – where over 10,000 attendees walk through the door each event.

Rewinding it all back, you’ll hear how this epic event all came to be! Born in Istanbul, Lale is now a bi-coastal creative designer between New York and LA, prioritizing design, sustainability, and community in all she does.

She’s first and foremost known for sharing the interior design work, including the design of her first Brooklyn apartment on social media, which kicked off the whole Normal journey in 2020.

All this, and so much more on this week’s show, but I’ll let her tell it! – let’s dive right in!

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

• [3:34] Growing up in Istanbul in a family of sustainable fashion manufacturers and how that shaped her entrepreneurial spirit
• [8:04] The apartment that started it all: Normal became a place to share her interior design journey.
• [11:06] How she applies sustainability into her work and life.
• [12:57] The viral estate sale that brought 2,400 people to her Brooklyn apartment and taught her about community power, kicking off her event production work.
• [24:57] How Not-a-Normal Market landed at the iconic Barney’s flagship department store in NYC.
• [28:47] What she learned in her first year at Barney's: crisis management, leadership, and building stakeholder relationships
• [34:01] How consistency and transparency with vendors built unshakeable loyalty.
• [38:19] Why she sees endings as beginnings, and the grand finale of the Barney’s location!
• [44:38] A “blueprint for the future of retail” – connecting emerging designers and creatives with diverse communities
• [48:38] Her advice for new vendors doing their first markets this summer.
• [50:54] The outfits Lale plans to wear to the upcoming markets (including a 2002 Gianni Versace dress!).

Don't miss the upcoming announcement for their biggest takeover yet!

EPISODE MENTIONS:

• Normal New York
• @normal.nyc
• Lale Boz
• June Market tickets!
• Domino Mag story
• Kallmeyer

LET’S CONNECT:

• 📸Instagram: @emilymstochl
• 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl
• 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl
• 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/
• 🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod

SPECIAL THANKS:

A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible!

• Patty Weber
• Kathy Brand
• Lisa of Queenie & Pearl
• KT
• Lydia Welp
• Michael A.
• Megan Morris
• Jennifer
• Alana Rivero

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Marissa, the Head of Designer Handbags & Fashion in the U.S. at Bonhams Auction House. If you’ve listened to the episode we did with Bonham’s UK-based counterpart, Meg Randell, Bonhams is building on its success in offering handbags & fashion by introducing the category to the US market.

Marissa bring twenty-years experience to this position, previously she worked at Resurrection Vintage, where she learned to source, date, and place exquisite antique and couture pieces with the world’s most renowned fashion houses, museums, stylists.

Then, she worked at the world’s largest consignment company, The RealReal, where she specialized in authentication and valuation and had a 0% authenticity error rate.

What happens when a Dior newspaper dress (yes, THAT Sex and the City dress) goes from an $800 estimate to selling for $23,000? Or when a 90-year-old yacht mechanic decides it's time to auction Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress he's kept wrapped in tissue paper since the 1960s?

On this episode we talk about all this & more – the absolute treasures that fall under Marissa’s specialty for auctions at Bonhams – let’s dive right in!

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

• [2:39] A child of the 90s, Marissa grew up loving a Delia’s catalog.
• [10:20] How she was recruited to start the Fashion & Handbags department at Bonham’s U.S. division.
• [14:16] Why building relationships is so important in a client-driven business like vintage dealing or auctions.
• [14:46] Selling Jackie Kennedy’s 1968 Valentino wedding dress, which had been stored on a yacht.
• [20:59] Inside the most impressive collection of never-worn Margiela Marissa has ever seen.
• [23:53] The heritage brands and couture designs Marissa works on at Bonhams, and how to value them.
• [27:02] - How a Sex and the City reference turned an $800 Dior dress into a $23,000 auction moment.
• [28:50] Working on the first-ever Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy fashion auction.
• [30:28] How an auction house assesses trends and demand to best time the market value.
• [31:25] Why it’s time to pull out your Y2K Louis Vuitton and your Dior saddlebags, plus other trending items.

EPISODE MENTIONS:

• Bonhams
• @bonhams1793
• @bonhamsbags
• Pre-Loved Podcast with Meg Randell at Bonhams
• Resurrection Vintage
• The RealReal
• Jacqueline Kennedy's Wedding Dress
• Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy auction
• Vintage-lovers on LV x Murakami
• Tom Ford Gucci beaded python print dress
• Gwynth Paltrow and Kate Moss wearing this Tom Ford dress

LET’S CONNECT:

• 📸Instagram: @emilymstochl
• 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl
• 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl
• 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/
• 🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod

SPECIAL THANKS:

A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible!

• Patty Weber
• Kathy Brand
• Lisa of Queenie & Pearl
• KT
• Lydia Welp
• Michael A.
• Megan Morris
• Jennifer
• Alana Rivero

This is the space where we talk about all things vintage, secondhand a0nd pre-loved across the fashion space! And for new listeners, or longtime pals, to follow along with all things thrift, vintage, rad, retro, and sustainable, you can find me Emily Stochl, across the internet as @emilymstochl. Come hang out I’d love to chat with you!

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Meg Barnes, the founder of Eclectic Inventory. Meg is a New York-based interior designer turned vintage dealer, who started an Etsy shop in 2012. Her side-hustle has grown and evolved – Eclectic Inventory has just opened a new studio space in Williamsburg!

On this episode we talk about how Meg's interior design background shaped her expert eye for quality and character in everything from vintage Coach bags to rare timepieces. You'll hear about her fascinating entry into the watch world (including the story behind that vintage watch choker I'm often wearing!), her experience shopping at Betsey Johnson's actual yard sale, and how she transformed her side hustle into a thriving vintage business.

Meg offers thoughtful insights on vintage market trends, reveals which designer bags are currently surging in popularity, and shares her philosophy on creating beautiful moments in everyday life through special household objects.

Whether you're a seasoned collector or casual thrifter, you'll be inspired by Meg's passion for giving timeless pieces new life. It’s a really fun one and I think you’re gonna love it – let’s dive right in!

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

• [1:46] How Betsey Johnson's whimsical, feminine designs shaped Meg's fashion sensibilities and continue to inspire her today.
• [3:16] Growing up treasure hunting at garage sales with her mom and making her first Etsy sale with a thrifted cat pillow.
• [6:21] “Thanks, It’s Thrifted!” Meg’s $10 thrifted Versace pants.
• [8:05] Why Meg chose interior design as her career path and how it taught her to create curated environments and experiences.
• [12:59] Building Eclectic Inventory as an Etsy shop, while balancing full-time work.
• [17:23] How vintage Coach bags became Meg's specialty, which eventually evolved into other designer vintage purses
• [21:43] The Chloe Paddington bag craze and Meg's thoughts on why certain designer bags are having a moment
• [25:05] How a mall job at Fossil led to her vintage watch expertise.
• [33:56] Opening Eclectic Inventory's physical space in Williamsburg and creating a hub for collaboration.
• [39:42] Stumbling upon Betsey Johnson's personal yard sale in the Hamptons and scoring archival runway pieces.

EPISODE MENTIONS:

• @eclecticinventory
• Eclectic Inventory
• Regeneration
• Marine Serre watch dress
• Betsey Johnson’s yard sale
• Search Party Vintage
• The Brooklyn Vintage Club
• Julie of Brklyn Bish on Pre-Loved Podcast

LET’S CONNECT:

• 📸Instagram: @emilymstochl
• 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl
• 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl
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• Patty Weber
• Kathy Brand
• Lisa of Queenie & Pearl
• KT
• Lydia Welp
• Michael A.
• Megan Morris
• Jennifer
• Alana Rivero

Inside ThredUp's Massive Vintage Collection with Cynthia Lee:

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Cynthia Lee, the Head of Merchandising at ThredUp, who have just launched a limited-time, first-of-its kind curated assortment of more than 20,000 vintage pieces in partnership with Beyond Retro.

From childhood treasure-hunting on San Francisco's Haight Street to managing millions of unique daily listings, Cynthia brings 15 years of merchandising expertise from powerhouse brands like Neiman Marcus, eBay, StockX, and Sephora.

A lover of vintage herself, Cynthia spearheaded this initiative, and she’s coming on the show today to share how it all came together. Plus, what’s involved in merchandising when you’re talking about millions of unique digital listings, why "flawed gems" deserve a second life, and what’s ahead for the industry in 2025.

Consider this your exclusive behind-the-scenes look at ThredUp's team "knee-deep in boxes" while curating this massive vintage collection! Let’s dive right in:

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

• [4:03] A lifelong fashion lover whose family was in the fabric business, Cynthia grew up appreciating quality clothing and shopping vintage on Haight Street.
• [6:17] The evolving art of merchandising across luxury and digital platforms for brands like eBay, StockX, Sephora, and Neiman Marcus.
• [14:41] The daily challenge of merchandising and curating 50,000 new unique listings at ThredUp
• [18:07] What’s changed the most in the secondhand industry since Cynthia started doing this work.
• [21:48] Why secondhand doesn't devalue luxury brands—it makes them more accessible
• [24:07] What’s trending in the secondhand fashion industry in 2025.
• [27:16] Sorting through hundreds of boxes for ThredUp's x Beyond Retro 20,000 piece vintage collaboration
• [35:05] How this vintage activation might shape future offerings at ThredUp.

EPISODE MENTIONS:

• ThredUp
• The Vintage Pop-Up
• Beyond Retro
• Wasteland
• 7 Timely Takeaways from the ThredUp Resale Report
• Talking Key Trends with ThredUp’s Danielle Vermeer
• Danielle Vermeer on Pre-Loved Podcast
• ThredUp 2025 Resale Report
• Awkwafina in Crazy Rich Asians

LET’S CONNECT:

• 📸Instagram: @emilymstochl
• 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl
• 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl
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SPECIAL THANKS:

A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible!

• Patty Weber
• Kathy Brand
• Lisa of Queenie & Pearl
• KT
• Lydia Welp
• Michael A.
• Megan Morris
• Jennifer
• Alana Rivero

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Haile Lidow, the founder of Lidow Archive, which is a clothing rental fantasyland of over 9,000 pieces of vintage & contemporary designer clothing and accessories that Haile has collected over the course of 15-years — it now occupies an entire wing of her Los Angeles home/studio.

Her pieces have been worn by Chappel Roan, Lady Gaga, and Madonna and that’s because Haile loves the vibrant, the stand-out, the statement making….. And we haven’t even talked about the shoe closet yet, which contains 24 pairs of Marc Jacobs boots, including 9 pairs of Kiki boots, which have been worn by the likes of Rihanna and Olivia Rodrigo.

I’ll let Haile tell you all about it! – let’s dive right in!

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

• [5:03] Haile has loved fashion her entire life, and she got into going to weekend flea markets with friends in middle school.
• [8:46] Her fashion career began with a Vogue internship at age 16.
• [13:36] Figuring out how to turn collecting and archiving into a career.
• [23:00] Documenting and archiving a 4,000 piece collection to begin her business.
• [27:48] How vintage archives work with celebrity stylists and editorial shoots.
• [32:23] There’s an entire bedroom in the archive devoted just to shoes!

EPISODE MENTIONS:

• Lidow Archive
• @lidowarchive
• Albright Fashion Library
• Winne Harlow for Elle Russia
• Lady Gaga wearing Lidow Archive
• Chappell Roan wearing Lidow Archive
• Genesis Webb
• Claudia Schiffer in Chanel 1991
• Kendall Jenner in Vogue Hong Kong
• The Battle of Versaille documentary
• Halston show - Versaille episode
• Moschino Spring 1991
• Pheobe Philo painted toenail shoes
• Lynn Ban
• Anne Wold glow-in-the-dark star dress
• Lisa from Black Pink and White Lotus
• Girlhead
• “More Ranch” hat

LET’S CONNECT:

• 📸Instagram: @emilymstochl
• 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl
• 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl
• 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/
• 🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod

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A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible!

• Patty Weber
• Kathy Brand
• Lisa of Queenie & Pearl
• KT
• Lydia Welp
• Michael A.
• Megan Morris
• Jennifer
• Alana Rivero

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Amanda Marcuson, the founder of BAG CRAP. Bag Crap is a vintage bag charm brand built on nostalgi and individuality

Amanda is a longtime vintage collector, with a love of treasure hunting that grew over the years as she spent countless weekends at estate sales, thrift stores, and flea markets searching for quirky items. She became a luxury handbag resale expert turned designer and charm curator. She uses vintage keychains and repurposed toys to transform nostalgic items into playful one-of-a-kind bag charms that celebrate sustainability.

Her business experienced the bag charm boom – she's been featured in several issues of VOGUE, GQ, and Nylon, and worn by style icons like Tracee Ellis Ross and Gabriella Karefa-Johnson.

But Amanda feels in her heart that her one-of-a-kind bag charms, made from trinkets found all over the world, are more than just a trend item – we get into it all! It’s a fun one, and I think you’re really gonna love it – so let’s dive right in!

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

• [5:43] How Amanda’s obsession with vintage handbags really began.
• [9:21] Was Beanie Baby the first resale trend craze?
• [13:04] While at FIT and in her fashion internships, Amanda was always crafting and upcycling.
• [17:33] She learned about authentication and running a small business while working in the luxury handbag resale industry, including at The RealReal and Heritage Auctions.
• [24:24] When the bag charm started to take off.
• [31:51] We’re hungry for the little things that make us happy, even just a charm on your bag that communicates your individuality!

EPISODE MENTIONS:

• @bagcrap
• Bag Crap
• “Vintage-lovers on Louis Vuitton x Murakami”
• Miu Miu kicks off the bag charm boom
• Lori Hirshleifer
• After Hours by Kiara Cooper
• Don’t Let Disco

LET’S CONNECT:

• 📸Instagram: @emilymstochl
• 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl
• 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl
• 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/
• 🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod

SPECIAL THANKS:

A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible!

• Patty Weber
• Kathy Brand
• Lisa of Queenie & Pearl
• KT
• Lydia Welp
• Michael A.
• Megan Morris
• Jennifer
• Alana Rivero

On today’s show, we’re chatting with the folks at Pinterest about their Festival Fashion Trend Report, made for Coachella. Sydney Stanback, Global Trends & Insights Lead, Pinterest gives us the scoop about how fashion trend reporting happens at Pinterest – think about it, Pinterest is obviously a major driver in what we wear, setting the trends before they even get to social media, and what they reported for festival fashion this season.

We also had secondhand stylist KG Lillian, hop on the line with us, she’s known for her thrifted style boxes, and Pinterest asked her to curate thrifted and vintage style boxes based on our festival trend data.

We talk moodboarding, how vintage dealers and collectors might want to use Pinterest, and all the nostalgia we’re seeing in fashion – especially at Coachella this season!

It’s a fun one, and I think you’re really gonna love it – so let’s dive right in!

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

• [4:28] KG Lillian is a secondhand stylist, best known for sourcing curated thrift bundles for her community on TikTok.
• [6:04] How trend forecasting and reporting works at Pinterest.
• [16:43] Using Pinterest as a moodboarding tool for thrifting and style bundles.
• [26:30] Pinterest’s fashion reporting on Coachella.
• [29:13] All the nostalgia we’re seeing in fashion right now.

EPISODE MENTIONS:

• @pinterest
• Pinterest Festival Fashion Trend Report
• @kglillian
• KG Lillian
• Pinterest Trend Reports
• Collaging and the Remix tool
• Ramisha Sattar, Chappell Roan’s creative director
• Ramisha and Chappell at the Pinterest pop-up
• Freestyle Fits moodboard
• Urban Wrangler moodboard
• Pre-Loved’s take on Coachella fashion

LET’S CONNECT:

• 📸Instagram: @emilymstochl
• 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl
• 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl
• 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/
• 🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod

SPECIAL THANKS:

A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible!

• Patty Weber
• Kathy Brand
• Lisa of Queenie & Pearl
• KT
• Lydia Welp
• Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions
• Michael A.
• Megan Morris
• Jennifer
• Alana Rivero