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

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