Pre-Loved Podcast with Emily Stochl Emily Stochl

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon!
On today’s show, we’re chatting with Chemitei Janet. Chemitei Is an environmentalist and slow fashion educator based in Kenya. She does storytelling and educational work in sustainable waste management for organizations like Greenpeace Africa, Clean Up Kenya, and Threading Change, and her mission is to highlight the reality of waste and the fashion industry in Kenya. 
On today’s show, we talk about how Chemitei got into secondhand clothing, her love of crochet, and the incredible local upcycling community in her area. Plus, we unpack the challenges of sustainable waste management in and around Gikomba market in Nairobi – Chemitei believes the market brings into perspective the reality of overproduction and overconsumption in the fashion industry and it is important that everyone sees what really happens to clothes that end up in countries where they’re not necessarily needed.
I really loved getting to speak with her and learn more about sustainability from her point of view – I think you’re going to really enjoy this episode, so let’s dive right into it! 
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
[4:05] Chemitei’s experiences with fashion and the secondhand market growing up. [11:58] The different kinds of secondhand markets she visited in Kenya over the years. [14:57] Whether she knew it or not, Chemitei grew up with a lot of sustainability values from her family. [30:47] Why there is so much secondhand clothing in Kenya today. [33:40] The Changing Markets Trashion Report, and how the state of the secondhand clothing in Kenya has changed. Today, 20–50% of the used-clothing in bales they buy is unsellable due to poor quality. [52:31] The upcycling community in and around Gikomba market and throughout Nairobi.  [1:05:00] The most cherished pieces in Chemitei’s closet.  EPISODE MENTIONS: 
Chemitei Janet Gikomba Market in Nairobi Trashion Report by Clean Up Kenya and Changing Markets Foundation Rummage Studio Africa Collect Textiles Mabatini Studio 25SW4P LET’S CONNECT: 
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A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible!
Patty Weber Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon!
On today’s show, we’re chatting with Lindsey of Fat & Habitat. Fat & Habitat sells plus size vintage clothing in and around the Northeast. Run by Lindsey and her husband Alex, Fat & Habitat has a focus on sustainable materials and quality construction. Their mission is to provide underrepresented folks of the plus size community fashionable, timeless clothing. 
Lindsey and I chat about her background in fashion, and love of quality clothing, which sparked the vision to bring inclusivity to the vintage community via Fat & Habitat, and what that means to her. I really loved getting to meet Lindsey and Alex at the Manhattan Vintage Show – they were incredibly kind! – and we talk about all this and more on today’s show, so let’s dive right into it! 
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
[2:05] Lindsey has always been a fashion-lover, and started making clothes for her Barbie dolls when she was just five-years-old. [3:12] This translated into reworking clothes for her own closet. [6:55] She moved to LA for college, and to fulfill her dream of working in fashion. [15:03] The decision to officially open her vintage business, after selling casually on Poshmark for several years.  [17:57] What it means to them to be able to offer inclusivity at vintage fashion events via Fat & Habitat. [21:16] The vintage brands and styles that have become Fat & Habitat’s specialities.  [36:50] Debunking the “people were just smaller back then” myth. [41:14] Fat & Habitat’s first NYC show! [46:42] Lindsey’s most cherished pieces in her vintage collection. EPISODE MENTIONS: 
Fat & Habitat Little City Thrift Manhattan Vintage Show Pre-Loved Podcast episode about vintage Coach Thova Vintage The Thicket Worcester Femme & Nest @indigostylevintage Sheryl from Indigo Style Vintage on Pre-Loved Podcast Top Shelf Vintage Divine Times Vintage LET’S CONNECT: 
📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon!
On today’s show, we’re chatting with Rosie Mae Turner, a sustainable fashion creative and vintage fashion archivist based in NYC. It’s hard to sum up all of Rosie’s work in the sustainable fashion space – she is a sustainable swimwear designer, a textile artist, an archivist – as I mentioned – an editorial stylist, community builder, and much more! 
Always a lover of printed matter, particularly vintage fashion magazines, Rosie has recently started showcasing her archive of vintage and contemporary fashion magazines, and we get into all that and more on today’s show! 
If you love special collections, you’re going to love hearing Rosie talk about her vintage magazines, so let’s dive right into it! 
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
[2:31] Rosie’s journey into fashion, through a love of fashion magazines. [6:37] Rosie grew up antiquing in high school, and has been building her vintage archive ever since. [12:20] She even picked up a few fashion finds from the set of Gossip Girl. [14:23] The beginning of her vintage magazine collection. [25:17] Some of the themes that Rosie is drawn to in fashion magazines. [28:57] Her cat-themed collections, in magazines and fashion! [33:17] What we can learn about sustainability from vintage fashion magazines. [38:06] Taking the Remake #NoNewClothes Challenge [47:36] Some of the most cherished pieces in her collection. EPISODE MENTIONS: 
Rosie Mae on Instagram Rosie Mae on TikTok Rosie’s Magazines Rosina Mae swimwear What Goes Around Comes Around Manhattan Vintage Show Buy Nothing Group Rosie’s favorite magazine shops in NYC Kinokuniya  Magazine Cafe Casa Magazines Soho News International Recylpt - Circular Fashion Playground Climate Cafe @meowrunway Remake #NoNewClothes Challenge Rosie’s bag upcycle FABSCRAP Pre-Loved Podcast with FABSCARAP Rosie’s NYC vintage shop recommendations EstateSales.Net on Pre-Loved Podcast Liisa of Gem Search on Pre-Loved Podcast Sustainable Baddie No Kill Magazine Reverie Page Magazine LET’S CONNECT: 
📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon!
On today’s show, we’re chatting with Pily, a Chilean researcher and journalist with over a decade of experience in the sustainable fashion space, working with Latin American magazines and work with sustainable brands and secondhand platforms internationally.
María Pilar, who goes by Pily, is currently doing a Masters degree in the Netherlands, and is deeply involved in creating investigative journalistic articles centered around the theme of migration and clothing. 
She shares her perspective on sustainable fashion and what she thinks is missing from the conversation. We discuss what it means that Chile is one of the biggest importers of secondhand clothing in South America and the impact it had on the local community, as well as her recent research on clothing and migration at the US-Mexico.
 —  all this and more on today’s show, so dive right into it! 
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
[3:42] Growing up in Chile, Pily was never a huge fashion lover, but she has shopped secondhand most of her life.  [5:44] She started reporting on – what used to be called – “green lifestyles” in the early days of her journey.  [7:55] Pily’s perspective on sustainable fashion and what she thinks is missing from the standard conversation.  [18:15] Chile is one of the biggest importers of secondhand clothing in South America, and this has had a major impact on the community in the north of the country, in the Atacama Desert.  [28:25] In her most recent research on clothing and migration, conducted at the US-Mexico border, Pily found the stories to be about human realities.  [37:13] The pre-loved clothes (and Chilean designers!) that Pily values. EPISODE MENTIONS: 
@pily.uribe Fashion Revolution Chile Beatriz O’Brien Madrid at Fashion Revolution Chile Bastián Díaz Orellana Used clothing waste in the Atacama Desert Textile waste in Atacama Desert is visible from space United Nations study underway regarding regulation of these issues Lupe Gajardo Elisa De Cordova Francisca Gajardo LET’S CONNECT: 
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A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible!
Patty Weber Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon!
On today’s show, we’re chatting with Charlotte, the founder of leading luxury aftercare and pre-loved retailer, The Handbag Clinic.
The Handbag Clinic is a fully-circular platform tackling end-of-life issues from pre-loved buying, selling, and authenticating, to restoration. The story of how Charlotte got started flipping handbags on eBay when she was just sixteen years old is really fascinating, and she has so much expertise on restoration, as one of the leading and longest lasting services in the luxury resale space.
Tune in for all her incredible stories from 10 years of The Handbag Clinic, everything from working on Claudia Schiffer’s vintage pieces, to restoring Birkin bags that got nibbled on by a puppy!
 — we chat about all this and more on today’s show, so dive right into it! 
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
[2:39] How Charlotte got into secondhand fashion as a way to access designer brands – for a deal! – as a teenager.  [8:18] How Handbag Clinic started out of Charlotte’s love for flipping bags.  [11:35] Both restoration and reselling are at the heart of the Handbag Clinic.  [15:22] On becoming an expert in the authentication of luxury and designer goods.  [18:53] The rise of “superfakes” in the luxury handbag market.  [21:38] How the luxury resale and aftercare services space has changed in the 10+ years of Handbag Clinic.  [27:48] Some of the leather restoration specialty techniques and innovations of the Handbag Clinic team. [35:15] Some of the most extreme repairs the Handbag Clinic team has tackled. [41:03] The rarest and most special bags that have come through the Handbag Clinic.  EPISODE MENTIONS: 
The Handbag Clinic @thehandbagclinic The Mulberry Bayswater The RealReal on Pre-Loved Podcast Rebag The Claudia Schiffer vintage Chanel vanity cases LET’S CONNECT: 
📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris  

Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon!
On today’s show, we’re chatting with Kelley Heyer, a New York City based actor and content creator, who loves secondhand fashion and a good DIY. 
She’s gone viral for thrift flipping vintage dresses, and she’s passionate about helping people find their personal style and with vintage clothes — and we chat about all this and more on today’s show, so dive right into it! 
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
[2:50] Growing up spending time in her school’s theater costume department.  [5:18] Thrifting in  Hawai'i, where Kelley grew up.  [12:16] How Kelley does – and doesn’t! – take style inspiration from others.  [16:07] Reflections on sustainability, and how we want to incorporate sustainable fashion and encourage others to do the same. [22:26] Stories from the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel costume department. [25:09] Tips for becoming a more savvy thrifter. [30:48] Kelley’s ideal Brooklyn thrifting day. [34:11] Modernizing vintage, and the thrift flip that made Kelley go viral. [43:06] On her clown-inspired styling era. [46:15] Some of Kelley’s favorite and most special vintage pieces. EPISODE MENTIONS: 
@kelleyheyer Kelley Heyer on TikTok Barrio Vintage Buffalo Exchange Beacon’s Closet Broad City episode at Beacon’s Closet Stylist, Lindsey Hartman L Train Vintage Regeneration Seitan’s Helper - sandwich shop Drew Barrymore Ever After dress Ever After dresses at auction Kelley’s birthday dress upcycle McCalls vintage sewing patterns The photoshoot in Kelley’s great-grandma’s dress Lenox Spice Village @menswearsoph LET’S CONNECT: 
📸Instagram: @emilymstochl 🐦Twitter: @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 Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. Lisa of Queenie & Pearl Lucille of Galipette Vintage KT  Lydia Welp Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions Michael A. Megan Morris