Cant Not

Episode 108. In conversation with Vita Haas and Lucy Weisner of NYC's beloved Cafe Forgot, an independent experimental multi brand retailer located in the Lower East Side. We get into the early days before the store and how their concept came about, collaborating and showcasing their friends work, the fun stores that no longer exist in the city, the lessons that came from operating as a pop up shop, what it was like to finally have a permanent location, using intuition to curate their store, evolving with the designers they carry, what's needed for a self sustaining business, how important independent retail is for emerging designers, what they have learned from the designers they work with, how tough it is to be an indie retailer and an indie designer in NYC, is the retail landscape changing? And so much more <3

Full Episode is on my Patreon www.patreon.com/cantnotpodcast
For $3 a month Patreon's get access to all episodes and monthly Editing the Doom Scroll Newsletter, a curation of over 80 pieces of vintage and independent designer pieces.

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In conversation with Brynn Jones Saban, founder of Los Angeles based vintage store Aralda Vintage. We get into the evolution of Aralda and how she transformed it from a vintage store to a home for designer archives that stylists, celebrities and vintage lovers flock to. How she started her business and what she's learned from it. Her love for Paco Rabanne, Alexander McQueen, and John Galliano. What it means to be in a peak celeb wearing archival vintage moment. Her trend predictions within vintage collecting. New designers she's excited about -- and so much more!
To listen to the full episode head to my ⁠Patreon⁠ where you can listen to all episodes ad free and gain access to Editing the Dooms Scroll Monthly Newsletter featuring over 80 pieces of vintage and independent designer that are available to shop.
⁠www.patreon.com/cantnotpodcast

In conversation with CSM graduate designer Anna Filzmoser on the Other MA Fashion Show and why they did it, Anna's collection and unique creative process, upcycling and how she considers materials, thoughts on the current state of fashion and how that influences her, the importance of social media to young designers, the biggest takeaway studying at Central Saint Martins, hopes for the future of fashion and so much more <3
To listen to the full episode head to my Patreon where you can listen to all episodes ad free and gain access to Editing the Dooms Scroll Monthly Newsletter featuring over 80 pieces of vintage and independent designer that are available to shop.
www.patreon.com/cantnotpodcast

In conversation with Mariana Vergara of Merci C’est Vintage on bringing back shopping with intention, spotlighting artisan makers and heritage, being under stimulated by the current retail landscape, the multiple universes of Merci C’est Vintage, how Le Pop Up started, discovering artisans and giving them a new platform, human connection and storytelling, why there’s a resurgence in true vintage, stepping away from algorithmic shopping, discovering pieces because of their beauty — not their branding, minaudière bags, going back to bespoke, the way women used to shop and so much more <3
Listen to the full episode on Patreon www.patreon.com/cantnotpodcast

The Patreon is £3.00 a month, which also gives you access to Editing the Doom Scroll Newsletter, a monthly curation of the best vintage and independent designers online, nothing over £500.
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In conversation with the woman behind the Two Mrs on Instagram and Substack which celebrates the eternal Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. We get into the internet's fascination with Carolyn, her mystique and the public's projections, debunking theories about the style icon, the Cartier curse, the first 3 episodes of American Love Story -- what they got wrong and what they got right, how the niche internet of CBK admirers saved the show's costume's & so much more!

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