Pre-Loved Podcast with Emily Stochl

Today, we're chatting with Dana Andrews — the creator and maker behind Sunworn Vintage, an upcycled clothing and accessory brand, built on the art of reuse and reimagination.
Dana grew up on the Central Coast of California in Santa Maria where she fell in love with fashion early, raiding her older sisters' closets and getting voted best dressed in high school. She learned to sew in a clothing and fashion elective she took all four years of high school, and she loved it so much she'd stay in the classroom through lunch just to keep working.
Always creative with a couple of side hustles, Dana found her way back to sewing amidst the pandemic. She bought a pre-loved sewing machine of KSL, and Sunworn Vintage was born.
Now, it's her full-time dream job. She creates one-of-a-kind pieces from vintage and thrifted textiles, offers custom orders, runs monthly website restocks, and has stepped into something she never expected: designing digital sewing patterns so others can make their own Sunworn creations at home.
Her first pattern was for a bag made entirely from neckties —and we get into the whole story on today's show. This one is truly for the makers, the thrifters, and everyone who's ever looked at a pile of men's ties at Goodwill and thought — wait, what if? And keep your eyes peeled, because Sunworn's next pattern is coming very soon – sneak peek on today's show.
Let's dive in!
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
[5:57] How Dana got into thrifting as a teen.
[9:26] Her love of estates sales — and why she'd go even if she found nothing
[11:25] Learning to sew in high school
[18:27] How Dana found her way back to sewing amidst the pandemic when she bought a secondhand sewing machine.
[22:24] The early days of the upcycling business, and how it has changed in the last six years.
[27:35] She never expected to be designing digital sewing patterns for others to create at home.
[29:28] The thrift store inspired the idea of the Tie Bag
[37:48] The response to the Tie Bag pattern — and how passive income changed her business
[39:54] Working on her second digital pattern
[45:46] Pitching Sunworn Vintage to Mildew Magazine
[51:57] Dana's personal style and holy grail thrift finds
EPISODE MENTIONS: 
Sunworn Vintage
@sunwornvintage
Jess - digital sewing patterns course
Mildew Magazine
@mildewmag
Alyssa Vallejos, photographer
Ship Rock Santa Fe
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Today, we're chatting with Margy McCarthy, a 29-year-old who did something most of us only dream about — she walked away from a corporate career to take over her grandmother's 57-year-old resale business, Elite Repeat.
Grandma, Betty started Elite Repeat in 1969 in the Chicago suburbs as a consignment business. For over 50 years, she ran her shop with no website, no social media – just word of mouth, a gift for connection, and an eye for craftsmanship and quality in vintage pieces. All these years later, the regulars who came in with their moms are now coming in with their daughters.
Our guest today, Margy, grew up with a front row seat to all of it — doing her homework on a vintage sofa in the consignment room, watching her grandmother and learning early that the real business wasn't the clothes. It was the relationships.
On today's show, she'll share how she found her way back to Elite Repeat, as the  pull of the business became impossible to ignore. 
In 2024, she sat down with her grandmother, who is now 92, and made it official. Since then, she's built Elite Repeat's first ever website, grown their audience on TikTok and Instagram, and attracted consignors flying in from the East Coast after finding Elite Repeat through her videos.
Margy shares the story of how Betty built Elite Repeat from a single gown to a destination for St. John knits and vintage furs, and – speaking of – we'll  get into the craft of vintage fur: how to choose it, how to care for it, and why Margy thinks the renewed interest comes with a real responsibility. And we talk about what it means to carry forward something your grandmother built, brick by brick, for nearly six decades.
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
[4:41] After leaving competitive diving, Margy found her interest in fashion rising.
[5:06] Margy's early memories of being at Elite Repeat with her grandma.
[6:47] How Betty started Elite Repeat in 1969, and grew the business entirely through word of mouth
[10:48] How secondhand shopping has shifted over the decades
[16:02] Taking the leap to leave her corporate job and take over Elite Repeat
[17:24] What Betty taught Margy about running the business
[19:22] The relationships at the heart of Elite Repeat
[23:24] Expanding Elite Repeat's reach beyond the local community.
[26:31] Facing the challenges of taking over — like building the website, learning photography, and navigating people and emotions. 
[29:10] St. John knits are one of the shop's specialties. 
[31:16] Elite Repeat has always specialized in vintage furs, and the responsibility behind recirculating vintage furs 
[34:46] How to pick out an investment vintage fur coat — what to look for
[36:04] How to take care of a vintage fur coat.
[41:43] Margy's personal style philosophy includes tailoring, and dressing with intention
[44:37] Special pieces and memorable finds. 
EPISODE MENTIONS: 
Elite Repeat
@eliterepeatresale on Instagram
@shopeliterepeat on TikTok
The Merchandise Mart
York Furrier
Rae Harrison
LET'S CONNECT: 
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Amanda Hale

Today, we're chatting with Monica and Scotti, a mother-daughter team behind CS80 Vintage who are rediscovering the 80s in a way neither of them expected. 
Monica, who once worked in sporting goods and later built a career in photography and organizing – helping people deal with large-scale hoards and inventories, stumbled into a massive vintage collection during the pandemic. When the original owner, Franz, passed after years of illness, the inventory — tucked into basements, an attic, gazebos, and storage pods — just sat. Nobody knew what to do with it.
Her daughter, Scotti, now 23, grew up thrifting and has always loved vintage – now she's helping mom preserve an incredible archive of true 1980s deadstock sportswear. 
Neither Monica or Scotti set out to be vintage dealers. They've learned from conversations with experts and mentors and midnight eBay searches, like we all do. 
They have uncovered what turns out to be — by the account of multiple experts — one of the largest deadstock vintage sportswear collections ever found: 10,000 pairs of sneakers, thousands of hats, blanks, jerseys, satin jackets, and more. Every single piece true deadstock, never worn, straight from the warehouse.
On today's show, they'll share how they did it. All the sales strategies, collaborations and pop-ups. Scotty came home, built a website from scratch, launched their Instagram in December, and within two weeks had gained 28,000 followers. How their drops sell out reaching collectors from Paris to Japan.  A pair of boxing shoes sold to a film produced by Sylvester Stallone. Their clothes filled the set of a Target x Stranger Things commercial.
But more than any of that, this is a story about honoring Franz's life work, about a mother and daughter collaboration, and about what it means to be the unexpected stewards of something rare. It's a really really good one — let's dive in.
 
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
[5:57] How Monica and Scotti came into the largest deadstock vintage sportswear collections known to exist.
[12:21] How they started to discover the value of this collection.
[14:14] A mentor warned Monica she could "destroy the vintage market" — and the responsibility to sell slowly.
[15:12] Their first major sale was a buyer from Japan at the Alameda Flea Market — the moment Monica and her husband realized what they really had.
[19:00] Scotti came home, launched a website for CS80 and started Instagram sales.
[21:49] How pricing works differently depending on geography, buyer, and context — and why the story behind CS80 commands higher prices than comparable pieces.
[24:07] Honoring Franz's life work and what it means to be the unexpected stewards of something so rare. 
[30:32] Most surprising finds and holy grail collector moments
[33:56] What they've learned about vintage labels and how a single label difference can change value by hundreds of dollars.
[39:53] What happens when CS80 sells the last deadstock piece?
[47:43] Favorite personal pieces they've kept, and what comes next.
EPISODE MENTIONS: 
CS80 Vintage
@cs80vintage
Chris Bond - Spiders Garage
Alameda Flea Market
Sneakercon
Jordan at Shoezeum
Sea Hive Station in San Diego
CS80's viral TikTok
Target x Stranger Things commercial
Justin with Stuck in the 90s
The Wordlsworst Expo
LET'S CONNECT: 
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Amanda Hale

On today's show, we're chatting with Sue Poole, the founder of At Source Vintage. Sue's love for fashion started young – she remembers many bold fashion moments from her teens – wearing a turquoise pencil skirt with rainbow leggings, buying her first designer piece, shopping the charity shops in London. 
In 2020, Sue made a decision that changed everything: she stopped buying new clothes completely. What started as participating in Oxfam's Secondhand September challenge – where she committed to only wearing the secondhand pieces already in her wardrobe – turned into a permanent lifestyle shift. Four years later, she hasn't bought a single new item.
This commitment didn't just change how Sue shops – it revolutionized her entire relationship with fashion. She went from following trends and scrolling through brand algorithms to becoming a vintage expert who tracks down 1970s YSL toweling caftans, collects Celine blouses, and once scored an '80s Hermès velour lounge suit on eBay for £18. In 2022, she launched her own curated vintage business, At Source Vintage, and since Sue's been featured in British Vogue, she showcases at London vintage fairs, and her Instagram is a masterclass in styling vintage pieces in ways that make them feel completely contemporary. 
We talk about the styling challenge that started it all for her, and how secondhand shopping is actually about right-sizing our relationship with clothing  – finding your style through vintage, breaking free from consumption cycles, and proving that you don't need to buy new clothes to dress incredibly well. It's a fun one, so let's dive right in!
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
[3:27] Sue's always been a fashion-lover, and shares her early style memories.
[6:38] Her earliest secondhand experiences and London's vintage scene
[9:46] Why she took Oxfam's Secondhand September Challenge in 2020.
[11:23] Practical strategies that helped her stick to buying only secondhand
[14:57] How the challenge transformed her relationship with fashion
[19:51] How her personal style has shifted since adopting a secondhand wardrobe.
[22:28] Getting off trend cycles and tracking down vintage versions of runway pieces
[26:52] The joy of researching vintage pieces and dating labels
[29:52] Starting At Source Vintage, her curated vintage brand
[37:20] The rise of secondhand shopping and what has changed
[43:55] Her vintage wishlist and holy grail finds
[50:29] Her best deal ever: an £18 Hermès lounge suit on eBay
[54:33] Shout-outs to vintage sellers and fashion historians to follow
EPISODE MENTIONS: 
Sue's Instagram
At Source Vintage
British Vogue feature
Portobello Market
Oxfam Secondhand September
Somewhere in Hackney
Kate at Converted Closet
Jacquemus runway video 
British Heart Foundation charity shops
Frock Me
Second Life Markets
Angelina - Just What You Know
Rebecca - Documenting Fashion
Frank Akinsete - Souled out at the House of Provenance
Known Source
Orsola de Castro on Pre-Loved Podcast
Emily and Clare Press on Wardrobe Crisis
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On today's show, we're chatting with Hannah Englehart, a vintage dealer in Minneapolis at Olio Vintage, and the creator and designer of a new upcycled clothing line, Soft Jaws, which she just launched.
Hannah's journey into vintage started with thrifting with her grandma in Ohio, and hunting for treasures in Amish country antique stores. After working at Plato's Closet as a teen, and selling vintage on Depop part-time for three years while grinding through corporate jobs, Hannah took a leap– she saved up six months of living expenses and moved to Minneapolis to sell vintage full-time.
Within 72 hours of arriving in town, she was set up at the Minneapolis Vintage Market, meeting the community that would become her creative collaborators and her vintage people.
Now she's part of the Olio Vintage collective, where she's found the stability and support to expand into styling and design. She worked as wardrobe stylist on indie films, and – after teaching herself to sew on YouTube – she's just launched Soft Jaws – a clothing line featuring reversible tie-front blouses made from vintage linens and reclaimed textiles.
We talk about the collective model that allows vintage dealers to support each other, her holy grail finds, and why she's auctioning a rare Bonnie Cashin bag to support Immigrant Law Center Minnesota. This conversation is all about finding your people, building community, and creating something meaningful, and I think you'll really enjoy it – so let's dive right in!
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
[5:01] Thrifting with her grandma in middle school in the suburbs of Ohio.
[7:53] Working at Plato's Closet as a teenager
[10:07] When Hannah knew she wanted to work in vintage, styling for her friend's photography projects validated that path
[12:31] Meeting the founders of Olio Vintage at a local market and becoming one of their first guest vendors
[13:47] Why Hannah is a big believer in the vintage collective model and how transparency benefits everyone
[15:23] How she knew it was the right time to dive into selling vintage full-time after squirreling away six months of living expenses
[19:05] What makes the Minneapolis vintage scene so special 
[22:02] How Minneapolis vintage dealers are responding to the ICE occupation
[25:22] Burning out in her second year of selling full-time and how she restructured her time to make space for styling and design
[28:34] Teaching herself to sew on YouTube and spending a year perfecting her first pattern for Soft Jaws
[37:08] Advice for aspiring vintage sellers - don't let the "oversaturated" narratives discourage you
[38:33] On personal style, treating winter as a "fashion assignment," and her holy grail finds. 
EPISODE MENTIONS: 
Lobster Garden Vintage
Soft Jaws
Olio Vintage
Immigrant Law Center Minnesota
Woman Land Film
Minneapolis Vintage Market 
Carrie Martinson, founder of Olio 
Pre-Loved's 2025 Vintage Dealer Income Survey Results
Why Vintage Dealers in Collectives Earn More
How Minneapolis Vintage Dealers Responded to ICE Occupation
Moth Oddities
Little Dipper 
Oubliette
Leah - LJN Pictures
The Standard Market - March 7
LET'S CONNECT: 
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SPECIAL THANKS: 
A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible!
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Megan Morris
Jennifer
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Amanda Hale