211: Project Runway Star Reveals How She Turns Thrifted Finds Into Elevated Outfits, feat. Kelly
Update: 2025-09-09
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Fashion, thrift, and a dash of Project Runway! Kelly Dempsey (@kellydempseydesigner) joins host Maggie Scivicque on the Get Thrifty Podcast to talk about turning secondhand finds into runway-ready art, wearable “curtain pants,” her upcycled brand Salvage Aura, and how she’s keeping fashion out of landfills.
SHOW NOTES:
- Living out loud, manifesting your dreams, and turning fashion on its head!
- Her upcycled fashion brand, Salvage Aura.
- Her global fashion and shopping app.
- What sparked and still inspires her love of fashion and designing.
- Sustainable shopping in your own closet.
- The story of her big break and the inside scoop on Project Runway!
- Fashion’s environmental impact.
- Sustainable textiles and other unconventional materials.
- Finding, and staying aligned with your vision.
- How she uses her platform to bring awareness and keep items out of landfills.
- Secondhand is all about changing perceptions and taking something, giving it a second life by turning it into something new.
- Art should be wearable…like her “curtain pants” that were featured on a billboard in Times Square in New York City.
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