Merel from Ex-Girlfriend Shop is featured on this week’s episode of Nicstalgia. Your two favorite Aries Angels chat about what inspired her to start Ex-Girlfriend Shop, our love for Y2K fashion, my first designer handbag, and what it was like for Merel discovering fashion trends pre-internet in the Netherlands and ID’ing celeb outfits post-internet.

I catch a glimpse of Merel’s skillfully curated, iconic non-clothing memorabilia collection, including a Claudia Schiffer Barbie and Anna Nicole Smith bobblehead. In the words of Sheryl Crow (and Merel), “If it makes you happy it cant be that bad.”

We deep dive into Mariah Carey, Tomato Mozzarella, and the JLo “I don't know her” saga, Dollzmania, our shared Halloween costume as Dump Him- era Britney, and my profound emotional experience seeing Crossroads in theaters for the first time in 2002.

💿 About our Guest

Merel is a self proclaimed "Aries angel" and a 2000s enthusiast. She owns an online store called Ex-Girlfriend Shop where she specializes in Y2K streetwear and designer gems. She has a deep love for Mariah Carey and is not afraid to tell the world!

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