S9 Ep37 ANNAPURNA VINTAGE: Brooklyn vintage dealer, Annapurna Rogers - on managing the shop for A Current Affair, and what's selling at markets like Pickwick.
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On today's show, we're chatting with Annapurna Rogers, a Brooklyn-based vintage curator and the owner of Annapurna Vintage. Anna specializes in exceptional pieces from the 1960s through the 1990s for the modern woman – think well-constructed blazers, iconic coats, and those showstopper garments that elevate any wardrobe.
In this episode, she shares her journey from growing up as a thrift-loving kid in Portland, Oregon – where she'd walk to Valley Village and find mod 60s dresses to wear to middle school – to running the daily operations of the Arcade vintage store for A Current Affair in Industry City, Brooklyn, and eventually launching her own business.
She opens up about what she's learned from vintage-selling mentors, and about navigating the world of high-end vintage markets – including what's hot right now, and her philosophy on building a collection around quality and design
Plus, the unbelievable moment when Sabrina Carpenter's stylist reached out for a piece she'd just sold. What would you even do? It's a really fun one full of great stories and advice, so let's dive right in!
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
- [2:52 ] Growing up, Annapurna visited the Value Village for vintage, and her mom made a lot of her clothes.
- [8:12 ] Her design internship in London that made her realize styling might be a good job for her
- [10:25 ] Her winding career path that eventually led her to vintage – - from restaurant management to high-end boutiques.
- [12:55 ] She started out in vintage by helping her friend get ready for the A Current Affair shows.
- [18:05 ] But she opened her Etsy store in 2016 to sell some of her personal collection
- [18:48 ] She gets her big break into vintage when A Current Affair opened a store in Industry City and needed a manager.
- [23:52 ] Learning to source based on public demand
- [31:04 ] How Annapurna developed her own vintage specialties.
- [34:33 ] She loves female designers like Anne Klein and Donna Karen.
- [41:19 ] Stocking both practical wardrobe staples and showstopper pieces, and the pressure dealers feel to find showstoppers for markets.
- [43:16 ] Preparing for major markets like A Current Affair and Pickwick.
- [47:16 ] What's hot right now: suede coats, leather jackets, feather coats, and silk slip dresses
- [51:02 ] When Sabrina Carpenter's stylist reached out for a piece she'd just sold
- [52:52 ] Holy grail finds she still thinks about, and other pieces from her personal collection
EPISODE MENTIONS:
- Annapurna Vintage
- Annapurna's Etsy
- Will, of The Find
- Pickwick Vintage
- A Current Affair
- Omnia
- Magpie Vintage
- Redlight Clothing Exchange
- Arcade
- James Veloria
- Amarcord
- Saint Laurent ivory leather top
- Recreo Reinspired
- Samantha Knight
- Swanee Grace
- @lesansfin
- Lesansfin
- Past Lives Studio
- Studio Nordic
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