S10 Ep24 LILY FARR: vintage fashion content creator - on working at vintage shops in Boston and New York, vintage Levi's, and discovering Denim Dungaree.

Today we're chatting with Lily Farr, a content creator who shares her love of vintage and secondhand fashion online. Lily is a recent Emerson College grad who just made the move to New York City, where she works in fashion retail, including at 9th Street Vintage. Lily grew up in Pennsylvania, and her love of thrifting started during the pandemic boom, when she discovered a love for true vintage. In Boston, Lily dove into the vintage market scene, befriended local dealers, and spent two years working at We Thieves vintage shop in Cambridge. We get into it all on today's episode: what working behind the shop counter teaches you that collecting doesn't, the truth about vintage Levi's and  sizing, to the ways buyers haggle at secondhand shops.  Lily also shares about her love of 1940s through 60s Americana and workwear, and her style inspirations from Japanese Ametora, plus her obsession with graphic tees. We dig into Denim Dungaree, the Japanese kids' brand she discovered this year, and why she's shopping secondhand using Japanese proxy sites for the first time this year.  Plus, her favorite New York vintage spots, her finds from the recent Brooklyn edition Threadbare show, and the grails still on her wish list. Let's dive right in! **DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:** - \[04:25] – How Lily got into vintage during the pandemic-era thrift boom - \[06:05] – The Boston vintage market scene and how it's grown - \[09:42] – Working at We Thieves in Cambridge and being mentored by the shop owner - \[15:49] – Working in vintage taught her about vintage Levi's, sizing, silhouettes, and fabrics - \[27:28] – Lily's personal style revolves around 1940s–60s Americana and workwear - \[29:22] – Japanese Ametora and the book Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style - \[33:06] – How she discovered Denim Dungaree, the Japanese kids' brand known for tees - \[43:06] – Shopping vintage online versus in person, and how she navigates a big vintage show - \[44:18] – Her favorite New York vintage spots - \[48:23] – What she picked up at Threadbare - \[49:47] – Her vintage wish list and grails **EPISODE MENTIONS:**  - Lily Farr - Lily's TikTok - 9th Street Vintage - We Thieves (Cambridge, MA) - Denim Dungaree by FITH - Crawl Space - Raggedy Threads - Rugged Road & Co. - Stock Vintage - Threadbare - Sturbridge - Mindseye Vintage - Mayo Spruce Snoopy sweatshirts - Ariana (@ariannathrifts) and Bullshit Boutique - Casey, @oldenyoon - Janet (@wongk) and Bryceland's Co. - Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style by W. David Marx **LET'S CONNECT:**  - 📸Instagram: @emilymstochl - 🐦Threads: @emilymstochl - 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl - 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/ - 🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod **SPECIAL THANKS:**  A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible! - Patty Weber - Kathy Brand - Lisa of Queenie & Pearl - Lydia Welp - Michael A. - Megan Morris - Jennifer - Alana Rivero - Jerrica Yasumura - Amanda Hale