Vintage Vogue: Building a Wardrobe That Defies Trends
Sarah-Jayne shares her passion for injecting colour and joy into fashion, offering insights into her curated collections and personalised styling approach. From navigating op-shops with confidence to building a wardrobe that celebrates individuality and sustainability, Sarah-Jayne's expertise shines through.
We discuss the timeless appeal of vintage pieces, the art of conscious consumption, and the challenges of self-editing in thrift shopping. Get ready to be inspired and empowered to embrace vintage fashion as a means of expressing yourself while making a positive impact on the environment.
Guest bio:
Sarah-Jayne Lofthouse is the creative force behind Disco Vintage, a preloved and vintage clothing business celebrated for its vibrant collections and personalised styling services. With a passion for injecting colour and joy into fashion, Sarah-Jayne has become known for curating joyful, fun clothes that resonate with her audience.
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Transcript
Sarah-Jane: I mean, let's talk
about the quality of vintage
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:is.
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:Exceptional.
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:Like EXCEPTIONAL.
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:Vintage Katie's, Sussan and Suzanne
Grae, even vintage Target and Kmart.
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:Made in Oz, they're like
some of my top five nineties
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:oz-made brands.
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:Chryssius: Hey, Relovers,
welcome to Reloved Radio.
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:I'm your host, Chryssius Dunn, and
today's guest is someone who has
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:mastered the art of bringing vintage
style right to your fingertips.
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:She is the creative force behind
Disco Vintage And Preloved, a
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:secondhand clothing business that's
been making waves on Instagram.
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:Known for her vibrant "Disco Drops",
where she unveils carefully curated
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:collections of preloved gems and
her bespoke "Disco Box" service.
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:(More on that later), She's not just
selling clothes, she's building a
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:thriving community of vintage lovers
and sustainable style enthusiasts.
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:Without further ado, let's welcome
the Queen of Vintage Vibes herself.
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:Sarah Jane Lofthouse.
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:Sarah Jane, welcome to Reloved Radio.
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:Sarah-Jane: Thank you, Chrissy.
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:What an intro.
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:That's amazing.
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:Chryssius: I am really glad that you are
here, so let's just jump straight in.
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:Sarah-Jane: Mm-Hmm.
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:Chryssius: I have a list of questions
to get through, so let's get into it.
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:So I know that from our previous
conversations and messages that
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:we've had back and forth, that you
do have a marketing background.
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:So can you share with us how you made
the jump from marketing to Disco Vintage?
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:Sarah-Jane: Ooh.
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:I mean, I was doing them simultaneously,
but I've always collected vintage and
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:been really, really into op shopping
and things, and I had a friend, she was
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:like, you should start an Instagram.
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:And I was like, oh no.
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:As someone with actual
professional experience doing
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:it, I know how hard it is.
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:So I was really deterred and
quite cynical about social
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:media and it's very exhausting.
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:And then I thought, you know what?
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:It could be a whole heap of fun.
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:And I'd already started,
buying kids preloved on Insta.
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:And I knew the community
was just gorgeous.
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:Everyone's so lovely.
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:, so I thought, why not?
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:Just, just start something
with zero expectation?
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:Had no idea what it was gonna do.
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:And I thought, you know what?
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:I just wanna be friends with
all these resellers and like
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:be part of the community.
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:So, I kind of did that in 2021, I
think, while I was on mat leave.
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:And, just kind of it grew from there.
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:Chryssius: I love it.
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:And I love what it's grown into.
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:So about the Instagram community, is
that what maybe deterred you from on
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:something like Depop or eBay or that
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:of online platform?
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:Sarah-Jane: the, the community is
what absolutely drew me to Instagram.
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:I just thought, everyone's just
so kind in the reselling community,
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:especially in the kids' one that
I've, that I've met, um, that I was
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:just really drawn to that energy.
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:I really like, women, connecting
with other women like-minded
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:people and I felt like they were my
people that was my pocket of, the
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:internet that I could maybe join
and, um, enjoy with other people.
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:Chryssius: Can you tell us a
little bit about your Disco Boxes?
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:I'm sure we've got
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:some people intrigued.
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:Sarah-Jane: So it's a curated
box of preloved, for you.
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:Basically it's almost always a
mystery surprise, or as a friend
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:recently called it, a "Lucky Dip".
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:Chryssius: I love that.
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:Sarah-Jane: Yeah, it's kind of the
perfect way to, describe it, but knowing
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:that it's a lucky dip exactly for you.
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:And I've had incredible feedback,
from them, but they were kind of
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:born of this idea that I had a lot
of stock in my stash, if you like.
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:And, a lot of frequent buyers
and there's just a lot out there.
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:And there was a lot of people that were
time poor, or looking for kind of really
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:specific items for a very certain phase in
their life or a, a particular person and
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:they didn't have time to shop or couldn't
find what they were looking for, or, just
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:wanted maybe a new injection in their
wardrobe like they felt like they changed.
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:So I have curated, I don't know how
I've lost track now, um, maybe 30
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:or so of them for very different
seasons, of life and, different people.
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:So I've done pregnancy ones.
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:I've done postpartum ones.
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:I've done, professional
ones for a work setting.
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:I've done some as gifts.
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:I recently did one for someone.
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:I did a Disco Box for her, and then
she ordered one for her, daughter
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:who I think is about 19 for Christmas.
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:She still briefed me, so if, if someone's
interested, I send them a list of
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:questions and they give me an outline.
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:So, you know, budget, types of items
they'd really like, and fabrics and
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:colours, and then things to avoid.
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:The best thing I've actually noticed
about Disco Boxes is, I get to put in
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:items that are good quality, or things
that you wouldn't usually find on my
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:Insta, but they work perfectly for that
person and what they're looking for.
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:So there might be some items that are
more fast fashion, but still great
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:quality and exactly, what they need.
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:Sarah-Jayne: So that's been a really
pleasant surprise is I've been able to
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:thrift for these people, some items that
wouldn't usually be on Disco Vintage,
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:but I've had amazing feedback and fit
perfectly along with the other items.
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:So it's this sort of holistic experience
of, oh, this is, this is an injection
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:into my wardrobe of exactly what I
needed and it's really comfortable
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:and it's really colourful, or it's
really this, or it's really that.
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:Sarah-Jane: So, yeah, I really enjoy it.
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:I think it's one of the funnest
things that I've been offering.
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:The feedback has been amazing,
and I did one recently.
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:And the brief I think was two or $250,
um, which sounds like a lot and is
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:a lot of money for some, for people.
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:But I, put together a box that had an
over $1,500 retail value for that price.
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:Completely curated, amazing quality
exactly to brief to the sizes they needed.
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:And this was for a guy.
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:So, it was really surprising and it's,
and it still surprises me, what you
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:can find every day in an op-shop.
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:Like it just new with tags.
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:Like, it just baffles me.
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:Chryssius: Yeah, even though the op-shop
is filled with a lot of Kmart and a lot
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:of, Shein, there are some gems in there.
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:Actually.
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:There are a lot of
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:Sarah-Jane: absolutely.
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:Chryssius: so just on how
you're picking out your pieces.
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:Say for your Disco Drops,
which I know operate slightly
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:different to your Disco Boxes,
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:what kind of things are you
looking for that you think
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:are stylish and sustainable?
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:Sarah-Jane: Ooh, that's
such a great question.
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:It's so varied, honestly.
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:I have a real penchant for eighties.
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:I've always, always loved the eighties.
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:You know, ra-ra dresses and,
acid wash, like I'm a big
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:acid wash girl; shoulder pads.
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:I think you should never
underestimate a shoulder pad.
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:They make the silhouette amazing.
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:And I have converted many
people to shoulder pads.
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:I don't know if you're pro or anti.
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:Chryssius: Pro for sure.
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:Sarah-Jane: They're fantastic.
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:It's really varied.
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:Personally I've always been drawn
to, you know, very colourful, joyful
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:items, items that bring you that
dopamine just by looking at it.
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:Sarah-Jayne: Over the span of my
own professional career, I started
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:dressing in ways that I left the
black behind and I wanted to be, more
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:creative in my dressing, because I
had a creative, a sort of, you know,
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:creative field and, I just don't buy
into the, you need to wear a suit and
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:black and it works for some people.
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:Sarah-Jane: But, for me, I
really wanted to inject colour.
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:And so that's just what
I've always been drawn to.
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:And I think over time that's what
I thrifted and that's what I sold.
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:And that's what I've sort of,
become known for is those really
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:joyful, fun clothes, which I do
not wear every day in my life.
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:Sarah-Jayne: But I think
people are attracted to that,
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:that joy and that colour.
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:And, it's really interesting, I know
people love neutrals, but when I do a
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:neutrals drop, it's nowhere near as,
successful as really colourful ones.
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:But I love, I still love doing them and
I, and I don't think neutrals, are bad.
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:Sarah-Jane: They have their time
and place and you can always pair
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:them with super colourful things.
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:Chryssius: I absolutely adore
looking through your feed every time
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:do one of your jobs.
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:I just, I just want to browse, just to
have a look and see what you've got.
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:Look at the colours.
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:I think recently did you post where
you were wearing gold sequin pants?
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:Sarah-Jane: Yes,
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:Yep.
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:Chryssius: Love those.
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:I would never wear them in
a million years, but it just
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:brings me joy seeing someone else
wear them, love that you know?
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:Sarah-Jane: Yes!
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:Yes, I think colour and
dressing for yourself,
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:Sarah-Jayne: it makes other people joyous.
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:I think it's really infectious, and I
walk down the halls at work and people
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:are like, oh my gosh, I love your
pants, or I love this, or I love that.
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:And it doesn't have to be every day.
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:And not everyone's
comfortable with colour.
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:But I do think there's some colours
that everyone can wear and feel, happy.
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:Sarah-Jane: Like gold pants.
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:I bought them on Depop because
someone said to me, my friend's
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:looking for sequinned gold pants.
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:And I was like, oh, I kind of
need sequin gold pants in my life.
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:So I found them on
Depop and I bought them.
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:Chryssius: Perfect
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:Sarah-Jane: And they're a fast fashion
brand, but you would never find them
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:vintage, or preloved that weren't fast
fashion because, you know, they were
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:very rarely made and they probably
haven't stood the test of time from
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:the sixties or the seventies or
whatever it is, or the eighties.
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:Or they're in someone's stash being held
onto forever because they're so amazing.
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:Yeah.
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:So I personally don't have a
problem with, buying secondhand
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:fast fashion, in a conscious way.
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:Chryssius: Yeah, my reasoning is,
well, I am keeping that out of landfill.
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:You know, and when I am done
with the clothes that I wear and
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:that my family wears, know that I
like to send it to someplace like
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:Upparel or something like that.
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:So then it's still not going to landfill.
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:It's actually going to get,
remade into something else.
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:Yep.
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:Sarah-Jane: Definitely, definitely.
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:It's a great, uh, it's great that
we have those kinds of options
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:now.
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:Chryssius: If I was keen to
add more vintage to my wardrobe
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:mm-Hmm.
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:but I am not feeling that confident
about what I should be looking
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:for, what would your go-to tips
be if I was to hit up an op shop?
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:Sarah-Jane: I think one item that
suits everyone, and can be included
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:in almost all wardrobes is a blazer.
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:And I actually think you can
dress it up, dress it down.
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:Sarah-Jayne: It's great
for trans-seasonal times.
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:And I think that's one place
where people could start, if
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:that suited their lifestyle.
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:If they were someone who just like
would never wear a blazer, so be it.
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:But, I actually do think they're
really chic and I think vintage
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:blazers are the bee's knees.
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:Sarah-Jane: So I feel like that's one
item that people could kind of start
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:with and feel kind of safe because,
they're quite comfy, there's lots of
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:different colours, you can find them.
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:They're not usually too overpriced.
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:And then I think the other tip
is you need to know, what shapes
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:work really well on your body?
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:I think you really have to know your body
and know what feels good on your body?
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:So what fabrics, what shapes, I think
it's just knowing the shapes and styles
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:that work really well for you to feel
good and then trying to find that vintage
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:Chryssius: What about,
if someone's on a budget,
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:Sarah-Jane: Oh gosh, if you're
on a budget, honestly, the thing
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:to do is to not buy anything.
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:And that is actually the most sustainable
option: to wear what you have.
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:But also that's no fun.
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:So my tip for the best op-shops
is always to go independent.
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:And usually the little regional, or church
oppies are the best and the best value.
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:So you can find items from,
you know, 50 cents to $5 or so.
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:In my experience, I've been op-shopping
since I was very small with my Nan.
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:They're usually, usually the best
ones to go and find items, on a
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:budget or follow them on Facebook or
Instagram, wherever they are, and see
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:when their half price day sales are.
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:I know Savers does huge
sales in Victoria, so.
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:Find out when those are.
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:Um, and I think if you're in a budget,
don't buy things just because they're $2.
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:Buy something that might be $4
or $6 or relative to wherever you
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:live and your budget, buy that one
thing that you're going to wear.
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:Don't buy multiple things
'cause they're a dollar.
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:which, you know, we're all guilty of,
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:Chryssius: That was probably
my biggest problem when I
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:did first start op-shopping,
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:I would just be overwhelmed with
all the bargains and think that
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:because they were a bargain, I
needed to buy them when in reality
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:I didn't actually need them.
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:Sarah-Jane: Yeah, it's hard.
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:Like, life can feel heavy and
shopping, you know, the whole "retail
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:therapy" concept that's been sold
to us, it's really problematic.
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:It's so ingrained and, you know, decades
and decades and decades of advertising
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:has made it very, hard to undo that.
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:So I think, you know, be kind on yourself
and just, try and thrift consciously.
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:It's really important to self edit,
which I sometimes find hard to do.
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:When I'm buying for Disco Vintage,
which is a little out of control at the
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:moment, because I have the baby, it's
easier for me to go op-shopping with her
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:than it is to shoot a drop or to shoot
items because she's so happy out there,
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:you know, and the volunteers love her.
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:And we went yesterday and
she was giving everyone toys.
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:And, so it kind of works from a
lifestyle perspective, to keep doing that.
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:But it's also not a healthy habit
for myself that I recognise, so I
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:need to be a bit more conscious.
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:So I think everyone,
everyone, is affected by it.
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:And if you're not good for you.
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:But is that true?
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:Like, are you sure you're not
affected by it in some regard?
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:Are you being honest with yourself?
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:I think that that big hit of dopamine
when you find something you LOVE
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:and you buy it, and then on top of
that it's a bargain and like, hello,
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:You're on a high,
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:but then it can become addictive and then
you're constantly searching for that.
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:Chryssius: You talked about
blazers and I love blazers...
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:Sarah-Jane: Me
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:too!
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:Chryssius: Uh, I do, I adore them.
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:What do you think is a piece
that, never goes out of style?
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:So what's something that you could
make as a sustainable purchase that
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:you know isn't going to go out of
style, regardless of what is trending?
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:Would you say
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:that a blazer is on that list?
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:Sarah-Jane: A thousand
percent in my opinion.
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:Chryssius: Anything else?
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:Sarah-Jane: A good shirt, like a really
well-made comfortable, breathable shirt.
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:Anything in relaxed linen.
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:can actually, like I was thinking
about this, relaxed linen can go
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:across any age group, any gender,
non-gender, whoever, uh, any lifestyle.
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:it doesn't have to be linen.
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:Sarah-Jayne: It's just kind of
like the idea of something that's
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:breathable, comfortable, that I think
that fabric and style of, of comfort,
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:I mean, it's come back in a huge way.
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:Like I think it's, it's refreshing
to have clothes that are less
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:restrictive, especially as women
having been, you know, told what
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:we can and can't wear for so long.
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:Sarah-Jane: And, you
know, that's kind of nice.
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:But I think, yeah, I think anything in
sort of that relaxed linen / cotton sphere
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:kind of works for almost for anyone.
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:Sarah-Jayne: I've loved
linen for a really long time.
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:And people were so like, oh, it's
like for ladies in their fifties
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:or resort wear or something.
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:And I've, I've thrifted it for a
really long time because I love it.
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:I love it crinkled.
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:I never iron it, it doesn't bother
me and it's just really comfortable.
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:And, I have personally made it my mission
to dress for comfort for years now.
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:Sarah-Jane: I just think, if you're not
comfortable, what are you doing and why?
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:Like, just be comfortable in what?
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:Life's too short.
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:Just wear what you want and be comfy
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:Chryssius: Yeah, and the thing with linen
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:as well is it wears so well.
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:Sarah-Jane: Exactly.
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:It stands the test
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:of time.
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:I think if you can find it in an op-shop
and, and find it in an older brand or
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:year, you know, then you're gonna be
loving it and, and it's thicker when
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:it's older, like the quality, I mean,
let's talk about the quality of vintage
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:is.
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:Exceptional.
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:Like EXCEPTIONAL.
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:Vintage is just a million times better
usually, in my opinion, from a quality
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:Chryssius: perspective.
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:Sarah-Jane: If it's made
in Australia, primo,
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:like vintage Katie's, Sussan and Suzanne
Grae, even vintage Target and Kmart.
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:Made in Oz, they're like
some of my top five nineties
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:oz-made brands.
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:There's other ones as well, but they were
fast fashion but they were made, well,
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:I don't know if they were technically
"fast fashion", but they were mass
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:produced
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:in Oz.
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:But the quality is AMA- vintage
Millers amazing quality.
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:Like, and I don't know if I'm just
getting old or the style is just
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:eventually coming back, but there's
some vintage Millers, that is so cute.
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:And the fabrics are amazing and they're
made in Oz, and even really old nineties
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:made in China is still better than it is
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:now
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:because they've pushed the profit
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:margins as much as possible.
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:So, if anyone finds any vintage Katies
or whatnot, give it a real hard look
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:'cause it'll be good quality and it's
probably a really cute, cute item.
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:And their labels
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:are amazing!
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:Chryssius: Aren't they?
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:Sarah-Jane: The Suzanne
Grae label with the face.
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:I don't know if you know it.
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:Amazing
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:Chryssius: Like,
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:Sarah-Jane: one of my favourite labels.
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:And that's how you can tell a vintage, um,
item as well, obviously is like the tag.
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:Big hefty tags with like
sayings and lots more
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:text than now and just so good.
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:And how you can quickly tell
an item vintage rather than
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:new.
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:Chryssius: And even the
quality of the label, you know,
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:nowadays they're they're so
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:flimsy, and...
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:Sarah-Jane: And they've
got like two pieces
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:of thread holding them
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:Chryssius: on each end.
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:Oh, I can't tell you how many times I've
had my label just hanging by one thread.
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:Sarah-Jane: And I mean, isn't that like,
the ultimate analogy for fast fashion
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:Like
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:the label is like barely hanging on,
so imagine the rest of the garment.
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:Like it's just, yeah, it
makes my, makes my heart sad.
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:Chryssius: All right.
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:So when you're selecting
your pieces for your disco
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:Drops, how do you make sure that
they're versatile enough that they're
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:going to mix and match with, I guess
different items or different looks
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:Sarah-Jane: Yeah.
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:As in, mix and match
when I shoot the drop?
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:Or mix and match in someone's wardrobe?
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:or
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:Chryssius: More so in someone's wardrobe.
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:So something that
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:you think, well, you could
wear this X amount of ways.
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:Sarah-Jane: Mm-Hmm.
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:I think you can always wear
any clothes anyway you want.
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:Like, I think it's kind of
the limit is your imagination.
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:Like you could wear denim shorts with
a sequinned bolero if you want, you
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:know, like, there's some amazing
people out there who do combinations
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:that you would never think work and do.
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:So I'm a firm believer that,
there's something for everyone.
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:I hope there's something
for everyone in each drop.
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:They don't have to buy it, but they
might relate to that item and be like,
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:oh, I've got something like that, that
might look interesting with that or
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:whatever, or see an item in a new light.
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:Sarah-Jayne: And I'm no stylist.
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:I don't really have the energy and
the attention for detail to sit there
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:and put a million outfits together.
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:And, I couldn't do that.
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:I really appreciate people who do and,
and style things, but I think, I think
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:you can almost do any kind of combination
or any kind of outfit you want to,
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:and I'm a huge advocate for that.
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:I think if something brings you joy, like
dress for yourself and not for others,
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:and I think it takes a really long time
to learn that in our culture at our age.
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:And to unlearn all those things
that you think you have to look and
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:feel and do and, be portrayed as.
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:Sarah-Jane: So I, I do think, items
are much more versatile than we think.
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:And we just, tend to limit ourselves.
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:I often get people sort of
saying, oh, I would never have
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:thought to put that with that.
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:And sometimes I just do it on
a whim because I am desperately
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:trying to hurriedly shoot a drop.
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:And I'm sure that shows sometimes,
but, you know, I'm trying to deal
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:with the baby's napping or I think,
oh, I've only got these pants.
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there and get the other pants.
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the combos work, but I think
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want however they want, so...
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:Sarah-Jane: Oh.
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:Chryssius: on Instagram
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:or just, you know, someone
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:Sarah-Jane: Yeah,
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:Chryssius: real life.
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:Sarah-Jane: I don't know if you
saw my Insta I put a little post up
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:And from the back I saw her
dress and I was like, oh,
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:Pretty sure that's how you say it.
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:She did incredible dresses, and
separates and this woman had it on and
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she and she, this designer, she has
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and she does pattern clashing in
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:Sarah-Jayne: And um, this woman was
wearing this dress and , she usually
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had a more neutral dress on and I
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sort of pressed for time and I didn't, I
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to run back into the shopping center
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said, look, I know you're on the phone,
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get off the phone quick enough.
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:She told me she bought it 35 years ago.
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:Sarah-Jane: She looked beautiful.
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:Her name's Muriel.
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:She's 94.
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:She'd moved up from Sydney 18
months ago, and she just took so
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know, I'm of a different generation.
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know, pretty dresses.
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by her because she sort of said to
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:Sarah-Jayne: And I was like, yes, true.
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casual culture and I think, clothes these
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being 94, she, was from an era where
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admire that and I, and it, it inspires me.
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but she really inspired me and I actually
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:started crying when I was talking to
her 'cause she was just so gorgeous and
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:she had this beautiful outlook on life.
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:Sarah-Jane: So I've been really drawn
recently to, older women who do not give
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:And clothes can be so empowering and
I think they should be empowering.
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:I don't think you should
feel small in what you wear.
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:I think you should feel comfortable,
and I think you should feel joyous.
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:And, you don't have to dress
up to the nines every day.
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:You don't have to wear vintage every day.
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:But I think, you know,
consciously thinking, is this
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:You know, and I feel so inspired by
those women who look amazing and
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in their lives and their clothing.
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:So I think they're a
huge inspiration for me.
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:I'm very much a feminist and
have no shame in saying that.
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:And I think a lot of that, shame
that women carry around their bodies
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so embedded, from that patriarchal
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:culture that I think if you are
really going to embrace yourself and.
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:Sarah-Jayne: Your true fashion self,
if you like, then I think you need
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:to kind of let you know all those
standards and all that pressure
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:and Instagram culture go in a way.
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:That's what I hope for more of
my Instagram rather than , you
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:know, people buying stuff.
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:I hope they feel, empowered
to be however they wanna be.
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:Sarah-Jane: And just enjoy
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:Chryssius: I think what I love most about
what you just said about inspiration
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wanting to be able to wear what makes you
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:happy and just, you know, having the guts
to wear what makes you happy and that is
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:Sarah-Jane: I think so, I think,
you know, I'm just talking from my
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:Like there's people that can't even
wear what they want and be true to
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:And that just is horrific to me.
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:I think it's easy for me to sit here
and say that dress however you want,
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get to a point where people can do that
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:whatever
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:it may be, coming their way.
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:So yeah, I mean, check my privilege.
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:That is something that I feel
really privileged I can do.
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:And it's, I think it's amazing when I see
people do that and don't apologise for it.
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:Chryssius: This is something
I always find interesting.
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of a capsule wardrobe?
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is a really interesting question.
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:Sarah-Jane: I think they can
be really helpful for people.
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:I think they can be really privileged,
um, in the concept because I
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just a capsule wardrobe.
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the definition of it is expanding
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:Um, I am all for outfit repeating.
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:Sarah-Jayne: I have no shame
in wearing the same shorts
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:I also think we need to
wash our clothes less.
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:But outfit repeating versus a capture
wardrobe is pretty far apart, probably.
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:I think there's seasons and phases in
life, and I think there's, you probably,
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:you probably wear your own capsule
wardrobe without necessarily noting it.
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:Sarah-Jane: Like we all wear kind
of the same things within, you
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:know, a literal weather season,
but also a season of our life.
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:So if you are maybe postpartum for that
first three months, you might rotate
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body is a certain shape and you need
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:So we might already be doing it, but
the idea of it, um, feels a little
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:I probably would never get there because
I have too many items that I love too
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want to feel comfortable, and especially
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you that I wear tanks, t-shirts,
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it's super hot here.
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probably am doing it without realising it.
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dress or something, I'll be like, oh
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:Like, what do I have?
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:So I think it's an interesting concept
and think the idea, it's good in theory,
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:I think some people are much
more skilled at it than me.
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:I've never really attempted to
really do it for myself or anyone.
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could if we really needed to.
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:I've been chatting to a lot of my friends
about, having less, just generally
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:not just clothes, but having less.
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kids and you've got so much in the
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and having less in your house.
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kind of entices me with that.
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find it a little bit, restrictive.
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:Chryssius: That makes total sense.
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:I have absolutely loved chatting
with you, Sarah Jane, thank you so
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:much for sharing your passion and
insights with us around all things
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:vintage and sustainable wardrobes.
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:It's been an absolute pleasure
having you on Reloved Radio.
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:Before we say goodbye, did you
want to let our listeners know
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:where they can find you online?
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:Sarah-Jayne: Yeah, thanks Chrissy.
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:I've enjoyed this so much.
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:My handle is at disco,
D-I-S-C-O, underscore vintage.
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:So come say hi.
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:I'd love to meet you and have a chat.
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:If anyone wants a Disco Box, let me know.
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:I can do it to pretty much any budget.
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:Sarah-Jane: The joy, I get from,, people's
feedback from Disco Boxes, . you know,
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:just the appreciation of the time and
effort and the items that they probably
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:would never have found themselves.
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:, just because op-shops are a lucky dip,
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:you know, so
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:I take all the best parts of the lucky
dip and put them into a box and send
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:them to well into a satchel because
it's cheaper postage, actually.
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:Hot tip: I have to warn people that,.
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:um, I've called them a Disco box, but I
can get way more into an Auspost satchel,
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:an extra large satchel than I can get into
a box and it's cheaper for you to be sent.
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:Chryssius: And let's be honest, disco
Box does sound way better than Disco Bag
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:Sarah-Jane: I know, yeah, that, that
brings like a really funny, um, image
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:of like some sort of very old lady
in a disco, like past her prime,
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:like who is even past her prime.
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:What's your prime?
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:That's bullshit.
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:Anyway, you can just, it reminds
me of that character in Studio 54.
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:The Older Lady and she eventually dies
by overdosing from drugs at the Disco
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:She was so happy.
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:And she's always wearing like sequinned
play, um, jumpsuits and stuff.
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:It kind of reminds me of her.
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:I look, I wouldn't mind
being a disco bag in a way.
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:Chryssius: I still think you
should keep the name as Disco Box.
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:Sarah-Jane: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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:Totally edit this out.
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:edit this out
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:Chryssius: I'll
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:.
Thanks for listening to Reloved Radio.
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:You can find the show notes
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