The Vintage Oracle (w/ Liana Satenstein)

If there’s one person you can count on to predict which trends, designers, and historically notable pieces are about to bubble up on the secondhand market before anyone else, it’s Liana Satenstein. Through her research, closet clean outs for industry heavy hitters, and live sales for Neverworns, she’s honed an uncanny ability to forecast the Next Big Thing on the vintage scene — plus, she boasts an encyclopedic knowledge of the lore behind some of fashion’s most iconic items. This week, I chat with Liana about some of her recent spot-on predictions — she was the first to cover the vintage sportswear boom and the YSL Mombasa bag resurgence — as well as her thoughts on the red carpet vintage movement among young Hollywood, the oversaturated secondhand retail space and whether the bubble will burst, why so many brands are reissuing classic items and what makes a “good” reissue, why storytelling is crucial for any brand or seller dipping into vintage, why secondhand furs are having a huge moment this winter, and much more.This episode was recorded in the podcast studio at The SQ @ 205 Hudson. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenewgarde.substack.com/subscribe