S8 Ep13 FAT & HABITAT: plus-size vintage and secondhand clothing dealer - on bringing high-quality, fashionable clothing to the underserved folks of the plus size vintage community.

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On today’s show, we’re chatting with Lindsey of Fat & Habitat. Fat & Habitat sells plus size vintage clothing in and around the Northeast. Run by Lindsey and her husband Alex, Fat & Habitat has a focus on sustainable materials and quality construction. Their mission is to provide underrepresented folks of the plus size community fashionable, timeless clothing. 

Lindsey and I chat about her background in fashion, and love of quality clothing, which sparked the vision to bring inclusivity to the vintage community via Fat & Habitat, and what that means to her. I really loved getting to meet Lindsey and Alex at the Manhattan Vintage Show – they were incredibly kind! – and we talk about all this and more on today’s show, so let’s dive right into it! 

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

• [2:05] Lindsey has always been a fashion-lover, and started making clothes for her Barbie dolls when she was just five-years-old.
• [3:12] This translated into reworking clothes for her own closet.
• [6:55] She moved to LA for college, and to fulfill her dream of working in fashion.
• [15:03] The decision to officially open her vintage business, after selling casually on Poshmark for several years. 
• [17:57] What it means to them to be able to offer inclusivity at vintage fashion events via Fat & Habitat.
• [21:16] The vintage brands and styles that have become Fat & Habitat’s specialities. 
• [36:50] Debunking the “people were just smaller back then” myth.
• [41:14] Fat & Habitat’s first NYC show!
• [46:42] Lindsey’s most cherished pieces in her vintage collection.

EPISODE MENTIONS: 

• Fat & Habitat
• Little City Thrift
• Manhattan Vintage Show
• Pre-Loved Podcast episode about vintage Coach
• Thova Vintage
• The Thicket Worcester
• Femme & Nest
• @indigostylevintage
• Sheryl from Indigo Style Vintage on Pre-Loved Podcast
• Top Shelf Vintage
• Divine Times Vintage

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SPECIAL THANKS: 

A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible!

• Patty Weber
• Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage
• Danny of Galaxy Live
• Kathy Brand
• Lucero Buendia
• Tricia Zelazny
• Leslie V.
• Lisa of Queenie & Pearl
• Lucille of Galipette Vintage
• KT 
• Lydia Welp
• Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions
• Michael A.
• Megan Morris