On today’s show, we’re chatting with Kayla Dickie, the founder of Kiko’s Kloset in LA. Kikos Kloset uses dance to showcase how good it feels to be in your body, in one-of-a-kind outfits, feeling free, beautiful, & self-assured. As Kayla so often says: “If you can’t dance in it, why wear it?!”

She started selling vintage as a side hustle during the pandemic – dancing in the clothes on social media – and never looked back. We talk about the lessons learned in the years since, and why she believes in expressing yourself unapologetically in well-loved fashion, in a never-ending dance with Mother Earth.

This episode is a lot of fun, and I think you’re really gonna love it – so let’s dive right in!

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

[3:31] Early memories of thrifting at the Salvation Army in high school.
[6:50] How she took Kiko’s Kloset from side hustle to full-time gig.
[15:07] Getting embedded into her local vintage community.
[19:24] “If you can’t dance in it, why wear it?!”
[25:31] Kayla’s secondhand shopping stories, and her most memorable buys.

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S9 Ep11 KIKO’S KLOSET: vintage dealer, Kayla Dickie - on her "if you can’t dance in it, why wear it?!” attitude toward expressing yourself unapologetically in pre-loved fashion.