Pre-Loved Podcast with Emily Stochl S7 Ep21 CAVINA: half Thai and British sustainable fashion creator, Cavina - on secondhand shopping in Thailand, Bangkok street style, and the markets she visited while living there.
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Today’s episode is with Cavina. Cavina is a sustainable fashion content creator who is half Thai and half English. She grew up in the suburbs of Oklahoma City where she found her true obsession of thrifting and treasure hunting
After years of self-taught experience in the secondhand reselling, styling, and thrift world, she decided to display her love publicly by starting a YouTube channel.
In 2021, she and her husband moved to Bangkok, Thailand, and while living there she created content about Bangkok Street Fashion, secondhand shopping in Thailand, and all the great markets she visited!
In this episode, Cavina takes us on a whirlwind tour of secondhand shopping in Thailand, and it’s a really fun conversation, so let’s just dive right in!
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
- [4:02] Cavina grew up thrifting with her mom, who is a fashion-lover in her own right!
- [11:26] Cavina loves to share online about her unique third-culture living journey, being half Thai/British and growing up in the US.
- [18:25] The street style spotting in Bangkok.
- [19:34] In Thailand, the word “thrifting” is rarely used, more commonly people say secondhand or มือสอง.
- [27:46] In addition to shopping at the markets, Cavina also sold pre-loved clothing while living in Thailand!
- [40:49] Top thrifting stores, including the best deal Cavina ever found!
EPISODE MENTIONS:
- @cavina
- Cavina’s YouTube
- Secondhand shopping in Chiang Rai, Thailand
- The Unknown Vlogs
- Cavina’s ‘What are People Wearing in Bangkok’ series
- Fashion Revolution Thailand
- @pound.for.long
- Selling at the OK Blogger Closet (outfit pic!)
- Cavina’s video about the SiamScape closet sale.
- @loohtoo.market
- Dresscue in LA
- Dresscue on Pre-Loved Podcast
- BJonesStyle
- Community Thrift in Oklahoma City
- Pay Less Thrift in OKC
- Finding a Louis Vuitton bag at the thrift store in Thailand, and fixing it up - video
- @cavinascloset
- @chic_education
- @swoopbuddy
- Created & Found in OKC
- Raspberry Vintage
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