On today’s show, we’re chatting with Erika Veurink, a writer, the founder of EV Salon, and a brand consultant who lives in Brooklyn by way of Iowa. You may know Erika from her Substack, Long Live, where she writes about clothes – mostly pre-loved – and shares secondhand shopping recommendations.

We chat about fashion writing, Nora Ephron movies as muse, and why all the best thrift shopping is here in Iowa. I think you’re really gonna love it – so let’s dive right in!

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

[5:03] Erika’s career journey as fashion writer, and how it led her to Long Live.
[9:26] 90s J.Crew catalogs as fashion inspiration.
[12:13] What Erika has learned from 3 years on Substack, writing about personal style.
[17:38] Erika loves an online secondhand shop
[26:16] A Vera Bradley revival?
[36:50] Erika is the founder of EV Salon, a community that brings like-minded communities together for in-person connection.

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S9 Ep5 ERIKA VEURINK: writer of Long Live and founder of EV Salon - on writing about secondhand fashion, and sourcing inspiration from 90s J.Crew catalogs to Nora Ephron movies.