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Cant Not

cant not 106 episodes Nov 11, 2026

A podcast featuring in-depth conversations with vintage collectors and independent fashion minds from around the world. Each episode explores design, consumption, culture, and the unique journeys of small businesses in a global context. The show also offers full episodes on Patreon and access to the Editing the Doom Scroll newsletter. Listeners can follow @cant__not on Instagram and purchase a pre-pinned map of vintage stores worldwide at cantnotshop.com.

Episodes

122. *Preview* Nordic Poetry, Beyond the Archives (Full Episode on Patreon or Substack)
122. *Preview* Nordic Poetry, Beyond the Archives (Full Episode on Patreon or Substack) Nov 11, 2026 06:48 In conversation with Ameli Lindgren, Founder of Nordic Poetry , London's designer archive heaven. A cult favourite among celebrities, stylists, fashion insiders and collectors, Nordic Poetry is home to some of the most sought-after pieces in the world of archival fashion. Ameli gets into her humble start, cultivating a network of trusting relationships, what shapes the demand for archival fash
121. *Preview* Somsack Simhoungmuong, Shaping a Creative Director's Eye (Full Episode on Patreon and Substack)
121. *Preview* Somsack Simhoungmuong, Shaping a Creative Director's Eye (Full Episode on Patreon and Substack) Oct 28, 2026 06:42 In conversation with Somsack Sikhounmuong, Creative Driector of Alex Mill. Somsack has had a career designing for NY’s greatest lifestyle brands, (previously Head of Design at J. Crew and Madewell), but alongside his day to day he is, and has been, a collector and true fan of fashion. His personal fashion archive include various designers who have influenced him through different stages of his jou
120. *Preview* César Rodríguez Salinas, Fashion & Textiles Conservator (Full Episode on Patreon and Substack)
120. *Preview* César Rodríguez Salinas, Fashion & Textiles Conservator (Full Episode on Patreon and Substack) Oct 12, 2026 03:14 In conversation with César Rodríguez Salinas the Textile and Fashion Conservator at Kunstmuseum Den Haag. César gets into what led him to conservation and the common misconceptions of the job of a conservator. How every garment requires a different assessment. The challenges of textile dyes and how they can define a garment's origin. How much science is involved in a garments analysis. The res
119. *Preview* Kurb, The Endless Archive Designer Search Feed (FULL EPISODE ON PATREON AND SUBSTACK)
119. *Preview* Kurb, The Endless Archive Designer Search Feed (FULL EPISODE ON PATREON AND SUBSTACK) Sep 27, 2026 08:07 In conversation with founders Ali and JP of KURB on giving people the tools to search for designer vintage as precisely as possible, viewing the archive resale ecosystem as an entity that is in constant flux, how vintage sellers can increase visibility of their products, the specific criteria they look for in vendors, how luxury fashion dropping the ball lately has carved a path for indie designer
118. *Preview* Molly Rogers, Costume Designer to Legacy Sequels 'And Just Like That' & 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'
118. *Preview* Molly Rogers, Costume Designer to Legacy Sequels 'And Just Like That' & 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Sep 15, 2026 10:27 In conversation with Molly Rogers, the costume designer behind And Just Like That and the The Devil Wears Prada 2. For decades, Molly worked side-by-side with Patricia Field, starting at her famous downtown New York store before helping define a generation of style across the entire Sex and the City universe. We get into what brought her to the Pat Field store in 1984, who was shopping at the stor
117. 3AEM, Beyond the Archives
117. 3AEM, Beyond the Archives Aug 30, 2026 01:05:05 In conversation with Jakub and Ali of the vintage store 3AEM. We go back to their childhood stories of what brought them to fashion, the journey that brought them together to build 3AEM, Jakub's experience as a designer and decision to slow it down, the work and inspiration that goes into their vintage drops, the importance of accessible price points, their approach to mixing labels and eras,
116. *Preview* Judy Berger, 20 Years in the Market (Full Episode on Patreon and Substack)
116. *Preview* Judy Berger, 20 Years in the Market (Full Episode on Patreon and Substack) Aug 15, 2026 13:23 In conversation with Judy Berger of Judy's Vintage Fair, The Big Flea Market, Vintage Furniture Flea and the Botanical Market -- Judy gets into the early days of putting on markets in London and how that lead to vintage fair's touring the UK's university towns. The novelty of using Myspace to advertise her market. How vintage purists had an issue with her selling stuff from the 80s in
115. *Preview* Edward Jones, Corsetier, Couturier & Collector (Full Episode on Patreon & Substack)
115. *Preview* Edward Jones, Corsetier, Couturier & Collector (Full Episode on Patreon & Substack) Jul 31, 2026 24:20 In conversation with Edward Jones, of @edwardjonesatelier on how his early fascination with the understructures of victorian dress, the diaries of lady's maids and the hidden details and soft techniques of old haute couture sewing set him on his journey to becoming a couturier. Edward gets into the parts of couture sewing people may not realise and how hard it is to translate couture pieces in the
114. *Preview* Allison's Archive, Fearless and Fun (Full Episode on Patreon Only)
114. *Preview* Allison's Archive, Fearless and Fun (Full Episode on Patreon Only) Jul 18, 2026 02:29 In conversation with Allison Dickerman, founder of NYC based vintage store Allison's Archive on leaving her PR job to start her own business, the intuition and feeling that goes into her curation, admiring designers who weren’t afraid to have fun, missing the times when designers didn't try to appeal to everyone, Dsquared FW 2003, the constant surprises in sourcing, Vintage going from nich
113. *Preview* Antoni & Alison, A Good Idea (Full Episode on Patreon)
113. *Preview* Antoni & Alison, A Good Idea (Full Episode on Patreon) Jul 2, 2026 17:53 In conversation with Antoni Burakowski, of Antoni and Alison on behalf of both Antoni and Alison! Antoni paints a vivid picture of the early 1980s in London, jumble sales on Brick Lane, performances by Divine, happy hour at Peppermint Park, always looking your best and going to Saint Martins College of Art — where him and Alison first met. We get into what brought them together, what led to their
112. *Preview* Spiral Sense, A Pocket of Menswear (Full Episode on Patreon Only)
112. *Preview* Spiral Sense, A Pocket of Menswear (Full Episode on Patreon Only) Jun 22, 2026 05:48 In conversation with James of menswear archive Spiral Sense on how he entered the space and is continuing to make it a career, pivotal moments in menswear,  the experimental cuts and innovative materials of the 1999 collections, Roberto Manichetti and his underrated designs for Burberry from 1998 to 2001, Mandarina Duck and their in-house fabrics, design elements he gets excited about, current des
111. Matteo Azzolini, Fashion's Obsession with the Archives
111. Matteo Azzolini, Fashion's Obsession with the Archives Jun 4, 2026 51:55 In conversation with Matteo Azzolini writer and creator of the fashion substack Why You Should Care, a weekly newsletter investigating key cultural shifts and trends across luxury, fashion, lifestyle, and pop culture. In this Episode we dive deeper into a topic Matteo has previously explored -- Fashion's obsession with the archives. We get into the role of nostalgia in an unstable world, the u

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