S6 Ep21 DESTINY’S LEGENDARY CLOSET: queer New York-based designer vintage dealer - on nostalgia through fashion and pop culture, queer contributions to the fashion industry, and more! JOIN OUR PATREON COMMUNITY: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod Listen and subscribe on: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | or wherever you get your podcasts! Please rate & review the show so more vintage lovers find this community. Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly interview show about rad vintage style with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with. Find the show at @emilymstochl on Instagram and @PreLovedPod on Twitter. Pre-Loved Podcast: Destiny’s Legendary Closet Today, I’m joined by George Verger of Destinary’s Legendary Closet. George and I met in New York this spring, and we talked about doing an episode together today to kick off Pride Month – George is a queer New Yorker George Verger is a queer New Yorker, a graduate of FIT with a degree in fashion design, and he has worked in many aspects of the vintage and fashion industries for over ten years. Most recently, he’s started his own designer vintage shop, Destiny’s Legendary Closet. Destiny's Legendary Closet explores the notion of nostalgia through the lense of fashion and pop culture. Born out of his cult favorite instagram page, @destinyslegendarychildren (VOGUE wrote about it, link in the shownotes!), which aims to pay homage to the legacy of Queer and Pop culture of the past heavily influenced by music, art, and fashion including the illustrious impact of the queer POC community. On this episode, we chat about George’s history with fashion and style, queer contributions to the backbone of the fashion industry and paying tribute to those who came before, nostalgia and Y2K icons, special vintage pieces – including one of his finds being worn at a Met Gala after party, and so much more! I hope this conversation is a starting place for you, and that you’ll check out some of the other queer vintage fashion icons George mentions in the show – all links will be in the shownotes – as well as events happening during Pride Month. Big love to George for doing this episode with me and I hope you’ll enjoy it! Let’s dive right in! All the Episode Links: @destinyslegendarycloset @destinyslegendarychildren George Verger in VOGUE @re_generation market Pre-Loved Podcast: Dusty Rose Vintage Paris is Burning @kevynaucoin The Chiffon Trenches @karllagerfeld @lilnasx @gabriel_held_vintage @pechuga_vintage @jamesveloria @winning.and.losing Symone in 1988 vintage Moschino @shes_underrated @serenabythesea @tinyjewishgirl on TikTok @juliocesardelgado * JOIN THE PATREON COMMUNITY and get the Pre-Loved Podcast News Flash: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders: Patty Weber Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage Danny of Galaxy Live Kathy Brand Lucero Buendia Steven Vogel Mary-Elizabeth Land Tricia Zelazny Leslie V. * Pre-Loved Podcast stickers are on sale now! PayPal me $4.00 USD at this link, or to @Emily-Stochl on Venmo and provide your address, and I will ship you a sticker anywhere in the world! Or, if you want, you can also use the link paypal.me/prelovedpod or Venmo @Emily-Stochl to send a donation in support of the show. Pre-Loved Podcast is created by Emily Stochl. Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, and my blog.