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Relatable: Listening to Alison Roman Obsess Over a Vintage Chanel Bag


By now, there’s nothing too new to say about the career of cook and author Alison Roman that hasn’t already been said. A millennial proxy for a generation who prefers hanging out to going out, her unfussy approach to cooking—coupled with her authentic persona and pleasing but not too perfect Instagram account—landed her food columns in the New York Times and Bon Appetit and a beloved cookbook, Dining In. When we met, her new cookbook, Nothing Fancy, was a few weeks away from being released—it’s now a New York Times bestseller—and she told me she has a deal to release two more. Alison’s gotten a ton of press during the last two years, most of it adoring. She’s been called the chef who broke the internet, she cooked a rib roast with Seth Myers, and she snagged a coveted spot on a site that asks only cool people, no exceptions, to break down their beauty routines so I was eager to chat about a topic I hadn’t heard her talk about: style.

This week on “What I Wore When,” Alison sits down with Perrie to talk about food, yes, but also personal style and the outfit she wore to interview at Bon Appetit—her first real-deal office job—the (very) expensive bag she’s dying for but can’t justify (don’t judge me for pressuring her to bite the bullet), the outfit that makes her feel most like herself, and the outdated fashion “rule” nobody should follow.

Roman during a cooking segment with  Seth Meyers in October.Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty Images

Alison and Perrie also get into dating (come for the story about how she fixes her friends up with her Instagram fans, stay for the one about the chicken drumstick, bell pepper, and sweet potato sheet pan date), how she understands that people might find it scary to go out with her given the fact that so much of dating is wrapped up in food, and the thing she’ll never do on a first—or second—date. It’s a great, engaging episode thanks to Alison’s candidness, so I hope you enjoy!

Follow host Perrie Samotin on Instagram @perriesamotin, guest Alison Roman @alisoneroman on Instagram and Twitter, and subscribe to “What I Wore When” on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen to your favorite shows.





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Vintage Jeans Etsy Shops: Where to Buy the Perfect Pair


Etsy is where you go to find all the vintage goods from the comfort of your own home. A midcentury-modern teal couch? You can find that on Etsy. The vintage prairie dress of your dreams? Also Etsy. The perfect pair of vintage jeans? Yep, you guessed it: Etsy.

The marketplace has become a destination for secondhand denim in particular. Etsy has turned local shops like Passport Vintage into online go-tos. The appeal is obvious: When you walk into a thrift store, you’ll normally find a limited selection of jeans, in only a couple of sizes and washes. With Etsy, you can tailor your search by brand, era, inseam, waistband—whatever you’d like. Sure, you can’t try them on immediately, but plenty of sellers will make the virtual shopping experience as smooth as possible, providing detailed measurements and descriptions to give you a sense of how they might fit before you place your order.

Type in “vintage jeans” on Etsy, and you’ll get more than 77,000 results. To help you sort through all the goodness, we’re highlighting seven of our favorite denim sellers on the site right now, plus the best pairs to scoop up before they sell out.

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How to Shop for Plus Size Vintage Jeans


Similarly, Sydney Grace grew her Instagram presence by posting about all things sustainable plus-size fashion. (You might know her as @ohhhhhhhhhoney.) She tells me that her experience with vintage denim shopping as a plus-sized person has been “frustrating at times,” pointing out how almost all vintage denim shops are curated towards straight-size shoppers. “For a long time, shopping online for vintage or second-hand denim was not an option for me.” Still, she has come up with a few helpful tips and tricks over the years when it comes to finding the right pair in her size.

Ahead, they share their four cardinal rules for shopping for plus size vintage jeans.

Know where to look (and what to look for).

When it comes to her favorite place to shop for plus size denim, Grace names Goodwill for their easy-to-shop organization and changing rooms. While a lot of vintage clothing is bought and sold online these days, being able to try on secondhand items when you’re plus size is invaluable. “Most Goodwills have sizing sections, making it easier for me to avoid lots of sifting through sizes that are too small for me,” she says.

Once you’re there, it helps to know specific labels and styles to keep an eye out for. Zack suggests going after one specific men’s silhouette “In my personal vintage denim shopping experience (and fitting customers in vintage denim), Levis 550s tend to fit the curves nicely and fit various body types,” she says, noting that “size and fit may vary by color.”

Don’t be afraid of a belt.

“Oftentimes, denim is snug on my bum/hips, but is too loose in my waist, so I belt ‘em,” Zack says of her own vintage denim shopping experience, mentioning that she also has a tailor she trusts that can work magic on vintage denim that isn’t 100 percent right.

Think beyond what you see on the hanger.

“Often times, vintage denim will need some sort of ‘flipping;’ the inseam may be way too long, the waist may need to be taken in, a zipper may look weird, the wash may not be your favorite…but if you can envision some sort of end product, that will help you identify potential in a good pair of jeans!” Grace says. Think about the potential in the denim, rather than what you have in front of you right now—what it might look like if you were to hem it, hand-dye it, or cut it up. Zack suggests getting acquainted with a good tailor for things you’re not as skilled at (taking a waistband in, for example).

Get familiar with plus size-focused, online-only secondhand retailers.

While buying plus size vintage denim from any old online vintage retailer might be risky, you’re way more likely to have a good experience if you find vintage shops that specialize in plus size items. Grace names Shop Berriez as well as LuvSick Plus as two online plus size vintage shops that she loves. She also suggests looking into secondhand sellers as opposed to vintage-only for some more options, naming @SellTradePlus on Instagram as a great resource.





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Etsy Stores for Vintage Furniture and Home Decor In 2019


If you thought thrift shopping was hard, try vintage furniture shopping. You need to come fully prepared with dimensions, a delivery service, and a vision of how one purchase could potentially change the layout of your entire home. The same can definitely not be said for a thrifted Gunne Sax dress.

Vintage furniture shopping also takes research to find that exact coffee table or midcentury modern chair you’ve been looking for. Thankfully, though, Etsy exists and is a great substitute for having to spend hours at a vintage furniture store. If you think the site is useful for only small home trinkets, think again: Etsy is packed with shops selling legitimate statement pieces including French provincial dressers, authentic Turkish rugs, and plenty of wicker anything.

If you’re looking for a specific designer, style, year, or piece, you can easily sift through hundreds of options from thousands of Etsy stores across the country. Sound overwhelming? Just like all kinds of vintage shopping of course it is, which is why we’ve narrowed it down to the best 11 vintage Etsy furniture and home decor shops below.

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A Shopping Expert Shares Tips for How to Shop Vintage on Etsy


You definitely don’t want to shop with me.

Everyone wants someone who can talk them out of a purchase, but I’m definitely not that person. If you ask “Do I really need this?” I’ll tell you that you do. If you were planning on just going to one store, I’ll happily suggest two to 20 places nearby we could go to after. If we’re shopping online, I’ll gladly crash your computer with my hundreds of open tabs. And if you’re really into a certain trend, I’ll probably recommend finding it on Etsy first. However, unlike my other “advice” that involves spending your money, this last part is actually helpful.

Whenever I tell people about my Etsy addiction, they tell me they just don’t get it. It’s not that they don’t like Etsy; it’s just that they don’t know where to start. And it can be hard to figure that out: After all, you can go on the site and find an incredible pair of vintage Levi’s 501s. You can also find a half-heart ‘Just Divorced’ keychain personalized with your divorce date. Safe to say, Etsy’s got a pretty wide range.

But the fact that so much can be found on Etsy is precisely why I turn to it 90% of the time. In sixth grade I made a bet to never repeat the same outfit twice, and here we are, 20 years later and counting. Etsy has been helping me keep this streak alive because the vintage pieces that are on there are normally pretty affordable too. Some recent finds of mine? A midi length tie-dye skirt for $50, a Prada-esque jeweled headband for $22, and a pair of square-toed shoes for $100. In times like these, when I really want a new piece but don’t want to spend all my money, Etsy has got my back.

Whether you want to peruse Etsy for wardrobe essentials, or you’re after a unique piece that’s going to be the star of your wardrobe, one thing’s for sure: You need to go in with a strategy. Dayna Isom Johnson, Etsy’s trend expert and a judge on NBC’s Making It, definitely knows a thing or two about that. She shared her top tips with me about how to actually shop vintage on Etsy and even hand-selected a couple of her favorite vintage pieces that are available to shop. Read all her tips—and shop all of her picks—below.

Tara Gonzalez is the commerce editor at Glamour. You can follow her on Instagram at @tarigonzalez.





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Passport Vintage Is Fashion People's Best-Kept Secret for Vintage Denim


Can you imagine a time where you didn’t obsess over owning that perfect pair of vintage jeans? Long before we were reconsidering fanny packs, bike shorts, or even “dad” sneakers, finding that perfect pre-loved, high-waisted denim was a top shopping priority for fashion and vintage enthusiasts alike. Though you would think that it would be easier to track down secondhand jeans in the age of two-day shipping, those true gems—the ones that fit just right at the waist, butt, and thighs, with no awkward pouches in sight—remain elusive. Unless, of course, you know exactly where to shop.

It’s an open secret that some of the most stylish people you know turn to Instagram to find those extra-special fashion items everyone asks about. Same goes for vintage denim. There’s one account in particular that’s become a destination for the fashion flock: Passport Vintage, an Etsy shop that was once a part-time side-hustle and is now a proper brick-and-mortar store in Austin, Texas (with its own shoe line!). Since its inception in 2014, Passport Vintage has sold 4,300 pairs of jeans online (its in-store count: 4,200), according to co-founder Maria Oliveira.

“For the first two years, [we] were online-only, running the business out of our apartment in Humboldt Park [in Chicago],” Oliveira says. “We moved to Austin because we felt it was a better environment to grow the business. After three months, we opened our brick-and-mortar—that’s what sparked the evolution of our customer.”

So, what’s Passport Vintage’s secret? As with any second hand store, there’s exclusivity and consistency—but it’s also the edit: Passport Vintage does a lot of the heavy lifting for you, sifting through loads of vintage to identify those truly special (and Instagrammable) denim pieces worth the online bid war for. (Plus, Oliviera says the boutique curates its collection to match current fashion trends.) It also makes sure to provide as much information as possible—measurements, fabric make-up, and so on—so that online shoppers feel more at ease (and have more success) thrifting online.

Though the experience of shopping vintage online versus in-store is markedly different, Oliviera notes that the most sought-after brand is the same for both: “We sell vintage Levi’s over any other brand,” she says. “It’s what people come to our shop for. We still carry a variety of other vintage denim brands because there are so many amazing vintage pieces that we cannot pass up, but our focus is definitely on Levi’s.”

So, if you’re on your own hunt to scoring the perfect pair of vintage Levi’s—or any other type of thrifted denim—Oliveira has shared four key tips for acing the online vintage hunt.



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