# S9 Ep37 ANNAPURNA VINTAGE: Brooklyn vintage dealer, Annapurna Rogers - on managing the shop for A Current Affair, and what's selling at markets like Pickwick.

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Published: 2025-11-24T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On today's show, we're chatting with Annapurna Rogers, a Brooklyn-based vintage curator and the owner of Annapurna Vintage. Anna specializes in exceptional pieces from the 1960s through the 1990s for the modern woman – think well-constructed blazers, iconic coats, and those showstopper garments that elevate any wardrobe. In this episode, she shares her journey from growing up as a thrift-loving kid in Portland, Oregon – where she'd walk to Valley Village and find mod 60s dresses to wear to middle school – to running the daily operations of the Arcade vintage store for A Current Affair in Industry City, Brooklyn, and eventually launching her own business. She opens up about what she's learned from vintage-selling mentors, and about navigating the world of high-end vintage markets – including what's hot right now, and her philosophy on building a collection around quality and design Plus, the unbelievable moment when Sabrina Carpenter's stylist reached out for a piece she'd just sold. What would you even do? It's a really fun one full of great stories and advice, so let's dive right in! DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE: [2:52] Growing up, Annapurna visited the Value Village for vintage, and her mom made a lot of her clothes. [8:12] Her design internship in London that made her realize styling might be a good job for her [10:25] Her winding career path that eventually led her to vintage – - from restaurant management to high-end boutiques. [12:55] She started out in vintage by helping her friend get ready for the A Current Affair shows. [18:05] But she opened her Etsy store in 2016 to sell some of her personal collection [18:48] She gets her big break into vintage when A Current Affair opened a store in Industry City and needed a manager. [23:52] Learning to source based on publi…

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