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S9 Ep7 MOORE VINTAGE ARCHIVE: vintage dealer, writer and curator, Keesean Moore - on his archive of historic pieces by Black designers.

Mar 10, 2025

On today’s show, we’re chatting with Keesean Moore, who is a vintage dealer, writer and curator based in Philadelphia, where he is the founder of the Moore Vintage Archive on Philadelphia's historic Fabric Row. Keesean has been dealing vintage since high school when he got a job at a  small vintage shop in Jersey City, and the rest is history.

In this episode, we discuss his design library, as well as his museum-quality archive of historic pieces by Black designers. And, Moore Vintage Archive has a couple New York City markets coming up soon (Not a Normal Market and A Current Affair) so we got a little preview of some of the really special pieces you’ll see there.

It’s a fun one, and I think you’re really gonna love it –  so let’s dive right in! 

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

  • [2:40] Discovering a love of vintage fashion, growing up in Jersey City and working in vintage shops as a teenager.
  • [6:56] How Keesean’s fashion career unfolded after years of crashing New York Fashion Week runway shows.
  • [11:15] Moving to Philadelphia to open a brick-and-mortar vintage store.
  • [16:39] Keesean is building out an archive of historic Black designers.
  • [20:45] How to approach an “edit” for a vintage show.
  • [26:41] Vintage buying in Paris
  • [36:31] Favorites in Keesean’s personal collection, including great vintage tees.

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