S10 Ep2 LOBSTERGARDEN VINTAGE: Hannah Englehart, vintage dealer, stylist and designer of Soft Jaws - on collaboration and community in the Minneapolis vintage community.
Pre-Loved Podcast with Emily Stochl
Release Date: 02/09/2026
Pre-Loved Podcast with Emily Stochl
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info_outlineOn today's show, we're chatting with Hannah Englehart, a vintage dealer in Minneapolis at Olio Vintage, and the creator and designer of a new upcycled clothing line, Soft Jaws, which she just launched.
Hannah's journey into vintage started with thrifting with her grandma in Ohio, and hunting for treasures in Amish country antique stores. After working at Plato's Closet as a teen, and selling vintage on Depop part-time for three years while grinding through corporate jobs, Hannah took a leap– she saved up six months of living expenses and moved to Minneapolis to sell vintage full-time.
Within 72 hours of arriving in town, she was set up at the Minneapolis Vintage Market, meeting the community that would become her creative collaborators and her vintage people.
Now she's part of the Olio Vintage collective, where she's found the stability and support to expand into styling and design. She worked as wardrobe stylist on indie films, and – after teaching herself to sew on YouTube – she's just launched Soft Jaws – a clothing line featuring reversible tie-front blouses made from vintage linens and reclaimed textiles.
We talk about the collective model that allows vintage dealers to support each other, her holy grail finds, and why she's auctioning a rare Bonnie Cashin bag to support Immigrant Law Center Minnesota. This conversation is all about finding your people, building community, and creating something meaningful, and I think you'll really enjoy it – so let's dive right in!
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
- [5:01] Thrifting with her grandma in middle school in the suburbs of Ohio.
- [7:53] Working at Plato’s Closet as a teenager
- [10:07] When Hannah knew she wanted to work in vintage, styling for her friend's photography projects validated that path
- [12:31] Meeting the founders of Olio Vintage at a local market and becoming one of their first guest vendors
- [13:47] Why Hannah is a big believer in the vintage collective model and how transparency benefits everyone
- [15:23] How she knew it was the right time to dive into selling vintage full-time after squirreling away six months of living expenses
- [19:05] What makes the Minneapolis vintage scene so special
- [22:02] How Minneapolis vintage dealers are responding to the ICE occupation
- [25:22] Burning out in her second year of selling full-time and how she restructured her time to make space for styling and design
- [28:34] Teaching herself to sew on YouTube and spending a year perfecting her first pattern for Soft Jaws
- [37:08] Advice for aspiring vintage sellers - don't let the "oversaturated" narratives discourage you
- [38:33] On personal style, treating winter as a “fashion assignment,” and her holy grail finds.
EPISODE MENTIONS:
- Lobster Garden Vintage
- Soft Jaws
- Olio Vintage
- Immigrant Law Center Minnesota
- Woman Land Film
- Minneapolis Vintage Market
- Carrie Martinson, founder of Olio
- Pre-Loved’s 2025 Vintage Dealer Income Survey Results
- Why Vintage Dealers in Collectives Earn More
- How Minneapolis Vintage Dealers Responded to ICE Occupation
- Moth Oddities
- Little Dipper
- Oubliette
- Leah - LJN Pictures
- The Standard Market - March 7
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