S10 Ep5 ELITE REPEAT: Margy McCarthy is carrying on her grandmother Betty's 57-year-old consignment business - on resale in 1969, vintage furs, and the relationships that built it all.

About this episode

Margy McCarthy discusses taking over her grandmother's 57-year-old consignment business, Elite Repeat, and the importance of relationships in the vintage fashion industry.

Today, we're chatting with Margy McCarthy, a 29-year-old who did something most of us only dream about — she walked away from a corporate career to take over her grandmother's 57-year-old resale business, Elite Repeat. Grandma, Betty started Elite Repeat in 1969 in the Chicago suburbs as a consignment business. For over 50 years, she ran her shop with no website, no social media – just word of mouth, a gift for connection, and an eye for craftsmanship and quality in vintage pieces. All these years later, the regulars who came in with their moms are now coming in with their daughters. Our guest today, Margy, grew up with a front row seat to all of it — doing her homework on a vintage sofa in the consignment room, watching her grandmother and learning early that the real business wasn't the clothes. It was the relationships. On today's show, she'll share how she found her way back to Elite Repeat, as the pull of the business became impossible to ignore. In 2024, she sat down with her grandmother, who is now 92, and made it official. Since then, she's built Elite Repeat's first ever website, grown their audience on TikTok and Instagram, and attracted consignors flying in from the…

People in this episode

Host: Emily Stochl

Guest: Margy McCarthy

Topics covered

• resale business
• vintage fashion
• family legacy
• consignment
• social media growth

Keywords

• consignment
• vintage furs
• social media
• family business
• resale

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Elite Repeat

Places: Chicago

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