Time Warp Wood Work

The global fast fashion market topped $21 billion in 2021, and by
the end of 2022, that number is expected to exceed $93 billion -
which will not surprise you if you have teenage girls anywhere in
your orbit.


The need to keep up with the latest fashion trends is fueling an
8% annual growth in fast fashion, a rate that is unprecedented
and largely attributable to the growth of social media. But some
entrepreneurs are bucking the mainstream with fashionable trends
of their own: vintage clothing and sustainable jewelry.


Josh Holder is the owner of Time Warp Boutique, a vintage
clothing store in Mid City that carries original men’s and
women’s clothing and accessories dating from the 1920s to the
early 2000s.


Josh opened the store in 2001, back before vintage got to be a
thing. In the years since, he has grown the store to be one of
the largest vintage clothing stores in the south, with a
selection of merchandise that also includes hand crafted upcycled
vintage garments, accessories, gifts and jewelry by local
artists.


Josh didn’t grow up wanting to own a vintage clothing store.
Instead, he became enamored of the concept when he went into a
vintage clothing store in the 1990s and got hooked.


Originally, Josh majored in history at LSU which is more-or-less
fitting: today, he considers himself something of a fashion
archeologist. 


Molly Taylor Hatcher is a Louisiana artist and owner of Beneath
the Bark Jewelry, which makes jewelry from locally sourced
reclaimed and salvaged wood.


Molly founded Beneath The Bark Jewelry in 2014, after trying to
come up with Christmas gift ideas for her family and friends. In
the years since, the company has grown into a fulltime business
and brand that has earned Molly national recognition.


In 2019, before the whole world shut down for 2 years, Beneath
The Bark was invited to show its jewelry collection at New York
Fashion Week, where it earned press coverage in Vanity Fair,
Vogue, and The Cut.


Molly designs all of the jewelry sold at Beneath the Bark. All
the wood she uses is recycled from woodworker scraps. And
designing and making reclaimed jewelry is not Molly's only
artistic talent. She's also a respected singer/songwriter. Check
out this video or visit Molly's Facebook Page and explore the
music she makes with her husband, Denton Hatcher.


Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the
Boulevard. You can find photos from this show by Erik Otts
at itsbatonrouge.com. And you can check out more lunchtime
conversation about Baton Rouge recycled records and clothes.


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