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Memory calls: In Malibu with a trunk full of secondhand clothes

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This story is part of Image’s November Lost & Found issue, exploring the many lives our clothes and objects have, the many stories that are still waiting to be unearthed.

Our clothes hold us, shaping our experience and understanding of life in ways both subtle and profound. It’s that feeling of studying a photo of an ancestor, marveling at their outfit, trying to decipher who they were through each stylistic detail. It’s the pain of losing a favorite shirt, the remorse of giving something away too soon or the release of donating once-loved garments, offering them to new people and new perspectives. Wearing preloved clothing carries memory forward and also calls us back.

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In many ways, entering a thrift store, shopping secondhand online or even borrowing clothing from a friend is like engaging with one massive lost-and-found bin. Each shop or closet is an amalgamation of history, energy and life, merchandised for discovery. On a sunny October day, we traveled to Malibu with a trunk full of secondhand clothes. With each outfit, we remembered and unearthed a future informed by the past.

Sandrine wears Gianni Versace ostrich feather jacket from Aralda Vintage.

Sandrine wears Gianni Versace ostrich feather jacket from Aralda Vintage.

"Lost in LA" fashion editorial for Image Nov. 2024 issue.
"Lost in LA" fashion editorial for Image Nov. 2024 issue.
"Lost in LA" fashion editorial for Image Nov. 2024 issue.
Sandrine wears waffle tops and Diesel hat from Mom n Dad Vintage.

Sandrine wears waffle tops and Diesel hat from Mom n Dad Vintage.

Sandrine wears Vivienne Westwood Shearling Jacket from Aralda Vintage, Diesel pants, Mom n Dad Vintage.

Sandrine wears Vivienne Westwood Shearling Jacket from Aralda Vintage, Diesel pants, Mom n Dad Vintage.

"Lost in LA" fashion editorial for Image Nov. 2024 issue.
Our clothes hold us, shaping our experience and understanding of life in ways both subtle and profound.
"Lost in LA" fashion editorial for Image Nov. 2024 issue.
Sandrine wears Brooke Callahan skirt.

Sandrine wears Brooke Callahan skirt.

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Sandrine wears Junya Watanabe dress from Aralda Vintage, Motocross pants and bracelet from Squaresville Vintage.

Sandrine wears Junya Watanabe dress from Aralda Vintage, Motocross pants and bracelet from Squaresville Vintage.

Sandrine wears Junya Watanabe dress from Aralda Vintage, Motocross pants and bracelet from Squaresville Vintage.
Wearing preloved clothing carries memory forward and also calls us back.
"Lost in LA" fashion editorial for Image Nov. 2024 issue.
"Lost in LA" fashion editorial for Image Nov. 2024 issue.

Casting: In Search Of
Production: Mere Studios
Model: Sandrine Malary
Grooming: Carla Perez
Photo assistant: Mekael Dawson
Production assistant: Ron Davison

Romany Williams is a writer, editor and stylist based on Vancouver Island, Canada. Her collaborators include SSENSE, Atmos, L.A. Times Image and more.

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‘Wait Wait’ for February 28. 2026: Live in Bloomington with Lilly King!

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An underwater view shows US’ Lilly King competing in a heat of the women’s 200m breaststroke swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 31, 2024. (Photo by François-Xavier MARIT / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP via Getty Images)

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This week’s show was recorded in Bloomington, Indiana with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Lilly King and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Josh Gondelman, and Faith Salie. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.

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Online prediction market platforms allow people to place bets on wide-ranging subjects such as sports, finance, politics and currents events.

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The rise of prediction markets means you can now bet on just about anything, right from your phone. Apps like Kalshi and Polymarket have grown exponentially in President Trump’s second term, as his administration has rolled back regulations designed to keep the industry in check. Billions of dollars have flooded in, and users are placing bets on everything from whether it will rain in Seattle today to whether the US will take over control of Greenland. Who’s winning big on these apps? And who is losing? NPR correspondent Bobby Allyn joins The Sunday Story to explain how these markets came to be and where they are going.

This episode was produced by Andrew Mambo. It was edited by Liana Simstrom and Brett Neely. Fact-checking by Barclay Walsh and Susie Cummings. It was engineered by Robert Rodriguez. 

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